Axel Rudi Pell
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Biography
Axel Rudi Pell, born 27â¯Juneâ¯1960 in Bochum, Germany, is a German guitarist and founder of the heavyâmetal band Axel Rudi Pell, which emerged in the late 1980s. After early stints with the German band Steeler, he formed his eponymous group in 1989, releasing the debut album Wild Obsession. The bandâs lineup solidified with vocalist Johnny Gioeli, bassist Volker Krawczak, drummer Mike Terrana, and keyboardist Ferdy Doernberg, and they released Nasty Reputation (1991) and Eternal Prisoner (1992). Subsequent albums-Magic (1997), Oceans of Time (1998), Mystica (2006), Diamonds Unlocked (2007), Tales of the Crown (2008), The Crest (2010), and Circle of the Oath (2012)-established a steady catalog, while Into the Storm (2014) featured drummer Bobby Rondinelli. The band toured extensively, notably at Bang Your Head!!! in 2014, and continued to release new material, including Game of Sins (2016) and The Ballads V (2017). In 2024, the group issued Risen Symbol, followed by Ghost Town in 2026.
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- Long Live Rock
- Casbah
- Return of the Calyph from the Apocalypse of Babylon
- Dreaming Dead
- Hold on to Your Dreams
- Lived Our Lives Before
- Emotional Echoes
- Riding on an Arrow
- Crossfire
- Touching My Soul
- Ain't Gonna Win
- Angel Eyes
- Rock the Nation
- Higher
- The Guillotine Suite (Intro)
- Run with the Wind
- Ghost in the Black
- Circle of the Oath
- Before I Die
- Talk of the Guns
- Bridges to Nowhere
- Warrior
- Fortunes of War
- Smoke On The Water by Axel Rudi Pell
