Charlie Bauerfeind

German sound engineer and producer

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Charlie Bauerfeind

Birth name| Karl Rudolf Bauerfeind
Born|  (1963-05-30) 30 May 1963 (age 62)
Erlangen, Germany
Genres| Heavy metal, power metal
Occupation(s)| Musician, record producer, sound engineer
Years active| 1988–present

Musical artist

Karl Rudolf "Charlie" Bauerfeind (born 30 May 1963)[1] 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.

## Career Highlightes

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Since 1989, Bauerfeind has been active as a producer and engineer, working in studios worldwide. He is best known for his collaborations with bands such as:

* Angra: Produced albums including Angels Cry (1993) and Holy Land (1996
* Blind Guardian: Worked on Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) and A Night at the Opera (2002
* Helloween: Contributed to multiple albums, notably The Dark Ride (2000) and Rabbit Don't Come Easy (2003).

His extensive discography also includes collaborations with HammerFall, Gamma Ray, Rage, Saxon, and many others.

## Works

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### Production

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#### Angra

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* Angels Cry – 1993
* Holy Land – 1995/1996
* Freedom Call – 1996

#### Blind Guardian

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* Nightfall in Middle-Earth – 1997/1998 (mixing of "Mirror Mirror" track, various recordings)
* A Night at the Opera – 2000/2001
* A Twist in the Myth – 2006
* At the Edge of Time – 2010
* Beyond the Red Mirror – 2015

#### Freedom Call

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* Stairway to Fairyland – 1999
* Crystal Empire – 2001
* Eternity – 2002 (mixing)

#### Gamma Ray

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* Insanity and Genius – 1993 (mixing)
* Land of the Free – 1994/1995
* Somewhere Out in Space – 1997 (mixing)

#### Gotthard

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* Bang! 2014

#### HammerFall

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* Crimson Thunder – 2002
* Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken – 2005
* Threshold – 2006
* No Sacrifice, No Victory – 2009

#### Helloween

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* The Dark Ride – 2000
* Treasure Chest – 2002
* Rabbit Don't Come Easy – 2003
* Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy – 2005
* Gambling with the Devil – 2007
* Unarmed – Best of 25th Anniversary – 2009
* 7 Sinners – 2010
* Straight Out of Hell – 2013
* My God-Given Right – 2015
* Helloween – 2021
* Giants & Monsters \- 2025

#### Joacim Cans

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* Beyond the Gates – 2004

#### Molly Hatchet

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* Silent Reign of Heroes – 1998 (mixing)

#### Rage

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* Unity – 2002
* Soundchaser – 2003
* Speak of the Dead – 2006 (mixing)
* Carved in Stone – 2008 (mixing)
* Strings to a Web – 2010
* 21 – 2012

#### Saxon

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* Metalhead – 1999
* Lionheart – 2004
* The Inner Sanctum – 2007
* Into the Labyrinth – 2009

#### ShadowIcon

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* Empire in Ruins[2] – 2011
* Smoke and Mirrors[3] – 2014

#### Tamas

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* The Dreamlake – 1994

#### Van Canto

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* Hero (2008)
* Tribe of Force (2010)
* Dawn of the Brave (2014)

#### Viper

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* Evolution – 1992
* Vipera Sapiens – 1992

## References

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1. ^ "Curriculum Vitae". Kbauerfeind.eu. 30 May 1963. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
2. ^ "Empire in Ruins – out now!". Shadowicon.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
3. ^ "Smoke and Mirrors – out now!". Shadowicon.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

## External links

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* Official website (archived)

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