Iron Savior is a German

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band that was formed in

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in 1996. Following a period of several years working behind the scenes in music production, multi-instrumentalist and producer/engineer

Piet Sielck Piet Sielck (born 14 November 1964) is a German power metal guitarist, vocalist and producer. He is member of the power metal, power/speed metal band Iron Savior as well as owner of the studio Powerhouse in Hamburg. Early years Born in Hamburg ...

joined with former

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bandmate

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and then-drummer for

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in a new project that would blend power metal with a high-concept science fiction story. The band's debut album ''

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'' introduced the story that would be told over the course of multiple albums, featuring a self-aware space vessel called the Iron Savior and its relationship to the mythical lost civilization of

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. Critics have compared Iron Savior's sound and musical approach to classic heavy metal bands like

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, and

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. Kai Hansen's presence in the band brought to the Iron Savior albums on which he appeared a style heavily influenced by

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and

. Since its inception, Iron Savior has released twelve studio albums, two EPs, three singles and one live album. Despite numerous lineup changes, Piet has continued to direct the band and is currently the only remaining founding member.

Members

Current band members

– lead vocals, guitar (1996–present) * Joachim "Piesel" Küstner – guitar, backing vocals (2000–present) * Jan-Sören Eckert – bass, vocals (1997–2003, 2011–present) * Patrick Klose – drums (2017–present)

Former band members

– vocals, guitar (1996–2001) *

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– bass, backing vocals (2003–2011) * Andreas Kück – keyboards, backing vocals (1998–2003) *

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– drums (1996–1998) *

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– drums (1998–1999) * Thomas Nack – drums (1999–2017; touring member: 1997–1998)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

*''

'' (1997) *'' Unification'' (1999) *''

Dark Assault ''Dark Assault'' is the third studio album by the German power metal band Iron Savior. It continues the science fiction story that the band introduced on their debut album ''Iron Savior'' and continued on '' Unification'' and the ''Interlude'' EP. ...

'' (2001) *'' Condition Red'' (2002) *''

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'' (2004) *''

Megatropolis ''Megatropolis'' is Iron Savior's sixth full-length album, released on June 4, 2007. It was recorded, mixed and engineered at Powerhouse Studios in Hamburg in February 2007 with the drums being recorded at HammerMusic in January 2007. The album w ...

'' (2007) (re-recorded in 2015 as ''Megatropolis 2.0'') *'' The Landing'' (2011) *''

Rise of the Hero ''Rise of the Hero'' is the eighth studio album by German heavy metal band Iron Savior which was released on 28 February 2014 via AFM Records. It was recorded, mixed and mastered at Powerhouse Studio in Hamburg from June - December 2013 with the ...

'' (2014) *''

Titancraft ''Titancraft'' is the ninth studio album by German heavy/power metal band Iron Savior. It was released on 20 May 2016 by AFM Records and on 25 May 2016 by Japanese-based record label Avalon. It was recorded, mixed and mastered at Powerhouse Studi ...

'' (2016) *''

Reforged – Riding on Fire ''Reforged – Riding on Fire'' is the tenth studio album by German heavy/power metal band Iron Savior, which was released on 22 November 2017 in Japan and on 8 December 2017 in Europe as a 2-CD package. The album consists of re-recorded material ...

'' (2017) *''Kill or Get Killed'' (2019) *''Skycrest'' (2020) *''Reforged - Ironbound'' (2022)

Extended plays

*'' Coming Home'' (1998) *''

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'' (1999) *''I've Been to Hell'' (2000)

Singles

* ''Titans of Our Time'' (2002) * ''Time Will Tell'' (2004)

Live albums

* '' Live at the Final Frontier'' (2015)

References

External links

Official website

Official Myspace page

Text of the Iron Savior story as told through liner notes
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