Voodoo Circle

Voodoo Circle

Group from Germany

Genres: hard rock, power metal, melodic metal, heavy metal, Power metal, metal

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About Voodoo Circle

Voodoo Circle, also known as Alex Beyrodt's Voodoo Circle, is a German hard rock band founded in 2008, as a project of Silent Force guitarist Alex Beyrodt (currently also playing with heavy metal band Primal Fear) who had the idea to re-think his personal vision of music, making songs more based on his early influences, such as Whitesnake, Yngwie Malmsteen, Deep Purple and Rainbow. After the debut album called Alex Beyrodt's Voodoo Circle, the project became a collaborative band, composed mainly of Alex Beyrodt on guitar together with vocalist David Readman (Pink Cream 69) and bassist Mat Sinner (Beyrodt's bandmate on bands Primal Fear, Sinner and Silent Force) with the addition of a keyboard player and a drummer. On 5 May 2016, after doing 4 albums and tours, it was announced that original vocalist David Readman was leaving the band to focus on other activities. He was replaced by Herbie Langhans (Beyond the Bridge, ex-Sinbreed, ex-Seventh Avenue). The band has gained some critical and commercial success with the 2011 album Broken Heart Syndrome. The last two Voodoo Circle albums with Readman on vocals are More Than One Way Home released in 2013 and Whisky Fingers released in 2015. The first album with Langhans on vocals is called Raised on Rock and was released on 9 February 2018, via AFM Records GmbH. In October 2020, AFM Records announced vocalist David Readman and drummer Markus Kullmann return and the new album Locked & Loaded that will be released on 15 January 2021 Alex Beyrodt (Silent Force, ex-Sinner) has put together quite an impressive ensemble for this, his debut album: David Readman (Vocals, PC69), Matt Sinner (Bass, Primal Fear and Sinner), Mel Gaynor (Drums, Simple Minds) and Jimmy Kresic (Keyboards) with guest appearances by Doogie White (Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen), Rudi Sarzo (Ozzy, Dio, Whitesnake), Norifumi Shima (Concerto Moon) and Richard Andersson (Majestic, Space Odyssey). It is pretty easy to circle in on which fans this will appeal to because this is basically a cool mixture between Yngwie Malmsteen and classic hard rock bands like Deep Purple, Whitesnake and Rainbow. But this is more than a hard rock album spiced up with plenty of neo-classical passages and a guitarist showcasing his skill wrapped in a vintage 70's style sound. Sure this is about guitar wizardry, and there is a lot string bending going on on the album, but this still sounds like a team effort with focus on guitar leads and harmonies. And with the exception of the last song on the album, all songs have a strong melody line and showcase the strong voices of the vocalists as well as Alex Beyrodt's amazing skills. Nuff said - if you are looking for a hard rock album with all the classic virtues and a clear shredder edge to it, then look no further.

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