Charlie Bauerfeind
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Charlie Bauerfeind is a German sound engineer and producer who has worked mostly with power metal
bands such as Angra
, Blind Guardian
, Helloween
, Primal Fear
, Rage
, HammerFall
and Saxon
.
Angra
Blind Guardian
Gamma Ray
HammerFall
Helloween
Rage
Saxon
Viper
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
bands such as Angra
Angra (band)
Angra is a Brazilian metal band from São Paulo, Brazil known for its symphonic interludes, highly technical instrumental playing and Brazilian regional elements.- Biography :...
, Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in the mid-1980s in Krefeld, West Germany. They are often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in the power metal and speed metal subgenres...
, Helloween
Helloween
Helloween is a German power metal band founded in the mid 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. The band was a pioneering force in the European Power Metal movement and their second and third studio albums, Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt...
, Primal Fear
Primal Fear (band)
Primal Fear is a German power metal and speed metal band formed in 1997 by Ralf Scheepers and Mat Sinner . Sinner & Scheepers formed the band after Ralf was not hired as Rob Halford's replacement in Judas Priest...
, Rage
Rage (band)
Rage are a German heavy metal band, formed in 1984. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene to emerge in the early to mid 1980s, along with bands such as Helloween, Running Wild and Blind Guardian.-Background:...
, HammerFall
HammerFall
HammerFall is a power metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was formed in 1993 by ex-Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak.- Early days :...
and Saxon
Saxon (band)
Saxon are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. As front-runners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they had 8 UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including 4 UK Top 10 albums. Saxon also had numerous singles in the Top 20 singles chart...
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AngraAngra (band)Angra is a Brazilian metal band from São Paulo, Brazil known for its symphonic interludes, highly technical instrumental playing and Brazilian regional elements.- Biography :...
- Angels Cry – 1993
- Holy LandHoly Land (album)Holy Land is a 1996 metal concept album by Angra. Its theme is centered around the Brazilian land by the time it was discovered in the 16th century, as depicted in the art surrounding the album release. Once fully opened, the cover illustration turns out to be an old 15th-century map...
– 1995/1996 - Freedom CallFreedom Call (EP)Freedom Call is an EP by the heavy metal band Angra.-Track listing:#"Freedom Call"#"Queen of the Night" #"Reaching Horizons" #"Stand Away" #"Painkiller"...
– 1996
Blind GuardianBlind GuardianBlind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in the mid-1980s in Krefeld, West Germany. They are often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in the power metal and speed metal subgenres...
- Nightfall in Middle-EarthNightfall in Middle-EarthNightfall in Middle-Earth is a concept album by Blind Guardian, released in 1998. It is also Blind Guardian's sixth studio album.The album is based upon J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion, a book of tales from the First Age of Middle-earth, recounting the War of the Jewels. The album contains not...
- 1997/1998 (mixing of "Mirror Mirror" track, variuos recordings) - A Night at the OperaA Night at the Opera (Blind Guardian album)- Chart positions :Album – Billboard - Band :* Hansi Kürsch – lead and backing vocals* André Olbrich – lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars* Marcus Siepen – rhythm guitar* Thomas "Thomen" Stauch – drums & percussion...
- 2000/2001 - A Twist in the MythA Twist in the MythA Twist in the Myth is the eighth studio album by the German power metal band Blind Guardian. It was originally set to be released on September 5, 2006 in Europe , but Nuclear Blast changed the release date to September 1, 2006.The album was released in several different formats: a normal version,...
- 2006 - At the Edge of TimeAt the Edge of TimeAt the Edge of Time is the ninth studio album by the German power metal band Blind Guardian. A two CD version of the album was released, with the second disc containing 8 tracks. The artwork for the album was created by Colombian artist Felipe Machado Franco. The album was released in Europe on...
- 2010
Gamma RayGamma Ray (band)Gamma Ray is a power metal band from Hamburg, northern Germany, founded and fronted by Kai Hansen after his departure from the German power metal Helloween. Hansen is the current lead vocalist, guitarist as well as the chief songwriter of Gamma Ray. The band is known as one of the most prominent...
- Insanity and GeniusInsanity and GeniusJapanese release2002 re-release"Heroes" also appears on the 2002 re-release of Gamma Ray's 1991 album Sigh No More and is an alternative version of the song "Changes" from that album....
- 1993 (mixing) - Land of the FreeLand of the Free (album)Land of the Free is the fourth studio album by German power metal band Gamma Ray, released in 1995. Continuing a trend that would conclude with the band's fifth studio release, the lineup for the album was different from the previous one, as Land of the Free was the first Gamma Ray album to be...
- 1994/1995 - Somewhere Out in SpaceSomewhere Out In SpaceSomewhere Out in Space is an album by German power metal band, Gamma Ray. It was released on August 25, 1997 and is the band's fifth studio album. Continuing in the tradition of the previous four albums, it contained yet another different lineup, but would also be the first album to feature the...
- 1997 (mixing)
HammerFallHammerFallHammerFall is a power metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was formed in 1993 by ex-Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak.- Early days :...
- Crimson ThunderCrimson Thunder-Personnel:* Joacim Cans - Lead & backing vocals* Oscar Dronjak - Lead & Rhythm guitars, Backing vocals* Stefan Elmgren - Lead, rhythm & acoustic guitars, Backing vocals...
- 2002 - Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, UnbrokenChapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken- Personnel :* Joacim Cans - Lead & backing vocals* Oscar Dronjak - Guitars & backing vocals* Stefan Elmgren - Guitars* Magnus Rosén - Bass Guitar* Anders Johansson - Drums...
- 2005 - Threshold - 2006
- No Sacrifice, No VictoryNo Sacrifice, No Victory- Reception :- Personnel :* Joacim Cans - Lead and backing vocals* Oscar Dronjak - Rhythm, lead guitars and backing vocals* Pontus Norgren - Rhythm, lead guitars and backing vocals* Fredrik Larsson - Bass and backing vocals* Anders Johansson - Drums...
- 2009
- Beyond the GatesBeyond the Gates (album)Beyond the Gates is the first and so far only studio album by HammerFall vocalist Joacim Cans and was released in 2004. The cover was made by Samwise Didier who have done most of the artwork for Hammerfall. Also the album was produced by Charlie Bauerfeind who producted many of bands albums. Cans...
- 2004 (Joacim CansJoacim CansJoacim Cans is the lead singer of HammerFall, a Swedish power metal band. He is the only member aside from founder and guitarist Oscar Dronjak to appear on all of the band's albums....
solo Album)
HelloweenHelloweenHelloween is a German power metal band founded in the mid 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. The band was a pioneering force in the European Power Metal movement and their second and third studio albums, Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt...
- The Dark RideThe Dark RideOn copies of The Dark Ride and Rabbit Don't Come Easy the disc has "Mr. Torture" and "All over the Nations" in reverse order so this way "All over the Nations" is track #2...
- 2000 - Treasure ChestTreasure Chest (Helloween album)-CD 2:-CD 3:-Credits:*Andi Deris - vocals *Michael Kiske - vocals...
- 2002 - Rabbit Don't Come EasyRabbit Don't Come EasyRabbit Don't Come Easy is the tenth album by the German power metal/heavy metal band Helloween. It is something of a return to the roots for the band. Rabbit Don't Come Easy combines many old classic Helloween elements with newer sounds and a modern production.No drummer is listed in the band...
- 2003 - Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy - 2005
- Gambling with the DevilGambling with the Devil-Critical reception:The album has received mostly positive reviews, with critics hailing it as one of the band's strongest efforts in quite a while.Andi Deris' vocals on the album also got praise for their power, range and emotion.-Charts:-Credits:...
- 2007 - Unarmed – Best of 25th AnniversaryUnarmed – Best of 25th Anniversary-Charts:-Credits:*Andi Deris – Vocals*Michael Weikath – Guitar *Sascha Gerstner – Guitar*Markus Grosskopf – Bass *Dani Löble – Drums *Prague Symphony Orchestra...
- 2009 - 7 Sinners7 Sinners7 Sinners is the thirteenth studio album by Helloween, released October 31, 2010.A video clip for "Are You Metal?" was released 11 October 2010. Its visuals draw from the Saw movie franchise and play on clichés of the metal genre...
- 2010
RageRage (band)Rage are a German heavy metal band, formed in 1984. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene to emerge in the early to mid 1980s, along with bands such as Helloween, Running Wild and Blind Guardian.-Background:...
- Unity - 2002
- SoundchaserSoundchaserSoundchaser is the sixteenth studio album by the German heavy metal band Rage, released in 2003 by SPV/Steamhammer.This is a concept album featuring a science fiction/horror story about the Soundchaser, Rage's mascot...
- 2003 - Speak of the DeadSpeak of the DeadSpeak of the Dead is the seventeenth studio album by the German heavy metal band Rage, released in 2006 by Nuclear Blast. The album contains a mix of different heavy metal music genres, ranging from symphonic and progressive to fast and brutal thrash metal...
- 2006 (mixing) - Carved in StoneCarved in Stone (Rage album)Carved in Stone is the 18th studio album by the German heavy metal band Rage. The album includes a bonus DVD with their full show at Wacken Open Air in August 2007 plus the videos for the songs "Lord of the Flies" and "Open My Grave".- Track listing :All...
- 2008 (mixing) - Strings to a WebStrings To A WebStrings to a Web is the 19th studio album by the German heavy metal band Rage, released in Europe on February 5 2009 through Nuclear Blast Records...
- 2010
SaxonSaxon (band)Saxon are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. As front-runners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they had 8 UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including 4 UK Top 10 albums. Saxon also had numerous singles in the Top 20 singles chart...
- MetalheadMetalhead (album)Metalhead is the fourteenth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 1999 .-Track listing:-Personnel:*Biff Byford - vocals*Paul Quinn - Guitar*Doug Scarratt - Guitar*Nibbs Carter - Bass*Fritz Randow - drums...
- 1999 - LionheartLionheart (Saxon album)Lionheart is the sixteenth studio album by heavy metal band Saxon released in 2004 .The album title is inspired from Richard Lionheart, King of England. "Beyond the Grave" was released as a single and a video...
- 2004 - The Inner SanctumThe Inner SanctumThe Inner Sanctum is the seventeenth album by the British heavy metal band Saxon, released on March 5, 2007. A limited edition with DVD is available too....
- 2007 - Into the LabyrinthInto the Labyrinth (Saxon album)Into the Labyrinth is the 18th studio album by British heavy metal band Saxon, which was released on 9 January 2009. The album was made in between Saxon tours in 2008 and written by the band in England and at Biff Byford's house in France. The first single "Live to Rock" was released on 17 October...
- 2009
ViperViper (band)Viper is a Brazilian heavy metal band formed in 1985 initially highly influenced by Iron Maiden and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, later developing a very particular sound.-Biography:...
- EvolutionEvolution (Viper album)Evolution is the third album by Brazilian heavy metal band Viper, release in 1992.-Track listing:# "Coming From The Inside" — 3:51# "Evolution" — 5:13# "Rebel Maniac" — 3:29...
- 1992 - Vipera SapiensVipera SapiensVipera Sapiens is an EP by Brazilian heavy metal band Viper. It was released under the name Viper Brazil.-Track listing:# "Acid Heart" — 3:16# "Silent Enemy" — 3:58# "Crime" — 4:06# "Wasted Again" — 3:21# "Killing World" — 3:08...
- 1992