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title: "Wizard"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/wizard"
genre: "Power Metal"
country: "Germany"
formed: 1989
---

# Wizard

**Wizard** is a power metal band, from Germany, active 1989 to present.

Wizard is a German power metal band, formed in 1989 by the drummer Sören "Snoppi" van Heek. The band was often called "Germany's answer to Manowar". Most of the band's lyrics are about battles, metal, war and steel. There are some exceptions, for example Odin, which is a concept album about Norse mythology; Goochan, which is a fantasy story about a witch ; Thor, which is also about Norse mythology; and ...Of Wariwulfs and Bluotvarwes, which is about vampires and werewolves.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizard_(German_band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Wizard |
| Genre | Power Metal |
| Parent genre | Power Metal |
| Origin | Bocholt, Germany |
| Formed | 1989 |
| Releases in catalog | 12 |

## Genres

[Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sven D'Anna](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sven-d-anna) |  |  | Current |
| [Volker Leson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/volker-leson) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1995 | [Son of Darkness](https://themetalnet.com/album/b81cc9d3-28f2-374c-9214-40aabe74875b) | Album |
| 1998 | [Battle of Metal](https://themetalnet.com/album/e30fffe2-6979-30c3-b6e6-08e1b9d4777f) | Album |
| 1999 | [Bound by Metal](https://themetalnet.com/album/b1970508-08ac-34dd-b336-212b2f1b8e9c) | Album |
| 2001 | [Head of the Deceiver](https://themetalnet.com/album/f2b5d321-3e1c-337c-8b99-a6f936fbbd56) | Album |
| 2003 | [Odin](https://themetalnet.com/album/a7f36fa7-33f8-315e-be1f-c26cd96d9548) | Album |
| 2005 | [Magic Circle](https://themetalnet.com/album/6ba60751-e656-326e-a10b-3af2173e6ebd) | Album |
| 2007 | [Goochan](https://themetalnet.com/album/7ed1dde7-a96e-33cb-947f-209260892e7a) | Album |
| 2009 | [Thor](https://themetalnet.com/album/257ddc12-fe08-46b0-bda5-f87e49c51cb9) | Album |
| 2011 | […of Wariwulfs and Bluotvarwes](https://themetalnet.com/album/49f06d43-bf50-4bc6-b0b2-94ce83a71c31) | Album |
| 2013 | [Trail of Death](https://themetalnet.com/album/60191188-fc33-43c9-a1d5-d3d3a31d0791) | Album |
| 2017 | [Fallen Kings](https://themetalnet.com/album/eda3af1e-54cc-4d76-9d24-79027fa3119b) | Album |
| 2021 | [Metal in My Head](https://themetalnet.com/album/58623d1e-27c0-4f8f-89e3-4f02a39419f5) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Freedom Call](https://themetalnet.com/band/freedom-call) (listened together)
- [StormWarrior](https://themetalnet.com/band/stormwarrior) (listened together)
- [Mystic Prophecy](https://themetalnet.com/band/mystic-prophecy) (listened together)
- [Rebellion](https://themetalnet.com/band/rebellion) (listened together)
- [Grave Digger](https://themetalnet.com/band/grave-digger) (listened together)
- [Iron Fire](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-fire) (listened together)
- [Bloodbound](https://themetalnet.com/band/bloodbound) (listened together)
- [Metalium](https://themetalnet.com/band/metalium) (listened together)
- [Astral Doors](https://themetalnet.com/band/astral-doors) (listened together)
- [Virgin Steele](https://themetalnet.com/band/virgin-steele) (listened together)
- [Demons & Wizards](https://themetalnet.com/band/demons-wizards) (listened together)
- [Persuader](https://themetalnet.com/band/persuader) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Wizard/156
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WizardMetal
- bandcamp: https://wizard-official.bandcamp.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/wizard](https://themetalnet.com/band/wizard). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt