AXEL RUDI PELL - Live On Fire Double Live DVD / CD

AXEL RUDI PELL - Live On Fire Double Live DVD / CD Coming In March; Details Revealed




Despite having planned his career meticulously over the past 25 years
or so, even in the camp of German hard rock master AXEL RUDI PELL
surprises cannot be ruled out: Before playing in front of a sold out
Cologne crowd on the second leg of his Circle Of The Oath tour, the
opportunity arose for taping the whole show, with cameras being all
over. Well, Axel gave it a try. And that was a good move. Ten years
after his last live album Knights Live (2002) you can - again - be a
witness of a complete concert from the Bochum based guitar virtuoso and
his German-American all-star band. To round out the Axel Rudi Pell live
package, the recording of the co-headlining gig at last year's Rock Of
Ages festival was added to Live On Fire, the name of his newest live
oeuvre.





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. The
land of the elks even honoured the German guitarist with a Gold disc for
selling well over 10,000 copies of the single 'Run With The Wind'! 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 festivals, as well as the open air Rock Of Ages in Germany
together with his band. Not only have those performances disqualified
you from criticizing him – but on stage Axel Rudi Pell always delivers
the goods in absolutely astonishing hard rock manner. And remember: no
fucking overdubs, guaranteed!






Even though Axel loves the composing part at home and the recording
business in the studio, home is where the heart is and that's being on
stage. Being musically socialized in the Golden Age of hard rock (the
Seventies) he's probably a bigger fan of live albums than he would
admit. As they say: Applause is the performer's meat and drink. But
without sometimes being anarchistic spontaneously and playing with the
audience's emotions, without the sweat coming off the ceiling and the
priceless energy being trapped in the middle of an adventure that is
called live concert, when the lights go down and every amp is on fire –
the life of a true rocker would be incomplete. Speaking of which:
besides his success Axel Rudi Pell has always been that down-to-earth
guy and mainly the fan he was turned into when he first heard DEEP
PURPLE's Fireball back in the day. With Live On Fire he accomplishes a
long-desired wish and gives his fans what they desperately want for
quite some time.


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 (LED ZEPPELIN's 'Whole Lotta Love' or Purple's
'Mistreated'). And don't forget his own hits like 'Fool Fool', 'Nasty
Reputation' or 'Rock The Nation'! You'll see (and hear) how well attuned
this steady ARP lineup is.


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!





Tracklisting:


Cologne, Essigfabrik (October 18th 2012)


'The Guillotine Suite' (Intro)

'Ghost In The Black'

'Strong As A Rock'

'Before I Die'

'The Masquerade Ball' / 'Casbah' / 'Dreaming Dead' / 'Whole Lotta Love' / 'Dreaming Dead'

Drum Solo

'Mystica' / 'Mistreated' / 'Mystica'

'Oceans Of Time'

'Circle Of The Oath'

'Fool Fool'

Keyboard Solo / Carousel / Jam / Carousel

'Tear Down The Walls' / 'Nasty Reputation'

'Rock The Nation'


Rock Of Ages Festival (July 28th 2012)


'The Guillotine Suite' (Intro)

'Ghost In The Black'

'Strong As A Rock'

'Before I Die'

'The Masquerade Ball' / 'Casbah' / 'Dreaming Dead' / 'Whole Lotta Love' / 'Dreaming Dead'

Drum Solo

'Mystica' / 'Mistreated' / 'Mystica'

'Oceans Of Time'

'Circle Of The Oath'

'Tear Down The Walls' / 'Nasty Reputation'

'Rock The Nation'


Lineup:


Johnny Gioeli - Lead Vocals

Axel Rudi Pell - Guitars

Ferdy Doernberg – Keyboards/Backing Vocals

Volker Krawczak – Bass/Backing Vocals

Mike Terrana - Drums


Configurations:


* Limited Digipak 2 CD / 2DVD plus poster and tour pass

Bonus: new interview with Axel Rudi Pell, home story Axel Rudi Pell, 'Hallelujah' video clip


* 3LP in coloured vinyl (Cologne, Essigfabrik)


* Digipak 2CD (Cologne, Essigfabrik)


* Digipak 2DVD (Cologne, Essigfabrik, Rock Of Ages Festival) (also on Blu-ray: release tba)

Bonus: new interview with Axel Rudi Pell, home story Axel Rudi Pell, 'Hallelujah' video clip


* Download (Cologne, Essigfabrik)