JAN.18 ALEX SPECIAL GUEST ON HEXFIRE RECORD!

check this out: HEXFIRE

JAN.08 RHAPSODY OF FIRE WORLD TOUR DATES AND VIP TICKETS ANNOUNCEMENT!

follow this link: ROF

JAN.08 HOLZWARTH BROTHERS RHYTHM SECTION ON PERGANA EP!

check this out: pergana

SEP.2 OLIVER HOLZWARTH HAS JOINED RHAPSODY OF FIRE!

All infos: ROH

APR.29 OLIVER HOLZWARTH FEATURED IN GERMANS GITARRE & BASS MAGAZIN!

Get Yours here: Lieblings-Bass: Oliver Holzwarth/Blind Guardian/Story/Gitarre & Bass 5/2011

MAR.1 VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH OLIVER ONLINE NOW!

Check out the new BassTheWorld.com video interview with Oliver here:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

JAN.05 BLIND GUARDIAN UPCOMING SHOWS 2011!

"Sacred Worlds and Songs Divine" Tour! All concerts: BG

JAN.05 RHAPSODY OF FIRE UPCOMING SHOWS 2011!

"Frozen Tour of Angels" All concerts: ROF

JAN.05 RHAPSODY OF FIRE ALBUM DETAILS!

“From Chaos To Eternity” is the title of the new RHAPSODY OF FIRE’s full length album, that will be released in Spring 2011 through Nuclear Blast at a worldwide level. all infos: ROF

OCT.14 INSTRUMENTAL VIDEO GAME COVER ALBUM!

Adam Koopman´s Instrumental video game themed cover album featuring Shawn Drover (Megadeth) and Alex Holzwarth on drum due early 2011! more infos here!

OCT.14 SACRED WORLDS AND SONGS DIVINE TOUR!

Oliver Holzwarth on World Tour with Blind Guardian! all infos: here!

AUG.30-DOUBLE BASS DOPING WITH ALEX HOLZWARTH!

Get exclusive Doublebass lessons with Alex in Munich! The next 6 month/10 month cycle of lessons starts in October!

all infos: drummersfocus

DEC.27-BRUCE KULICK TO GUEST ON NEW AVANTASIA ALBUM!

Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick has joined the list of guest musicians who will appear on the forthcoming release from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project.
More Infos: AVANTASIA

DEC.19-FIRST BLIND GUARDIAN 2010/11 WORLD TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED!

The dates are as follows:

Sep. 24 - NL - Tilburg - O13
Sep. 25 - B - Deinze (Gent) - Brielpoort
Sep. 26 - UK - London - Sheperds Bush Empire
Sep. 28 - F - Paris - Elysee Montmartre
Oct. 01 - D - Ludwigsburg - Arena
Oct. 02 - D - Trier - Arena
Oct. 03 - D - Langen - Stadthalle
Oct. 05 - D - Bremen - Pier 2
Oct. 06 - D - Hamburg - Sporthalle
Oct. 08 - D - Bamberg - Jako Arena
Oct. 09 - D - Düsseldorf - Philippshalle
Oct. 10 - D - München - Zenith
Oct. 12 - I - Rome - Atlantico
Oct. 13 - I - Milan - Alcatraz
Oct. 15 - CH - Pratteln - Z7
Oct. 16 - A - Vienna - Gasometer
Oct. 17 - CZ - Brno - Fleda
Oct. 20 - D - Berlin - Huxleys
Oct. 21 - D - Osnabrück - Halle Gartlage
Oct. 30 - RUS - St. Petersburg - Glay Club
Oct. 31 - RUS - Moscow - B1-Maximum Club
Nov. 05 - E - Madrid - La Riviera
Nov. 06 - E - Barcelona - St Jordi Club

More infos: BLIND GUARDIAN
 

NOV.28-LEAVES' EYES VIDEO FOOTAGE AVAILABLE!

Check out the Winter Masters of Rock video on Youtube: MYDESTINY

NOV.21-AVANTASIA ALBUM TITLES ANNOUNCED!

In early 2010 the wait is going to be over: Avantasia will celebrate its comeback with a new epic masterpiece in two chapters. The two new chapters will be called "The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon", starring high profile guest musicians such as Sascha Paeth, Klaus Meine (Scorpions), Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween), Russell Allen (Symphony X), Bob Catley (Magnum), Eric Singer (KISS), Jorn Lande (Masterplan), Alex Holzwarth (Rhapsody of Fire), Felix Bohnke (Edguy) and many more. More Infos: TOBIASSAMMET

NOV.21-LEAVES' EYES LIVE VIDEO FOOTAGE AVAILABLE!

Fan-filmed video footage of LEAVES' EYES' November 16, 2009 performance at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland as part of the "Beauty & The Beast Tour" (with ATROCITY, SIRENIA, ELIS and STREAM OF PASSION) can be viewed here: IRISHRAIN

NOV.18-RHAPSODY OF FIRE SIGNS WITH NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS!

Italian symphonic metal masters RHAPSODY OF FIRE will release their new album, "The Frozen Tears Of Angels", on March 5, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was produced by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli and it was mixed and mastered by Sascha Paeth at the Gate Studio (AVANTASIA, EPICA) in Wolfsburg, Germany. More: BLABBERMOUTH or RHAPSODYOFFIRE

NOV.8-LEAVES' EYES, ATROCITY TAPS OLIVER HOLZWARTH FOR 'BEAUTY & THE BEAST TOUR'!

Due to health concerns, LEAVES' EYES bassist Alla Fedynitch will sit out the band's shows for the remainder of the year. Her temporary replacement will be Oliver Holzwarth (TARJA TURUNEN, BLIND GUARDIAN), who previously joined LEAVES' EYES on stage for two songs during the German/Norwegian female-fronted metal group's acoustic performance at the Metal Female Voices Fest on October 19, 2009 in Wieze, Belgium. More: BLABBERMOUTH or LEAVESEYES

OCT.24-DORO ON STAGE WITH TARJA!

Doro Pesch shared the stage with Tarja Turunen on MFVF in Wieze! Check it out: THESEER

OCT.24-DRUMCLINIC IMPRESSIONS!

OCT.24-OLIVER ON STAGE WITH LEAVES EYES!

SEP.30-INTERVIEW WITH ALEX!

A new interview with Alex on Reflections of Darkness webzine is available: REFLECTIONSOFDARKNESS

SEP.24-OLIVER CHECKS IN FROM THE ROAD!

Just check out Olivers Blog on myspace: HERE

SEP.24-MORE DRUM CLINIC DETAILS!

Further details on Alex´s upcoming drum clinic in Hartenstein are available: HERE

SEP.11-OLIVER ON TOUR WITH TARJA TURUNEN!

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has announced the lineup of her band for the "Final Storm Tour 2009", which is scheduled to kick off on September 19 at the Elf Fantasy Fair in Arcen, Netherlands. It is as follows:

Tarja Turunen - Voice
Mike Terrana (MASTERPLAN, SAVAGE CIRCUS, RAGE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) - Drums
Christian Kretschmar (SCHILLER) - Keyboards
Oliver Holzwarth (BLIND GUARDIAN, SIEGES EVEN) - Bass
Alex Scholpp (FARMER BOYS) - Guitar
Max Lilja (HEVEIN, APOCALYPTICA) - Cello

For more infos go here: TARJATURUNEN

AUG.17-ERIC SINGER AND ALEX HOLZWARTH TO APPEAR ON NEW AVANTASIA!

Acclaimed drummers Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER, BLACK SABBATH) and Alex Holzwarth (RHAPSODY OF FIRE, ANGRA, SIEGES EVEN) will both appear on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project.

Get all infos here: BLABBERMOUTH or AVANTASIA

AUG.17-BLIND GUARDIAN ATHENS SHOW ON YOUTUBE!

Oliver Holzwarth with BG in Greece! Follow the link: BGATHENSBLOODTEARS

JULY.27-MARKSTEIN DRUM CLINIC SCHEDULED!

Don´t miss this Drumclinic at Musikhaus Markstein, East Germany, on October 16th, at 7:00 pm!

All infos: MUSIKHAUSMARKSTEIN

JULY.19- POWER QUEST  FORCED TO PULL OUT OF PROGPOWER USA!                               

POWER QUEST have been forced to cancel their appearance at the ProgPower USA X festival in Atlanta, Georgia on September 11. The bandmembers were denied their U.S. working visas and will be unable to enter the country to play the event.

For more infos go here: OLIVERBLOG

JULY.1-GODS OF METAL HIGH QUALITY FOOTAGE AVAILABLE!

Check out the Blind Guardian live video footage here:

GODSOFMETAL1HQ

GODSOFMETAL2HQ

JUNE.22-BLIND GUARDIAN IN ZARAGOZA!

Oliver with BG in Spain! First live fan footage from last Saturday, June 20th on Youtube available!
Just follow the links:

NIGHTFALLMETALWAY

MIRRORMIRRORMETALWAY

MAI.30-DRUMLAB CLINIC SNIPPETS ON YOUTUBE!

More drum clinic impressions:

DRUMCLINICPART1

DRUMCLINICPART2

MAI.20-BLIND GUARDIAN FESTIVAL SHOWS 2009!

Jun. 20 - Zaragoza, Spain - Metalway Festival
Jun. 26 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting
Jun. 27 - Balingen, Germany - Bang Your Head
Jun. 28 - Milan, Italy - Gods Of Metal
Jul. 02 - Kavarna, Bulgaria - Kaliakra Rock Fest
Jul. 04 - Tolmin, Slovakia - Metal Camp
Jul. 11 - Vizovice, Czech Republic - Masters Of Rock
Jul. 27 - Athens, Greece - Rocking Athens Festival
Aug. 15 - Derbyshire, UK - Bloodstock Festival
Aug. 30 - Vieira do Minho, Portugal - Festival da Ilha do Ermal
Sep. 12 - Plock, Poland - Plock Festival

MAI.10-BACK HOME!

Thanks for making our first Workshop tour such a success. Thanks to everybody who came. It was a big pleasure to talk, work and play with all of you!!

We keep You updated: pdf and some pics! You know what we are talking about! Your Rhythm Crew

APR.21-DRUMLAB DRUM CLINIC!

Alex will hold a Drum clinic focused on footwork, in Musikhaus Rudert, Alfredstr.2 in 72250 Freudenstadt, nearby Stuttgart, on Saturday 25, 03:30 pm for Drumlab Studios!

More infos: DRUMLAB

APR.21-OLIVER LIVE ON STAGE WITH POWER QUEST!

Power Quest will appearing at 00:45 on the Thrash/Power metal stage at Hammerfest, Prestatyn, North Wales on Friday April 24th! For more details, go here: POWERQUEST

MAR.07-BASS AND DRUM WORKSHOP TOUR!

The Holzwarth brothers to hold bass and drum masterclasses in Germany and Austria in May!
Questions like: What do I need to get a tight rhythm section and what possibilities do I have to do it?  will be answered and worked out!

Tourdates and venues:

04.05. Köln, Germany, drummer's focus
05.05. Markdorf, Germany, drummer's focus
06.05. Stuttgart, Germany, drummer's focus
07.05. München, Germany, drummer's focus
08.05. Salzburg, Austria, drummer's focus

MAR.06-CATCH OLIVER LIVE ON METALLIC UNDERGROUND RADIO!

Don´t miss this one! Friday, March 13th on METALLICUNDERGROUNDRADIO

FEB.07-ALEX TO HOLD DOUBLE KICK DRUM CLINIC!

Alex will hold a drum clinic at DRUMLAB, Freudenstadt on April 25!
Get your tickets and infos here: DRUMLAB

FEB.07-OLIVER JOINS THE MELODIC POWER METAL OUTFIT POWER QUEST!

For more infos, go here: POWERQUEST

NOV.26 2008-BACK FROM SIEGEN!

Alex and Oliver had a great time during their Rhythm Section Drum and Bass Clinic in Siegen and want to thank everyone who showed up! A video footage can be seen on YOUTUBE

NOV.7 2008-THE HOLZWARTH BROTHERS TO HOLD A RHYTHM SECTION CLINIC!

Blind guardian Bass player Oliver Holzwarth currently on tour with former Nightwish Singer Tarja Turunen, and his brother Alex Holzwarth Rhapsody Of Fire Drummer to hold a ´rhythm section bass and drum clinic on November 22 at blue box in Siegen, Germany!Alex and Oliver will play a compilation of songs from Blind Guardian, Rhapsody of Fire, Tarja Turunen etc. in order to demonstrate the most important Bass and Drum Pattern in Heavy Music.Questions like "What do I need to get a tight rhythm section and what possibilities do I have to do it?" will be answered. For more information, please contact: BLUEBOX

OCT.16 2008-OLIVER ON TOUR WITH TARJA TURUNEN!

Former Nightwish frontwoman Tarja Turunen has announced the backing band for her upcoming European solo tour. She will be joined by the following musicians:

Mike Terrana (MASTERPLAN, ex-RAGE) - drums
Maria Ilmoniemi - keyboard Oliver Holzwarth (BLIND GUARDIAN, ex-SIEGES EVEN) - bass
Alex Scholpp - guitar (ex Farmer Boys) cholpp (ex-FARMER BOYS) - guitar
Max Lilja (HEVEIN, ex-APOCALYPTICA) - cello

Oct. 18 - Oktoberhallen - Wieze, Belgium (Metal Female Voices Fest)

Oct. 19 - Rockhal Club - Esch sur Alzette, Luxembourg 

Oct. 21 - Hala Folimanka - Prague, Czech Republic 

Oct. 22 - Bonver Arena (Hala Tatran) - Ostrava, Czech Republic 

Oct. 24 - Incheba Expo Arena - Bratislava, Slovakia 

Oct. 25 - Cassosport Hall - Kosice, Slovakia 

Oct. 27 - SKC - Belgrade, Serbia 

Oct. 28 - Universiada Sports Hall - Sofia, Bulgaria  

Oct. 31 - Exhibition Grounds Hall - Tel Aviv, Israel 

Nov. 03 - CKM Nau - Kiev, Ukraine 

Nov. 04 - Sport Palace - Minsk, Belarus 

Nov. 06 - B1 Club - Moscow, Russia 

Nov. 08 - MTL Arena - Samara, Russia

further infos: www.tarjaturunen.com 

JULY.28 2008-ALEX ON STAGE WITH LEAVES EYES!

Leaves Eyes to play at WACKEN as Main Act on the Party Stage on the 31st of July at 8pm!

www.leaveseyes.de