Iron Savior

Iron Savior

Iron Savior is a heavy metal, power metal and speed metal group from Hamburg, Germany. It forms in 1996 as a project led by multi-instrumentalist and producer Piet Sielck, who works with former Helloween member Kai Hansen and Thomen Stauch, then the drummer in Blind Guardian. Sielck remains the main creative force in the group and is the only founding member still involved.

Style and concept

The band combines power metal with a science-fiction narrative. Its debut album, Iron Savior, introduces a story centred on a self-aware space vessel called the Iron Savior and its link to the legendary civilisation of Atlantis. The band’s music is compared with Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Queensrÿche, while the albums featuring Kai Hansen include elements associated with Gamma Ray and Helloween.

Activity and releases

Iron Savior remains active and has a discography that includes 15 studio albums, two EPs, three singles and one live album. The studio albums are Iron Savior (1997), Unification (1999), Dark Assault (2001), Condition Red (2002), Battering Ram (2004), Megatropolis (2007), 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) and Awesome Anthems of the Galaxy (2026).

Personnel

Members associated with the group include Kai Hansen, Dan Zimmermann, Thomas Nack, Thomen Stauch, Jan S. Eckert, Patrick Klose and Piet Sielck.