New skinsman is the relatively unknown Frederik Ehmke. On the photo you can see the new line-up.

The band issued the following statement on their website about the new man behind the kit:

\"A few weeks ago an unknown guy who introduced himself as Frederik Ehmke applied for the job as a drummer in a fairly firm manner. His vital, expressive and skillful performances of some Blind Guardian classics blew us away completely. Pretending not to be convinced, we invited him to do a shootout recording session under real production terms to check out if the creative chemistry would also work out fine. After finishing these recordings it was obvious to us: Frederik is going to be our new drummer!\"

Soon Ehmke and Blind Guardian start recording a new studio album. The release will be the first on Nuclear Blast Records.