Blind Guardian
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Blind Guardian is a German power metal band renowned for its epic, fantasy-inspired lyrics and symphonic, highly melodic sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blind Guardian canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10469009 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blind Guardian Context triple: [Helloween, influenced, Blind Guardian]
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A.
DragonForce
DragonForce is a British power metal band renowned for its extremely fast guitar work and epic, video game–inspired sound.
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B.
Avantasia
Avantasia is a German metal supergroup and rock opera project created by Tobias Sammet, known for its symphonic power metal concept albums featuring numerous guest musicians.
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C.
Sea of Sorrow
"Sea of Sorrow" is a dark, heavy grunge track by Alice in Chains, featured on their influential 1990 album *Facelift*.
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D.
Orange Order
The Orange Order is a Protestant fraternal organization originating in Ireland, known for promoting unionism and organizing parades, particularly in Northern Ireland.
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E.
Helloween
Helloween is a German power metal band, formed in the 1980s, known as one of the pioneering and most influential groups in the genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blind Guardian Target entity description: Blind Guardian is a German power metal band renowned for its epic, fantasy-inspired lyrics and symphonic, highly melodic sound.
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A.
DragonForce
DragonForce is a British power metal band renowned for its extremely fast guitar work and epic, video game–inspired sound.
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B.
Avantasia
Avantasia is a German metal supergroup and rock opera project created by Tobias Sammet, known for its symphonic power metal concept albums featuring numerous guest musicians.
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C.
Sea of Sorrow
"Sea of Sorrow" is a dark, heavy grunge track by Alice in Chains, featured on their influential 1990 album *Facelift*.
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D.
Orange Order
The Orange Order is a Protestant fraternal organization originating in Ireland, known for promoting unionism and organizing parades, particularly in Northern Ireland.
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E.
Helloween
Helloween is a German power metal band, formed in the 1980s, known as one of the pioneering and most influential groups in the genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German musical group
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power metal band ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1984 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Demons & Wizards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iced Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Hansi Kürsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| drummer | Frederik Ehmke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInPlace | Krefeld, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| formerMember |
Christoph Theissen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hans-Peter Frey NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Dork NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Kelleners NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Stauch NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomen Stauch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder |
André Olbrich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hansi Kürsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
heavy metal
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power metal ⓘ progressive metal ⓘ speed metal ⓘ symphonic metal ⓘ |
| hasNotableStyle |
epic sound
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fantasy-inspired lyrics ⓘ highly melodic sound ⓘ symphonic arrangements ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.blind-guardian.com/ ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| leadGuitarist | André Olbrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
J. R. R. Tolkien works
NERFINISHED
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epic storytelling ⓘ fantasy literature ⓘ mythology ⓘ |
| member |
André Olbrich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederik Ehmke NERFINISHED ⓘ Hansi Kürsch NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Siepen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
A Night at the Opera
NERFINISHED
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A Twist in the Myth NERFINISHED ⓘ At the Edge of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Battalions of Fear NERFINISHED ⓘ Beyond the Red Mirror NERFINISHED ⓘ Follow the Blind NERFINISHED ⓘ Imaginations from the Other Side NERFINISHED ⓘ Legacy of the Dark Lands NERFINISHED ⓘ Nightfall in Middle-Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Somewhere Far Beyond NERFINISHED ⓘ Tales from the Twilight World NERFINISHED ⓘ The God Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | Lucifer’s Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Century Media Records
NERFINISHED
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Nuclear Blast NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Records ⓘ |
| rhythmGuitarist | Marcus Siepen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | Hansi Kürsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blind Guardian Description of subject: Blind Guardian is a German power metal band renowned for its epic, fantasy-inspired lyrics and symphonic, highly melodic sound.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.