Demons & Wizards  

This side project featuring Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian) and Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth) had been brewing for some time, and finally became official in 2000, releasing a hotly-anticipated album that appears to have met fans' expectations, as it combined several elements of both of the aforementioned bands (particularly the latter). After several years of speculation about a second album, the band announced in 2005 that indeed a new album was in the works, and that album, Touched By The Crimson King, has now been released.

Current Members Hansi Kürsch vocals (Blind Guardian) Jon Schaffer bass/guitars (Iced Earth, Sons Of Liberty) Jim Morris lead guitar Rubin Drake bass Bobby Jarzombek drums (Arch/Matheos, Halford, Juggernaut, Painmuseum, Riot, Spastic Ink)

Former Members/Guests Mark Prator drums (Iced Earth)

Discography

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Demons & Wizards 
1999 Steamhammer/SPV

Rites Of Passage Heaven Denies Poor Mans Crusade Fiddler On The Green Blood On My Hands Path Of Glory Winter Of Souls The Whistler Tear Down The Wall Gallows Pole My Last Sunrise Chant

Hansi Kürsch Jon Schaffer Jim Morris Mark Prator

1999 Internet Top Ten album

Reviews:   Chronicles Of Chaos 

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Touched By The Crimson King 
2005 Steamhammer/SPV

Crimson King Beneath These Waves Terror Train Seize The Day The Gunslinger Love's Tragedy Asunder Wicked Witch Dorian Down Where I Am Immigrant Song

Hansi Kürsch Jon Schaffer Jim Morris Rubin Drake Bobby Jarzombek

Reviews:   Blabbermouth  Sea Of Tranquility  Metal Observer