The Crest is set to repeat this triumphal march. Tales Of The Crown (2008), the most recent studio recording by the ARP Band, surprised with a number of innovations and made no. His characteristic voice also enhanced the subsequent releases, Shadow Zone (2002) and Kings & Queens (2004), as well as the highly accomplished Mystica (2006) and the covers album, Diamonds Unlocked. Following the departure of Jeff Scott Soto, Pell enlisted American vocalist Johnny Gioeli (ex-Hardline) for the production of Oceans Of Time, The Ballads III and his 2000 release, Masquerade Ball. Magic also entered the charts, followed by Oceans Of Time, the commercially most successful album at that time by the Axel Rudi Pell band, and the continuation of Pell’s ballad concept (The Ballads II, 1999). 1997 saw the arrival of Pell’s eighth offering, Magic, featuring a thematically consistent concept based on supernatural stories. The subsequent Black Moon Pyramid (1996) was the second Pell album in succession to make the German album charts. With Between The Walls (1994) and the live recording, Made In Germany, the guitarist from Bochum held on to his typical style even in the post-grunge era. One year later, Pell brought out The Ballads, an album featuring his most accomplished rock ballads.
With Soto as a new member, the third album, Eternal Prisoner (1992), was undeniable proof that the band had found their own, unmistakable style. Their debut album, Wild Obsessions, arrived at the stores one year later, followed by Nasty Reputation, for whom Pell enlisted the American frontman, Rob Rock (M.A.R.S, Impellitteri), who was replaced during the subsequent German tour by former Malmsteen vocalist, Jeff Scott Soto. In November of that year, Pell formed his own group together with Jörg Deisinger (ex-Bonfire), drummer Jörg Michael, bassist Thomas Smuszynski (ex-U.D.O.) and the American vocalist, Charlie Huhn (Ted Nugent, Gary Moore, Victory). Seven years after the third volume in his ballad compilation series, German rock guitarist Axel Rudi Pell released a follow-up that gathers ballads from his previous four studio albums (from 2006's Mystica to 2010's The Crest), including covers of Kiss' "Love Gun" and Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight." The album includes three new songs: a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," featuring a children's choir, a cover of Ronnie James Dio's "Holy Diver," rearranged as a piano ballad, and a new composition called "Where the Wild Waters Flow." The Ballads IV debuted at number 29 in the German album charts.Īxel Rudi Pell’s career began in 1980 with the band, Steeler, who sold over 30,000 copies of their commercially most successful release, Strike Back, and brought out their fourth and final album, Undercover Animal, in 1988. Haunted Castle Serenade (Opus #4 Grazioso E Agresso) Noblesse Oblige (Opus #5 Adagio Contabile)ġ2.