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Congratulations
for being the new member of Axxis. What did you know of
that band before you joined them?
Well. When I was 15 years old I bought
the Back To The Kingdom album. That was in 2000.
It had got great critics in the Rock/Metal Magazines, so I
had to check it out, and I still think it´s a strong
Album. My favorite songs on it are Shadow Man, Sea Of Love
and Flashback radio.
Did you pass an audition with the band?
If yes which songs did you play with or for them?
Of course I had to do an audition! We
played Dance With the Dead, Tales Of Glory Island, Take my
Hand, Save Me, My little Princess, Winds In the Night, Kingdom
Of the night, Angel Of Death, Little War ,Brother Moon, Living
In A world. So quite a few. It was great fun the vibe was
bad ass.
You are only 22! Do you think you young
age will bring freshness and energy
to the band?
The band
is still fresh! I think Lakonia brought a lot of fresh air
into the band.
I love the two albums with her, she did a great job. Of course
I´ll do my best to keep the fire burning.
Will you take part in the composition
process of the new album?
Yes. I already heard some songs and
ideas of the guys, and they asked me what I liked about the
songs and stuff, and yeah I have some input for sure. And
from what I´ve heard the new songs sound are killer
and fresh. And that´s my goal to combine the classic
Axxis sound with modern elements.
On
your website you also say that you are working on a solo album.
Will you
find time to work on it this year or is this delayed?
Well yeah. I´m still working on
it. Some demos are already done, but there still is a hell
lot to do, and Axxis is the most important for me now. I put
all my energy in it so I’ll have to see how it gets with
the solo stuff. I’ll probably release my solo album in
2008.
Axxis has a kind of legendary status
in Germany. Do you think that
integrating the band is an achievement or a new start?
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I
think a Band can only work great if it is actually a REAL
Band. And Axxis has always been about that. Everybody knows
his place in the band and that five people have to be a unity
on stage...like a Football team. And I really can´t
wait for the future shows. It´s gonna Kick ass!
Even if Axxis was a "typical"
hard rock band a few years ago, they play now
more symphonic heavy metal. Is it a style you are familiar
with?
Well,
that´s actually my favourite style. I grew up with Bands
like Queen, Yes, Dream Theater, Symphony X, Malmsteen, Stratovarius,
Meat Loaf…and they all got very symphonic elements, and
nor just 2/3/4 Chords like Poison or AC / DC. I love that
kind of Progressive/Symphonic Rock/Metal. I like new Bands
like Kamelot, Nightwish, Epica… I love that kinda stuff.
Who are the guitar players you like
the most? Did you know Guido before?
Everything
started with Brian May from Queen. Without him I would never
have played guitar..
The song Brighton Rock from the Live Killers album really
changed my life!
Something was happening you know. Besides him players like
Steve Morse, John Petrucci, Randy Rhoads, Chriss Olivia, Chris
Caffery, Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Doug Aldrich really
gave me the will to play guitar.
Of Course I knew Guido before. I always liked his works on
the Axxis Cds and I wish him all the best for the future.
Now a traditionnal question I ask to
all the German artists I interview : which are your favourite
German bands?
Oh
well! There are some great bands over here. I like Helloween,
Dreamothergirl, Rage, Silent Force, Metalium, Vanden Plas,
Masterplan, Pink Cream 69, and The Scorpions who did so much
for German metal.
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To
conclude, would you like to say something to the visitors
of our website?
Keep Metal alive, and I´ll see
you guys on tour! I Really can´t wait to play in France
with Axxis.
Keep it real!
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