Pell often says his music is about a Knight in shining armour going on various adventures. Each album continues one new quest after the other, and songs are told as separate stories. Pell's main influence in guitar work has been Ritchie Blackmore from Deep Purple.
SPV Records released a live DVD on 25 February 2008, titled Live over Europe, which includes the full performance from the Rock Hard Festival in 2007, and comes with a bonus disc which includes live footage from Pell's own archive. In 2012, a new Axel Rudi Pell live concert CD/DVD Live on Fire was released.
In 2013, ex-Rainbow drummer Bobby Rondinelli joined the band, replacing Mike Terrana after his initial departure in 2013. Mike Terrana wanted to pursue other projects, such as becoming a member of the supergroup The Ferrymen, featuring Rainbow singer Ronnie Romero on vocals. Axel celebrated his 25th anniversary as a musician in 2014, headlining the Bang Your Head festival in Balignen Germany on 11 July 2014. It featured one of the original line up's singers: Jeff Scott Soto. Special guests also included Joerg Michael, Rob Rock, Ronnie Atkins, John Lawton, ex-Rainbow singer Graham Bonnett, Doogie White, keyboardist Tony Carey and drummer Vinny Appice. The show consisted of 3 acts: a short Steeler reunion and brief Axel Rudi Pell original line up reunion with Jeff Scott Soto, a full modern Axel Rudi Pell show with vocalist Johnny Gioeli and current band members, and the last act featuring various Deep Purple and Rainbow covers with a full ensemble.
In 2019, the band celebrated their 30th anniversary, releasing a double live album called XXX - 30th Anniversary Live. The songs were recorded on various dates of the Knights Call 2018 tour. The group's Facebook page stated at the time that the band did not know they were being recorded but when they heard the audio they were amazed and wanted to release it to celebrate the group's 30th Anniversary. It was released in June 2019 on CD and LP.
On 5 February 2020, they announced their latest album on their Facebook page, titled Sign of the Times, due for release on 24 April 2020. In March 2020, the band announced a delay of the release of the new record, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and was released on 8 May 2020 instead. A tour in support of the new album was also postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and then later delayed again until 2022. In late 2020, Pell announced his newest album Diamonds Unlocked II, which was released on 30 July 2021. It is another covers album similar to Diamonds Unlocked from 2007. Pell is well known for his extensive touring, mostly around Germany and his home town in Bochum. He rarely tours globally, but has performed a few one-off shows in London over the recent years. However, there has always been high demand to bring him to other countries. They are also famous for attending many music festivals such as being regulars at Wacken Open Air since the late 1990s. Most recently they announced a new album of original music, called Lost XXIII, which was eventually released on 14 April 2022.
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Studio 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)
Diamonds Unlocked (2007) (cover album)
Tales of the Crown (2008)
The Crest (2010)
Circle of the Oath (2012)
Into the Storm (2014)
Game of Sins (2016)
Knights Call (2018)
Sign of the Times (2020)
Diamonds Unlocked II (2021) (cover album)
Lost XXIII (2022)
Nightmare
Axel Rudi Pell Lyrics
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Another night on your own,
Welcome the dark, extinguish the spark,
Will it happen again?
You're screaming in the night
And there's no place to hide.
You're losing your mind and your soul.,
The devil, all evil you know and you hate
Are coming together again, the creatures are lying in wait
Oh ho ho hoh hoh hohh,
Running through the nightmare,
Oh ho ho hoh hoh hohh,
Getting out of hell,
Oh ho ho hoh hoh hohh,
Running through the nightmare,
Oh ho ho hoh hoh hohh,
Laying down a spell
Lucifer's demons will torture your brain,
Will the sun ever shine,
The slaughter, the fear, no escaping from here
In an endless time
Your sleep is full of fright,
The lords of darkness returned,
Now you think that it's too late,
But you cannot awake
The lyrics of Axel Rudi Pell's song "Nightmare" depict a person's battle with their fears and anxieties, which have manifested themselves as actual beings of darkness and horror. The first stanza describes the person's lonely and fearful state, as they welcome the darkness and wonder if their nightmares will come to life again. The next stanza depicts the terror and hopelessness that the person is experiencing as they feel they are losing their grip on their own sanity and soul. They are trapped in their own mind, unable to find refuge from the terrors that haunt them.
The chorus is a cry for help, as the person is running through their own nightmares, trying to escape the clutches of Lucifer and his demons. They are seeking a way out of hell and are using all of their willpower to lay down a spell and break free from the endless time loop of terror that they are stuck in. The final stanza portrays the hopeless state of the person, who feels that they are too late to escape their fate.
Overall the song portrays the inner struggle of a person who is battling with their own demons, and the desperation that they feel to break free from the cycle of terror that plagues their mind.
Line by Line Meaning
Lights out, the time is late,
It's late at night and the lights have been turned off.
Another night on your own,
You're spending yet another night on your own.
Welcome the dark, extinguish the spark,
You're embracing the darkness and putting out any light source.
Will it happen again?
You're afraid that the nightmare will happen again.
You're screaming in the night
You're screaming out loud in your sleep.
And there's no place to hide.
There's nowhere to hide from the nightmare.
You're losing your mind and your soul.,
You feel like you're losing your sanity and your soul.
They will not let you go
The demons in your nightmare won't let you go.
The devil, all evil you know and you hate
The devil and all the evil things you know and hate are in your nightmare.
Are coming together again, the creatures are lying in wait
All the evil creatures from your nightmare are gathering and waiting for you.
Oh ho ho hoh hoh hohh,
Vocalization
Running through the nightmare,
You're running through your nightmare.
Getting out of hell,
You're desperately trying to escape from your nightmare.
Laying down a spell
You're casting a spell to break the nightmare's grip on you.
Lucifer's demons will torture your brain,
The demons controlled by Lucifer will cause you excruciating pain in your dream.
Will the sun ever shine,
You're wondering if you'll escape the nightmare and ever see the light of day again.
The slaughter, the fear, no escaping from here
You're trapped in your nightmare and there's no escaping the slaughter and fear.
In an endless time
The nightmare feels like it's lasting forever.
Your sleep is full of fright,
Your sleep is filled with fear.
The lords of darkness returned,
The rulers of the darkness have returned to torment you.
Now you think that it's too late,
You believe that you're stuck in the nightmare forever.
But you cannot awake
You can't wake up from the nightmare.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: AXEL RUDI PELL
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