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AXEL RUDI PELL BIOGRAPHY
Axel Rudi Pell is a german heavy metal guitarist, who has released a number of solo albums since his departure from Steeler in 1989. His music is a traditional European heavy metal sound, citing Dio, Deep Purple, Rainbow, and Yngwie Malmsteen among his greatest influences. In addition to traditional studio and live albums, Pell has issued several exclusive ballad collections, which have been among his most popular albums.
Over the years Pell's solo albums have featured a number of prominent metal musicians like drummers Jorg Michael and Mike Terrana, vocalists Rob Rock and Jeff Scott Soto, Rage bassist/vocalist Peavy Wagner, and keyboard player Christian Wolff.
AXEL RUDI PELL GENRES
Traditional/Melodic Metal
AXEL RUDI PELL LYRICAL THEMES
Wizards, Magic & Mystical themes
AXEL RUDI PELL ORIGIN
Germany (Bochum/Nordrhein-Westfalen), formed in 1989
AXEL RUDI PELL CURRENT RECORD LABEL
SPV / Steamhammer
AXEL RUDI PELL STATUS
Active
AXEL RUDI PELL CURRENT LINE-UP
Axel Rudi Pell - Guitars (X-Mas Project, Steeler (Ger), Tom Angelripper, Roland Grapow)
Johnny Gioeli - Vocals (Hardline, Accomplice, Genius)
Volker Krawczak - Bass (Steeler (Ger))
Ferdy Doernberg - Keyboards (Eden's Curse, Desperados, Rick Renstrom, Roland Grapow, Rough Silk, Shock Machine, Taraxacum)
Mike Terrana - Drums (Savage Circus, Empire (Ger), Artension, ex-Rage (Ger), Roland Grapow, Squealer (Ger), Victor Smolski, Metalium (Ger), Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Kiko Loureiro, John West, Tony MacAlpine, Gamma Ray, Masterplan, Empire (Ger), Hanover Fist, ex session for Not Fragile)
AXEL RUDI PELL PREVIOUS LINE-UP
Vocals:
Charlie Huhn (1989) (Fargo, Victory (Ger), Deadringer (US))
Rob Rock - Vocals (1991) (Impellitteri, Avantasia, Driver, Warrior (US), Joshua, Angelica, Jack Frost (US), Rick Renstrom, Dawnrider (Ger), M.A.R.S.)
Jeff Scott Soto (1992-1997) (Vinnie Vincent, Talisman, Audiovision, Kryst the Conqueror, M.A.R.S., Panther (US), Skräpp Mettle, Takara, Yngwie J. Malmsteen)
Bass:
Jörg Deisinger (1989) (Cacumen)
Thomas Smuszynski (1989) (U.D.O., Running Wild, Darxon)
Drums:
Jörg Michael (1989-1998) (Avenger (Ger), Beto Vázquez Infinity, Der Riß, ex-Grave Digger, Headhunter (Ger), House Of Spirits, Mekong Delta, Rage (Ger), Running Wild, Saxon, Stratovarius, Tom Angelripper, Unleashed Power, Laos, Schwarz Arbeit)
Keyboards:
Georg Hahn (1989)
Rüdiger König (1989)
Kai Raglewski (1991-1992)
Julie Greaux (1993-1996)
Christian Wolff (1997) (Rage (Ger))
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