Blue screen of death, can't boot recovery or from external disk.

Hello Guys.
I have a very wiered problem with my 15 Macbook Pro early 2011 (thunderbolt), latest version of mountain lion (10.8.4?).
The computer does boot but won't show up the login screen. I've tried to boot in recovery mode, but as soon as recovery boots up it only shows a blank blue screen. The same for booting from an install USB drive or a external HDD.
What I've also tried:
- NVPRAM reset
- chdsk in Singleuser mode
Nothing helped so far.
I know this was asked before (on a different forum though) but seems like they couldn't figure out a solution.
Is there anyone who can help with that?
Thanks in advance,
Thomas

Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service center.
Back up all data on the internal drive(s) before you hand over your computer to anyone. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional — ask if you need guidance.
If privacy is a concern, erase the data partition(s) with the option to write zeros* (do this only if you have at least two complete, independent backups, and you know how to restore to an empty drive from any of them.) Don’t erase the recovery partition, if present.
Keeping your confidential data secure during hardware repair
*An SSD doesn't need to be zeroed.

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