AXEL RUDI PELL: 'Run With The Wind' Single Certified Gold In Sweden
May 8, 2012The "Run With The Wind" single from German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL, which was exclusively distributed in Sweden via Sweden Rock Magazine, was certified gold in that country by the International Federation Of The Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. (Note: Each copy of the magazine containing the CD sold in Sweden was counted towards the certification; the single itself was **not** sold separately.)
Axel and his band were presented with "Run With The Wind" gold plaques on the final date of the "Circle Of The Oath" tour at Zeche in Bochum, Germany (see photo below).
Pell played five sold-out gigs on the latest tour, including one show at the Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland (where they set an "attendance record," according to a press release),plus three consecutive concerts at the Zeche in front of over 12,000 enthusiastic fans. A second part of the tour is planned for October 2012.
AXEL RUDI PELL's new studio album, titled "Circle Of The Oath", registered the following European chart positions:
Germany: #16 (highest entry ever in Axel's nearly 25-year solo career)
Switzerland: #30
Sweden: #51 (#5 on the Hard Rock chart)
Austria: #55
Norway: #69
AXEL RUDI PELL — singer Johnny Gioeli, drummer Mike Terrana, keyboard player Ferdy Doernberg, bass player Volker Krawczak and guitarist Axel Rudi Pell — entered the studio in late November 2011 with engineer and co-producer Charlie Bauerfeind, to record "Circle Of The Oath". The CD was released on March 23 in Germany, March 26 in the rest of Europe and on March 27 in the USA/Canada via SPV/Steamhammer.
Configurations: limited-edition digipak including a bonus live track and poster; double gatefold LP with colored vinyl; standard version and download. Also available is a box set including two LPs, a digipack, poster, postcard, sticker and much more, limited to 1,000 copies worldwide.
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. The Guillotine Suite (intro)
02. Ghost In The Black
03. Run With The Wind
04. Before I Die
05. Circle Of The Oath
06. Fortunes Of War
07. Bridges To Nowhere
08. Lived Our Lives Before
09. Hold On To Your Dreams
10. World Of Confusion (The Masquerade Ball Pt. II)
Comments Disclaimer And Information