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AXEL RUDI PELL Pulls Out Of WACKEN OPEN AIR, ROCK OF AGES Festivals

May 22, 2008

German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL has issued the following update:

"Unfortunately, we have to cancel our appearances at both summer festivals, the Rock Of Ages and the Wacken Open Air, due to a schedule conflict of singer Johnny Gioeli in the USA. We have to apologize for that! So there will be no shows for the band this year, but the next tour will definitely take place around January/February next year. Stay tuned for the dates in a few weeks here!

"The recordings of the new CD are going very well and all the basic tracks have been recorded at the Redhouse studios in Germany with our longtime engineer and friend Charlie Bauerfeind. We are very excited about this record as it features some modern vibes. This will be a massive step forward for the band and the fans won't be disappointed! Recently Johnny is laying down the vocals in Los Angeles and the mix will be done by Charlie during July. The album will be released by SPV on October 24th in Germany and October 27th in Europe. We'll let you know about the title and the songs here very soon!"

A trailer for AXEL RUDI PELL's recently released double DVD, "Live Over Europe" (cover artwork),can be viewed at this location.

"Live Over Europe" (cover artwork) has registered the following chart positions:

Germany - Media Control DVD chart: #4
Germany - Media Control Top 100 music chart: #56
Sweden - DVD chart first week: #16; Second week: #5

The set contains a full show recorded at last year's Rock Hard Festival in Germany plus a bonus DVD containing "bootleg" footage from the Wacken Open Air and Bang Your Head!!! festivals, among others.

According to a press release, the 75-minute Rock Hard Festival concert "presents the AXEL RUDI PELL band in a generous mood, performing haunting versions of their most important tracks, among them 'Strong As A Rock', 'Tear Down The Walls', 'Mystica', 'Rock The Nation' and 'Fool Fool'. The release includes an additional bonus DVD featuring select footage from the years 2004 to 2006 from Pell's private vaults, including the 2005 Wacken Open Air, the same year's Bang Your Head!!!, the 2004 Sweden Rock Festival and shows in the UK, Belgium, Switzerland, and his local club, the Zeche in Bochum."

With a total playing time of over three and a half hours, "Live Over Europe" is a comprehensive document highlighting the impressive live qualities of a band which has quite a few things up its sleeve for this year.

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