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Iron Savior

Group · Germany · Germany · formed 1996

German power metal band

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Also known as 鋼鐵救世主

Debut: 1997
Recording span: 29 years
Release groups: 33
Timeline events: 26
Wiki language versions: 18

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Timeline

26 events▣ Album 18+ Member joins 3− Member leaves 3◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1

1990s
1. 1996 · Formed
  Formed in 1996
  source: wikidata
2. 1996 · Member joins
  Kai Hansen joins the band
  electric guitar
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1997 · Debut release
  Debut release: Iron Savior
  First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1997 · Member leaves
  Thomen Stauch leaves the band
  source: musicbrainz
5. 1997 · Member joins
  Dan Zimmermann joins the band
  source: musicbrainz
6. 2 July 1997 · Album
  Album: Iron Savior
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 1998 · Album
  Album: Unification
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 1999 · Member leaves
  Dan Zimmermann leaves the band
  source: musicbrainz
9. 1999 · Member joins
  Thomas Nack joins the band
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 2001 · Member leaves
  Kai Hansen leaves the band
  electric guitar
  source: musicbrainz
2. 24 January 2001 · Album
  Album: Dark Assault
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 3 June 2002 · Album
  Album: Condition Red
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 17 June 2004 · Album
  Album: Battering Ram
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 2 May 2007 · Album
  Album: Megatropolis
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 18 November 2011 · Album
  Album: The Landing
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 19 February 2014 · Album
  Album: Rise of the Hero
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 24 April 2015 · Album
  Album: Megatropolis 2.0
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 20 May 2016 · Album
  Album: Titancraft
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 22 November 2017 · Album
  Album: Reforged: Riding on Fire
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 20 February 2019 · Album
  Album: Kill or Get Killed
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2020s
1. 2 December 2020 · Album
  Album: Skycrest
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 26 August 2022 · Album
  Album: Reforged - Ironbound
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 4 October 2023 · Album
  Album: Firestar
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 22 August 2025 · Album
  Album: Reforged - Machine World
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 27 March 2026 · Album
  Album: Awesome Anthems of the Galaxy
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 13 November 2026 · Album
  Album: Deathbringer
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography377 words · 6 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1375178645

Biography

Iron Savior is a German heavy metal/power metal band that was formed in Hamburg in 1996. Following a period of several years working behind the scenes in music production, multi-instrumentalist and producer/engineer Piet Sielck joined with former Helloween bandmate Kai Hansen and then-drummer for Blind Guardian, Thomen Stauch in a new project that would blend power metal with a high-concept science fiction story. The band's debut album Iron Savior introduced the story that would be told over the course of multiple albums, featuring a self-aware space vessel called the Iron Savior and its relationship to the mythical lost civilization of Atlantis.
Critics have compared Iron Savior's sound and musical approach to classic heavy metal bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Queensrÿche. Kai Hansen's presence in the band brought to the Iron Savior albums on which he appeared a style heavily influenced by Gamma Ray and Helloween.
Since its inception, Iron Savior has released 16 studio albums (including three re-recording albums), one cover album, 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.

Current band members

Piet Sielck – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards (1996–present), bass (1996)
Joachim "Piesel" Küstner – guitar, backing vocals (2000–present)
Patrick Klose – drums (2017–present)
Patrick Opitz – bass, backing vocals (2025–present)

Former band members

Kai Hansen – guitar, vocals (1996–2001)
Thomen Stauch – drums (1996–1998)
Andreas Kück – keyboards, backing vocals (1998–2003)
Dan Zimmermann – drums (1998–1999)
Thomas Nack – drums (1999–2017; touring member: 1997–1998)
Yenz Leonhardt – bass, backing vocals (2003–2011)
Jan-Sören Eckert – bass, vocals (1997–2003, 2011–2025)

Albums

Iron Savior (1997)
Unification (1999)
Dark Assault (2001)
Condition Red (2002)
Battering Ram (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)
Firestar (2023)
Reforged – Machine World (2025)
Deathbringer (2026)

Extended plays

Coming Home (1998)
Interlude (1999)
I've Been to Hell (2000)
Curse of the Machinery (2023)

Singles

Titans of Our Time (2002)
Time Will Tell (2004)
In the Realm of Heavy Metal (2023)
Firestar (2023)
Through the Fires of Hell (2023)
Raising Hell (2024)
Fame (2025)
Forever Young (2025)
Relax (2026)
Take On Me (2026)

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.

Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	18	78.1th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	33	91.2th
Studio albums	18	95.8th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	26	95.9th
Recording span (years)	29	64th
Genres	4	84.7th

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Discography (33 release groups · 18 studio albums)

Albums · 18

Iron Savior
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 52:42
1The Arrival1:08
2Atlantis Falling4:34
3Brave New World4:32
4Iron Savior4:26
5Riding on Fire4:55
6Break It Up5:01
7Assailant4:19
8Children of the Wasteland4:49
9Protect the Law4:16
10Watcher in the Sky5:21
11For the World5:25
12This Flight Tonight3:56
Unification
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:13:12
1Coming Home5:24
2Starborn4:37
3Deadly Sleep5:09
4Forces of Rage5:46
5Captain's Log1:02
6Brothers (of the Past)4:43
7Eye to Eye5:52
8Mind Over Matter5:35
9Prisoner of the Void4:43
10The Battle5:47
11Unchained6:09
12Forevermore5:16
13Gorgar ('98 version)4:07
14Neon Knights3:53
15Dragonslayer5:09
Dark Assault
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:09:57
1Never Say Die5:32
2Seek and Destroy3:45
3Solar Wings4:33
4I’ve Been to Hell4:05
5Dragons Rising6:24
6Predators3:54
7Made of Metal6:58
8Firing the Guns4:42
9Eye of the World5:18
10Back Into the Light5:51
11After the War6:19
12Delivering the Goods3:59
13Headhunter4:19
14The Hellion / Electric Eye4:18
Condition Red
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:06:42
1Titans of Our Time3:54
2Protector4:36
3Ironbound5:22
4Condition Red4:58
5Warrior4:49
6Mindfeeder4:46
7Walls of Fire4:21
8Tales of the Bold5:31
9I Will Be There5:50
10No Heroes4:15
11Paradise5:49
12Thunderbird7:23
13Crazy5:08
Battering Ram
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 47:53
1Battering Ram4:49
2Stand Against the King5:01
3Tyranny of Steel4:28
4Time Will Tell4:12
5Wings of Deliverance4:48
6Break the Curse4:01
7Riding Free5:16
8Starchaser4:28
9Machine World6:32
10H.M. Powered Man4:18
Megatropolis
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 45:34
1Running Riot4:58
2The Omega Men4:52
3Flesh5:01
4Megatropolis5:04
5Cybernetic Queen4:52
6Cyber Hero4:59
7A Tale From Down Below5:19
8Still I Believe4:36
9Farewell and Goodbye5:53
The Landing
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 49:16
1Descending1:04
2The Savior4:47
3Starlight4:51
4March of Doom4:42
5Heavy Metal Never Dies4:14
6Moment in Time5:07
7Hall of the Heroes5:38
8R.U. Ready4:48
9Faster Than All5:03
10Before the Pain4:34
11No Guts No Glory4:28
Rise of the Hero
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:11:16
1Ascendence1:29
2Last Hero5:00
3Revenge of the Bride4:35
4From Far Beyond Time5:17
5Burning Heart4:39
6Thunder From the Mountains5:09
7Iron Warrior4:42
8Dragon King5:43
9Dance With Somebody3:55
10Firestorm4:58
11The Demon5:02
12Fistraiser4:41
13Electric Eye4:19
14Living After Midnight3:20
15Neon Knights3:54
16Underneath the Radar4:33
Megatropolis 2.0
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 54:19
1The Omega Man4:51
2Megatropolis5:03
3Flesh4:59
4Cybernatic Queen4:58
5Running Riot4:57
6A Tale From Down Below5:18
7Cyber Hero4:59
8Still I Believe4:36
9Hammerdown4:01
10Farewell and Goodbye5:55
11Iron Watcher (medley)4:42
Titancraft
2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 50:46
1Under Siege0:58
2Titancraft5:21
3Way of the Blade3:57
4Seize the Day4:57
5Gunsmoke5:07
6Beyond the Horizon5:58
7The Sun Won't Rise in Hell5:02
8Strike Down the Tyranny5:10
9Brother in Arms5:23
10I Surrender4:04
11Rebellious4:49
Reforged: Riding on Fire
2017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:37:31
Disc 110 tracks · 50:22
1Riding on Fire4:56
2Battering Ram4:52
3Brave New World4:34
4Prisoner of the Void4:45
5Titans of Our Time3:57
6Eye to Eye5:59
7For the World5:27
8Mindfeeder4:47
9Watcher in the Sky5:28
10Mind Over Matter5:37
Disc 210 tracks · 47:09
1Warrior4:50
2Iron Savior4:28
3Tales of the Bold5:32
4No Heroes4:15
5Break the Curse4:39
6Condition Red4:59
7Protector4:37
8I've Been to Hell4:06
9Coming Home5:07
10Atlantis Falling4:36
Kill or Get Killed
2019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:28:34
Disc 110 tracks · 49:47
1Kill or Get Killed5:43
2Roaring Thunder4:23
3Eternal Quest4:31
4From Dust and Ruble4:40
5Sinner or Saint5:05
6Stand Up and Fight4:23
7Heroes Ascending4:17
8Never Stop Believing4:14
9Until We Meet Again7:55
10Legends of Glory4:36
Disc 27 tracks · 38:47
1Sin City4:24
2Run to You3:50
3Cyber Hero 2.04:58
4Farewell and Goodbye 2.06:01
5Kill or Get Killed (radio edit)5:15
6Kill or Get Killed (karaoke)5:43
7Overkill8:36
Skycrest
2020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:00:28
1The Guardian1:17
2Skycrest4:29
3Our Time Has Come4:48
4Hellbreaker5:36
5Souleater4:56
6Welcome to the New World4:29
7There Can Be Only One4:11
8Silver Bullet6:24
9Raise the Flag4:35
10End of the Rainbow5:20
11Ease Your Pain5:45
12Wingmen4:08
13Ode to the Brave4:30
Reforged - Ironbound
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 2:03:29
Disc 114 tracks · 1:11:17
1Children of the Wasteland4:50
2Protect the Law4:18
3Starborn4:38
4Deadly Sleep5:12
5Forces of Rage5:52
6Brothers (of the Past)4:42
7The Battle5:49
8Unchained6:10
9Seek and Destroy3:46
10Solar Wings4:34
11Made of Metal6:57
12Predators3:54
13Firing the Guns4:44
14Back Into the Light5:51
Disc 210 tracks · 52:12
1Ironbound5:24
2Paradise5:50
3Thunderbird7:21
4Tyranny of Steel4:28
5Riding Free5:17
6Starchaser4:29
7Living on a Fault Line5:56
8Crazy5:09
9Sweet Dreams4:19
10Crazy (radio edit)3:59
Firestar
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 50:07
1The Titan1:13
2Curse of the Machinery5:40
3In the Realm of Heavy Metal4:28
4Demise of the Tyrant4:19
5Firestar5:04
6Through the Fires of Hell5:02
7Mask, Cloak and Sword3:59
8Across the Wastelands4:52
9Rising from Ashes5:41
10Nothing Is Forever4:48
11Together as One5:01
12Heading Out On The Highway
Reforged - Machine World
2025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:23:18
Disc 19 tracks · 46:52
1Never Say Die (2025 Re‐Recorded)5:31
2Eye of the World (2025 Re‐Recorded)4:43
3Walls of Fire (2025 Re‐Recorded)4:18
4Time Will Tell (2025 Re‐Recorded)4:07
5Dragons Rising (2025 Re‐Recorded)6:34
6Stonecold (2025 Re‐Recorded)4:34
7Machine World (2025 Re‐Recorded)6:56
8Stand Against the King (2025 Re‐Recorded)5:01
9Break It Up (2025 Re‐Recorded)5:08
Disc 27 tracks · 36:26
1Contortions of Time (2025 Re‐Recorded)6:06
2Wings of Deliverance (2025 Re‐Recorded)4:55
3Touching the Rainbow (2025 Re‐Recorded)5:26
4I Will Be There (2025 Re‐Recorded)5:53
5Forevermore (2025 Re‐Recorded)5:14
6H.M. Powered Man (2025 Re‐Recorded)4:18
7Starbreaker (Judas Priest Cover)4:34
Awesome Anthems of the Galaxy
2026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks
1Fame
2All I Need Is a Miracle
3When the Rain Begins to Fall
4Maniac
5Take on Me
6Relax
7What a Feeling
8Against All Odds
9Separate Ways
10Suburbia
11Here Comes the Rain Again
12She’s Like the Wind
13(I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight
14Forever Young
15Since You Been Gone
16Call Me
17Catch Me I’m Falling
Deathbringer
2026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 54:06
1Shadwos Of Neverness (Intro)1:33
2Deathbringer5:34
3Light In The Dark5:55
4The Creature's Tale4:22
5Back From The Fires Of Hell5:50
6To Boldly Go3:53
7Climbing Higher5:06
8Dawn Of Deliverance6:27
9Gunslinger5:26
10Never To Yield4:42
11Forever And A Day5:18

EP · 2

EP release groups, by first release date
Cover	Year	Title	Notes	First release
	1997	Iron SaviorSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks · 15:04 1The Arrival1:10 2Iron Savior4:29 3Brave New World4:34 4The Rage4:51		1997
	1999	InterludeSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks · 53:29 1Iron Savior (live)4:40 2Brave New World (live)4:44 3Watcher in the Sky (live)5:39 4Riding on Fire (live)5:26 5For the World (live)6:03 6Contortions of Time6:27 7Touching the Rainbow5:25 8Stonecold4:32 9The Hatchet of War5:54 10Desert Plains4:39		25 August 1999

Single · 12

Single release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	First release
1998	Coming HomeSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks · 20:00 1Coming Home5:25 2Forces of Rage (single version)5:49 3Atlantis Falling (live)4:30 4The Rage4:16	14 October 1998
2000	I’ve Been to HellSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks · 17:02 1I’ve Been to Hell4:04 2Never Say Die4:24 3The Hellion / Electric Eye4:18 4Headhunter4:16	2000
2022	Solar Wings (2022 version)Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 15:05 1Solar Wings (2022 version)4:34 2The Battle (2022 version)5:49 3Brothers (of the Past) (2022 version)4:42	24 June 2022
2024	Raising HellSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track 1Raising Hell	9 February 2024
2025	Eye of the World ReforgedSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:43 1Eye of the World4:43	29 May 2025
2025	Walls of FireSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 9:02 1Walls of Fire - 2025 Re‐Recorded4:19 2Eye of the World - 2025 Re‐Recorded4:43	27 June 2025
2025	Machine WorldSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 15:59 1Machine World - 2025 Re‐Recorded6:57 2Walls of Fire - 2025 Re‐Recorded4:19 3Eye of the World - 2025 Re‐Recorded4:43	25 July 2025
2025	FameSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 1 track · 4:42 1Fame4:42	30 October 2025
2025	Forever YoungSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 8:19 1Forever Young3:37 2Fame4:42	28 November 2025
2026	RelaxSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 12:14 1Relax3:55 2Forever Young3:37 3Fame4:42	9 January 2026
2026	Take On MeSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 4 tracks · 16:06 1Take On Me3:52 2Relax3:55 3Forever Young3:37 4Fame4:42	13 February 2026
2026	Light in the DarkSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 3 tracks · 15:47 1Light in the Dark5:35 2The Creature's Tale4:22 3Back From the Fires of Hell5:50	23 September 2026

Album · 1

Album release groups, by first release date
Cover	Year	Title	Notes	First release
	2015	Live at the Final FrontierSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 34 tracks · 2:46:20 Disc 117 tracks · 1:21:29 1Ascendence (intro)1:28 2Last Hero5:00 3Starlight4:51 4The Savior4:48 5Revenge of the Bride4:35 6Break the Curse4:01 7Burning Heart4:39 8Mind Over Matter5:35 9Hall of the Heroes5:39 10R.U. Ready?4:49 11Condition Red4:58 12I've Been to Hell4:04 13Heavy Metal Never Dies4:14 14Coming Home5:23 15Iron Watcher (medley)10:13 16Atlantis Falling4:34 17Breaking the Law2:38 Disc 28 tracks · 38:34 1Ascendence1:33 2Last Hero5:08 3Starlight5:09 4The Savior5:04 5Revenge of the Bride4:50 6Break the Curse6:07 7Burning Heart4:49 8Mind Over Matter5:54 Disc 39 tracks · 46:17 1Hall of the Heroes5:48 2R U Ready4:57 3Condition Red5:13 4I've Been to Hell4:21 5Heavy Metal Never Dies6:45 6Coming Home5:37 7Iron Watcher (medley)5:15 8Atlantis Falling5:31 9Breaking the Law2:50	Live	29 May 2015

Stats & PK

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Iron Savior metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	18	78.1th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	33	91.2th
Studio albums	18	95.8th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	26	95.9th
Recording span (years)	29	64th
Genres	4	84.7th

Awards & honours

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Line-up

Band line-up and band memberships with dates
Name	From	To	Role
Kai Hansen	1996	2001	electric guitar
Dan Zimmermann	1997	1999
Thomas Nack	1999	present
Jan S. Eckert	—	present
Patrick Klose	—	present
Piet Sielck	—	present
Thomen Stauch	—	1997

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aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/56806de5-eeed-4081-9475-d585dc049081
discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/56806de5-eeed-4081-9475-d585dc049081
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q700328
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q700328
seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Savior

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