AXEL RUDI PELL Titles Released On Double Gatefold Coloured LPs Rarities

AXEL RUDI PELL Titles Released On Double Gatefold Coloured LPs




For all fans of German guitar wizard AXEL RUDI PELL, a dream come true.
His albums Mystica and Tales Of The Crown are now available as double
gatefold LPs on coloured vinyl. The titles will be available in North
America in October.







Mystica - blue vinyl


Side 1

'The Mysterious Return' (Intro)

'Fly To The Moon'

'Rock The Nation'


Side 2

'Valley Of Sin'

'Living A Lie'


Side 3

'No Chance To Live'

'Mystica'


Side 4

'Haunted Castle Serenade (Opus #4 grazioso e agresso)'

'Losing The Game'

'The Curse Of The Damned'






Tales Of The Crown"- orange vinyl


Side 1

'Higher'

'Aìnt Gonna Win'

'Angel Eyes'


Side 2

'Crossfire'

'Touching My Soul'

'Emotional Echoes'


Side 3

'Riding On An Arrow'

'Tales Of The Crown'


Side 4

'Buried Alive'

'Northern Lights'



Axel Rudi Pell is releasing his new compilation featuring three brand new tracks called The Ballads IV on the following dates:



Germany: September 23rd

Europe: September 26th

USA/Canada: September 27th


The Ballads IV will be released as standard version, double gatefold
LP in coloured vinyl and download through Steamhammer / SPV.





The Ballads IV tracklisting:



'Where The Wild Waters Flow' (new song)

'Holy Diver' (new song)

'Hallelujah' (new song)

'Northern Lights'

'Noblesse Oblige (Opus #5 Adagio Contabile)'

'Love Gun'

'Glory Night'

'In The Air Tonight'

'Touching My Soul'

'Like A Child Again'

'No Chance To Live'

'Haunted Castle Serenade (Opus #4 Grazioso E Agresso)'

'The Curse Of The Damned'


Pell describes three songs below:


'Where The Wild Waters Flow' - "My own composition in the true ARP
ballad style. This song is not about love, it has a more mysterious
content and it captures the long and hopeless journey of human beings
trying to get away from some dark mights. One can apply this to many
different thoughts and situations nowadays. I definitely think that
this song is one of the strongest ballads I´ve ever written with a
hookline that will stick to everyone´s ears !"



'Holy Diver' - "As everybody knows, my soul mate and friend RONNIE
JAMES DIO sadly passed away last year. It was very clear to me using one
of his songs to pay him tribute. It had to be a song, which was very
easy recognizable as one of his tunes and therefore I picked 'Holy
Diver'. Of course the original track isn´t a ballad, so I decided to
re-arrange the song completely and we made a piano version out of it,
featuring some Orchestra – strings, a Cello and a clean and melodic
guitar solo. Johnny gave his very best vocal performance and after the
track was finished, there were lots of tears in some eyes…"



'Hallelujah' - "At least one of the best ballads around. Originally
written and released by LEONARD COHEN in 1984, it wasn´t his version
giving me the idea to cover this tune. Actually it was all the good and
bad performances of some TV casting show participants, who gave me the
real kick to create one of the, hopefully, ultimate versions of this
song. We recorded a children´s choir for this, which fits perfectly to
Johnny's emotional and soulful voice. There are two different versions
of this track: the CD album version which features a slightly wilder
guitar solo and the single (and downloadable) version which features a
calmer guitar solo. "



Produced and arranged by Axel Rudi Pell.


'Where The Wild Waters Flow', 'Holy Diver' and 'Hallelujah' were
recorded, mixed and co-produced by Charlie Bauerfeind (HELLOWEEN) at
Twilight Hall Studios, Grefrath, Germany, in May, 2011.


Children´s Choir on 'Hallelujah' recorded at the Widar School, Bochum – Wattenscheid, conducted by Dietmar Bloch.

Mastered by Ulf Horbelt at DMS Mastering Studios. Marl, Germany.


Cover illustration above by Martin McKenna.


Line-up:

Johnny Gioeli - lead and backing vocals

Axel Rudi Pell - lead, rhythm and acoustic Guitars

Ferdy Doernberg - keyboards

Volker Krawczak - bass

Mike Terrana - drums