Demons & Wizards

Side project of Blind Guardian 's Hansi Kürsch and Iced Earth 's Jon Schaffer that formed in spring 1997. The two had become friends in the early '90s while touring Europe together. Their name came from the 1972 Uriah Heep album title. The project folded in early 2021 when Century Media Records and Hansi Kürsch had announced an end to their collaboration due to Schaffer's involvement in the January 6th, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol Building, and his arrest 11 days later. Not to be confused with: - Demon Wizard (Heavy/Groove/Thrash Metal from Maysville, Oklahoma). Demons & Wizards had toured to promote their debut album in 2000, and again in 2019 ahead of the release of III . These are the only occasions that they performed live. There is some contention over the year of the debut album's release. The European version is verified to have come out in 1999. Compilation appearances: - "Heaven Denies" on Gods Of Metal Y2k ( Metal Hammer , 2000) - "Blood on My Hands" on Dynamit Vol. 20 ( Rock Hard , 2000) - "Fiddler on the Green" on Hard Union - Festivals Von Fans Für Fans ( Rock Hard , 2000) - "Fiddler on the Green" on Romantic Collection '2000: Metal Ballads ( Invisible Halahup , 2000) - "Poor Man's Crusade" on Mystic Art Vol. 11 ( Mystic Art Productions , 2000) - "Heaven Denies" on SPV Summer Slam ( Steamhammer , 2000) - "Blood on My Hands" on Ave Cesar (La Conquista) (2000) - "Tear Down the Wall" on Hard Rock #35 (Hard Rock, 2000) - "Poor Man's Crusade" on KnuckleTracks XIX (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, 2000) - "Fiddler on the Green" on Metal Dreams Vol. 4 ( Nuclear Blast Records , 2002) - "Blood on My Hands" on The Metal Years - Power Metal ‎( Spitfire Records , 2002) - "Tear Down the Wall" on Greatest Hits ( NTS , 2003) - "Tear Down the Wall" on Nothing to Say - Greatest Hits ( Universal , 2003) - "Terror Train" on Battle Metal II (Kiss My Axe) ( Metal Hammer , 2005) - "Terror Train" on Brutal Compilation ( Metal Hammer , 2005) - "Terror Train" on Dynamit Vol. 47 ( Rock Hard , 2005) - "Terror Train" on Le Sampler RockHard N°45 ( Rock Hard , 2005) - "Terror Train" on Battle Metal II (Kiss My Axe) / Grilled À La Spinefarm (Metal Hammer, 2005) - "Terror Train" on Sweden Rock Magazine # 28 ( Sweden Rock , 2005) - "Terror Train" on Loud Sounds # 32 ( Rock Hard , 2005) - "Terror Train" on Heavy Metal / Hard Rock Sampler 2005 "DANGAN" ( Victor , 2005) - "Crimson King" on Maximum Rock Magazin #15 (Promusic Productions, 2005) - "Terror Train" on Battle Metal III (Winter Assault) ( Metal Hammer , 2006) - "Crimson King" on Rautakanki (Metallikokoelma Vol.2) ( Low Frequency Records , 2006) - "Terror Train" on Rock S'Cool DVD ( Steamhammer , 2006) - "Terror Train" on Rock S'Cool ( Steamhammer , 2007) - "Terror Train" on SPV 25 & Alive - The Finest In Hard Rock And Metal ( SPV GmbH , 2009) - "Fiddler on the Green" on Legendary Tales CD-R (2011) - "Wolves in Winter" on Lauschangriff Vol. 79 ( Rock Hard , 2020) - "Invincible" on Le Sampler RockHard 206 ( Rock Hard , 2020) - "Fiddler on the Green" on Hi-End Fantasy Music (Romantic Viking Ballads) ( Invisible Halahup ) - "Blood on My Hands" on Triumph Of Heavy Metal (Legal Records) - "Poor Man´s Crusade" on NEMS Enterprises Metal Para Todos Volumen 1 ( NEMS Enterprises )