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Demons and Wizards

A side project of vocalist Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian) and guitarist Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth) in the power metal genre. In 2000, Kürsch and Schaffer joined forces to record the self-titled album Demons and Wizards, which also became the name of the project. The name comes from combining the "demonic" themes of Iced Earth and the fairy-tale magical ones of Blind Guardian. The album was based on John Milton's poem "Paradise Lost." Some former and current members of Iced Earth also participated in the project. Thanks to this, the band's lineup consists primarily of Americans, although the music is written equally by the only German, Kürsch.