Charlie Bauerfeind

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.

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.

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

• 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

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

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

• Bang! 2014

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

• 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

• Beyond the Gates – 2004

• Silent Reign of Heroes – 1998 (mixing)

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

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

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

• The Dreamlake – 1994

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

• Evolution – 1992
• Vipera Sapiens – 1992

• Official website (archived)