Pathfinder is a Polish symphonic power metal band. As of 2012, the band has released two full-length albums and collaborated and toured with widely known power metal acts such as Power Quest and Labyrinth. The band’s musical style has been described as consisting of "sweeping keyboard orchestrations, chugging riffs, blinding guitar solos, frantic rhythms, and soaring vocals". Biography 2006–2009: Early years and demos Pathfinder was formed in Poznań, Poland in 2006 by bassist/composer Arkadiusz E. Ruth and guitarist Karol Mania with the aim of creating a combination of film-score music, classical music, and a "wide scope of metal". Following the band’s inception, the founding members began composing original music and searching for additional musicians. By 2007, the band’s lineup had been completed with the acquisition of guitarist Gunsen, vocalist Simon Kostro, keyboardist Slavomir Belak, and drummer Kamil Ruth. In the same year, the band created its first demo, the eponymous Pathfinder. 2008 saw the independent release of a 4-track demo CD entitled The Beginning to positive reviews from the international metal world. Following this, the band toured extensively, appearing at several festivals around their home country of Poland. Owing to the success of The Beginning, in 2009 the band toured with Iron Maiden’s ex-vocalist Paul Di'Anno and Norwegian Thunderbolt – a formative event in the band’s history. 2009–2011: Beyond the Space, Beyond the Time In the year 2009, Pathfinder had begun collaborating with producer/sound engineer Mariusz Pietka from MP Studio in Częstochowa. Here, the band decided to work on their debut album. In the studio, the band was joined by several guest musicians, including vocalists Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth), Bob Katsionis (Firewind), Matias Kupiainen (Stratovarius), and operatic soprano Agata Lejba-Migdalska, who had accompanied the band since their early days and would become a recurring collaborator. As a pre-album release, in the same year 2009, Pathfinder independently published a power metal cover of Mike Oldfield's Moonlight Shadow via their YouTube channel. The efforts in the studio culminated in Pathfinder’s first professional full-length album Beyond the Space, Beyond the Time, released April 14, 2010 to Asian audiences through Radtone Records and later, in 2011, worldwide through Sonic Attack Records. The band's first music video, for the song Lord of Wolves off of Beyond the Space, Beyond the Time, was released on 15 March 2011. 2011–present: Fifth Element and on In early 2011, drummer Kamil Ruth left the band and was replaced by Kacper