In 1997, guitarists Torsten Wolf and Volker Trost joined with bassist Pablo J. Tammen to form a band called Timezone.

Due to this recognition the band reached a deal with Limb Records, and released their debut album Lord of Earth and Heavens Heir.

In 2007, the face of Human Fortress changed once again, as singer Jioti Parcharidis and drummer Apostolos "Laki" Zaios left the band.

[3] However, the band entered a period of inactivity around this time, and singer Jioti Parcharidis left again due to health problems in the beginning of 2010.

Soon after, in April of the same year, Defenders of the Crown was re-released by Massacre Records with two bonus tracks re-recorded with original vocalist Jioti Parcharidis.

[7] A two-disc compilation entitled Epic Tales & Untold Stories was released in January 2021,[8] consisting of new tracks, popular songs from all eras of the band, re-recordings, and demo material.