Johnny Gioeli - Lead and Backing Vocals (ex-Accomplice)
Axel Rudi Pell - Lead, Rhythm and Acoustic Guitars (ex-Tom Angelripper, ex-Steeler)
Volker Krawczak - Bass (ex-Steeler)
Ferdy Doernberg - Keyboards (Rough Silk, Therion (live), Roland Grapow, Shock Machine, ex-Taraxacum, ex-Dezperadoz, ex-Eden's Curse, ex-Rick Renstrom, ex-Freedom Call (live))
Mike Terrana - Drums (Downhell, Emir Hot, Empire, Masterplan, Mike Terrana, Razorback, Savage Circus, Tarja, Victor Smolski, Zillion, Roland Grapow, ex-Hanover Fist, ex-Zillion, ex-Artension, ex-Iron Mask, ex-John West, ex-Kiko Loureiro, ex-Not Fragile, ex-Rage, ex-Squealer, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Gamma Ray (live), ex-Metalium)
German hard rock master AXEL RUDI PELL released a live package with 2 CDs and 2 DVDs in high-quality digipacks entitled "Live On Fire", which features the recording of the co-headlining gig at last year's Rock Of Ages festival.
Obviously, a live album doesn't have the same importance and significance as a new studio output, but it nevertheless is a perfect snapshot in time, because 2012 was the most successful year in Axel Rudi Pell's solo career by far. "Circle Of The Oath", album No. 14, was released on March 23rd and rode high on the charts all over Europe: in his homeland Germany, the critically acclaimed disc made it up to No. 16 in the first week, Switzerland welcomed good old Axel on No. 30, Austria on No. 55, Norway on No. 69 and in Sweden he went up to No. 51. And last but not least, he received another gold award for selling out three consecutive nights at the famous Zeche venue in his native Bochum. Apart from that, he rocked the summer crowds at the legendary Sweden Rock and Wacken Open Air festivals, as well as the open-air Rock Of Ages in Germany together with his band.
No surprise at all that the main focus is set on the newbies: here's the striking chords of fast and furious opener "Ghost In The Black", the hard rocking pounding of "Before I Die" and without a doubt one of Axel's best songs written in a decade: the brilliant "Circle Of The Oath", which would make Jimmy Page cry out loud. But there's more to listen to on "Live On Fire": the passion for medleys ("The Masquerade Ball"/"Casbah"/"Dreaming Dead") combined with some all-time classics here and there (ZEPPELIN's "Whole Lotta Love" or PURPLE's "Mistreated").
And they aren't finished yet and will enter the studio in autumn of 2013, with a tour coming up in February/March of 2014. This could be something, as after a quarter of a century as a successful solo artist, Axel Rudi Pell and his mates are still "Live On Fire"!
"Live On Fire" was released on March 22nd via SPV/Steamhammer.
A trailer for the album can be seen below.
Tracklist:
Cologne, Essigfabrik (October 18th, 2012)
1. The Guillotine Suite (intro)
2. Ghost In The Black
3. Strong As A Rock
4. Before I Die
5. The Masquerade Ball / Casbah / Dreaming Dead / Whole Lotta Love / Dreaming Dead
6. Drum Solo
7. Mystica / Mistreated / Mystica
8. Oceans Of Time
9. Circle Of The Oath
10. Fool Fool
11. Keyboard Solo / Carousel / Jam / Carousel
12. Tear Down The Walls / Nasty Reputation
13. Rock The Nation
Rock Of Ages Festival (July 28th, 2012)
1. The Guillotine Suite (intro)
2. Ghost In The Black
3. Strong As A Rock
4. Before I Die
5. The Masquerade Ball / Casbah / Dreaming Dead / Whole Lotta Love / Dreaming Dead
6. Drum Solo
7. Mystica / Mistreated / Mystica
8. Oceans Of Time
9. Circle Of The Oath
10. Tear Down The Walls / Nasty Reputation
11. Rock The Nation
Release Date: March 22nd, 2013
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