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

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. 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

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

– 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

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Kai Hansen Kai Michael Hansen (born 17 January 1963) is a German musician who is the founder, lead guitarist and vocalist of power metal band Gamma Ray. He is also one of the co-founders of metal band Helloween, which he rejoined in 2016. He is a prominent ...

– vocals, guitar (1996–2001) *

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– bass, backing vocals (2003–2011) * Andreas Kück – keyboards, backing vocals (1998–2003) * Thomen Stauch – drums (1996–1998) *

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

Timeline

Discography

Albums

*'' Iron Savior'' (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'' ...

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

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'' (2004) *'' Megatropolis'' (2007) (re-recorded in 2015 as ''Megatropolis 2.0'') *'' The Landing'' (2011) *'' Rise of the Hero'' (2014) *'' Titancraft'' (2016) *'' Reforged – Riding on Fire'' (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 ''Live at the Final Frontier'' is the debut live album by German heavy metal band Iron Savior, released on 29 May 2015 via AFM Records. It was recorded live in Hamburg, Germany on 10 January 2015 during their tour of '' Rise of the Hero''. It ...

'' (2015)

References

External links

Official website

Official Myspace page

Text of the Iron Savior story as told through liner notes
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