Axel Rudi Pell – Mystica (Release Year 2006)
Former Steeler axe slinger, Axel Rudi Pell returns with his eleventh disc in 2006, and sixth featuring Hardline singer, Johnny Gioeli. Current Masterplan drummer, Mike Terrana and Pell’s former Steeler band mate, bass player Volker Krawczak, rounds up the rhythm section.
I was re-exposed to Axel Rudi Pell, after hearing Fly to the Moon, on XM41 – The Boneyard. That track is great, so I had to pick this up. How does the rest of the disc sound? It is very good.
Valley of Sin is a great rock track that is similar in style to Lynch era Dokken. Rock the Nation is another good track that keeps the energy of the disc going.
The lenghty title track Mystica, is well sung by Gioeli. Axel Rudi Pell really shines on the guitar here.
Would you belive it? A power ballad in 2006. Yes, that’s right, No Chance to Live is an excellent ballad that would have easily been at home in the 80’s.
Mystica starts rocking again with another great track, Living a Lie, before moving into the epic, The Curse of the Damned that clocks in at nearly 10 minutes in length. This mid tempo song has a Coldplay sounding keyboard pacing the song and eventually blasts off into a high tempo, guitar noodling, Deep Purplish keyboarding monster of a song. It really needs to be heard to be appreciated.
Haunted Castle Serenade is a very cool instrumental piece. Losing the Game closes out Mystica with another good mid tempo rocker.
Don’t miss out on one of the better discs from 2006! You can hear some of the tracks at the band’s myspace page here! This disc is essential for Hardline, and Axel Rudi Pell fans. I think most Hard Rock Fans are going to like this a lot.
There are some great songs on Mystica that should not be missed. Axel Rudi Pell provides some excellent hard rocking 80’s style guitar, and Johnny Gioeli sounds great all throughout Mystica. Check it out!
Rating: 
Out of 10
Track Listing:
- The Mysterious Return (Intro)
- Fly To the Moon
- Valley of Sin
- Rock the Nation
- Mystica
- No Chance To Live
- Living A Lie
- The Curse of the Damned
- Haunted Castle Serenade
- Losing the Game
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I read an article on axel rudy pell on revolver mag and it stuck on the back of my mind until recently I went to my local record store here in radcliff Ky. Im stationed nearby at Ft. Knox. I remembered then and I asked the owner of the shop “A REAL METALHEAD in his 50″s. I asked him if he had anything on ARP and he pulled out the new release of this year 2008 I forget the name I have it in my truck right now “ANYWAY” when he put it in the CD player my jaw dropped just the kind of music I love to hear perfect. Anyway just yesterday I picked up “MYSTICA”. Needless to say AMAZING, POWERFULL, MAJESTICAL Music. Again needless to say Im hooked. My goal Buy all ARP CD’s DVD’s you name it. OH Guess what my next Duty station GRAFENWOEHR GERMANY Axels home country Outstanding I cant wait to catch him LIVE!!
Very good cd, i agree. I love nearly all AXEL RUDI PELL cd´s and this one is maybe one of my top 5. Sound very much like the last albums but the songs are just so good that its a buy or die album for any ARP fans or hard rock fans in general. Great review.
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