Axel Rudi Pell

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Axel Rudi Pell
Country	Germany
Years active	1989-present
Genres	speed/power metal
Labels	SPV Records
Members	Johnny Gioeli Axel Rudi Pell Volker Krawczak Ferdy Doernberg Mike Terrana

Axel Rudi Pell (Born June 27, 1960) is a german melodic speed/power metal guitarist. He started off with the band Steeler (1984-1988) before leaving to start his solo career in 1989 with the eponymous band Axel Rudi Pell. During this time, he has played with such musicians as Jörg Michael, Mike Terrana and singers Jeff Scott Soto and Rob Rock. He plays a classic traditional melodic speed/power metal, predictably guitar-heavy but less flashy than Yngwie Malmsteen, with an emphasis on softer ballads as evidenced by three separate ballad compilations over the years.

His eleventh album, Mystica, was released on August 25, 2006.

1 Band members
- 1.1 Current Members
- 1.2 Past members
2 Discography
- 2.1 With Steeler
- 2.2 With Axel Rudi Pell (Solo)
3 Equipment
4 External links

[edit] Band members

[edit] Current Members

Axel Rudi Pell (guitars)
Johnny Gioeli (vocals)
Mike Terrana (drums)
Ferdy Doernberg (Keyboards)
Volker Krawczak (Bass)

[edit] Past members

[edit] Vocals

Charlie Huhn (1989)
Rob Rock (1991)
Jeff Scott Soto (1992-1997)

[edit] Bass

Jörg Deisinger (1989)
Thomas Smuszynski (1989)

[edit] Drums

Jörg Michael (1989-1998)

[edit] Keyboards

Georg Hahn (1989)
Rüdiger König (1989)
Kai Raglewski (1991-1992)
Julie Greaux (1993-1996)
Christian Wolff (1997)

[edit] Discography

[edit] With Steeler

Steeler (1984)
Rulin the Earth (1985)
Strike Back (1986)
Undercover Animal (1988)

[edit] With Axel Rudi Pell (Solo)

[edit] Albums

Wild Obsession (1989)
Nasty Reputation (1991)
Eternal Prisoner (1992)
Between the Walls (1994)
Black Moon Pyramid (1996)
Magic (1997)
Oceans of Time (1998)
The Masquerade Ball (2000)
Shadow Zone (2002)
Kings and Queens (2004)
Mystica (2006)

[edit] Compilations

The Ballads (1993)
The Ballads II (1999)
The Wizard's Chosen Few (2000)
The Ballads III (2004)

[edit] Live

Made In Germany (1995)
Knights Live (2002)

[edit] Equipment

Fender Stratocaster
Custom built ESP guitars
Marshall 100 Watt and 50 Watt Heads with master volume
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Cry Baby Wah-Wah Pedals
Rocktron Intelliflex Multieffect 19"
Samsun UHF Wireless System 19"
Dean Markley and GHS Strings 009 - 042
Jim Dunlop Picks, 1.5mm with ARP logo printed in white
Peavey Triple XXX Amp

[edit] External links

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