Iron Savior is a German power metal band that formed in Hamburg, Germany in 1996. Following a period of several years working behind the
scenes in music production, multi-instrumentalist and producer/engineer Piet Sielck joined with former Helloween bandmate Kai Hansen and
then-drummer for Blind Guardian Thomen Stauch in a new project that would blend power metal with a high-concept science fiction story. The
band's debut album Iron Savior 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 relat ...read more
Iron Savior is a German power metal band that formed in Hamburg, Germany in 1996. Following a period of several years working behind the
scenes in music production, multi-instrumentalist and producer/engineer Piet Sielck joined with former Helloween bandmate Kai Hansen and
then-drummer for Blind Guardian Thomen Stauch in a new project that would blend power metal with a high-concept science fiction story. The
band's debut album Iron Savior 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 Atlantis.
Critics have compared Iron Savior's sound and musical approach to classic heavy metal bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Queensrÿche.
Kai Hansen's presence in the band brought to the Iron Savior albums on which he appeared a style heavily influenced by Gamma Ray and
Helloween.
Since its inception, Iron Savior has released nine studio albums, two EPs, two singles and one live album.
Despite numerous lineup changes, Piet has continued to direct the band and is currently the only remaining founding member « hide
