Heavatar was founded in 2012 by Van Canto founder Stefan Schmidt as a project.
The debut album, All My Kingdoms, was released in February 2013 via Napalm Records.
The project also features guitarist Sebastian Scharf and bassist David Vogt.
Hacky Hackman and Olaf Senkbeil, who were already working together with Blind Guardian, were responsible for the choral arrangements.
[1] The band's music contains classical motifs, from composers like Bach, Beethoven and Paganini, and embeds it into power metal compositions.