However, fans of Axel Rudi Pell rarely call the group that way - the team is usually abbreviated to the laconic abbreviation ARP.Īxel Rudi Pell, who quickly and for a long time gained popularity among fans of melodic heavy metal, responsibly treated the expectations of the public. And after the release of "Nasty Reputation" in 1991, it became clear that it was too late to change anything. The first album was successful, so the second musicians were ordered to record under the same name. The reason for this name was the requirement of the record company - Pell became popular thanks to Steeler, and this could help the band to develop. In 1989, Axel founded a new group, which he gave his own name. The last year, however, the musicians coped without Pell, who left the band in 1988 and took up a solo career. A year later, the group changed its name to Steeler and under this name existed until 1989. In 1981, Axel founded Sinner, the first musical group in his biography. On his 12th birthday, his parents gave him the first acoustic guitar, and the musician's ascent began. The boy was so impressed by the virtuoso playing of Ritchie Blackmore that he decided to learn to play the guitar himself. The turning point was when little Axel saw Deep Purple on TV. But this passion was overpowered by the love of music. Thanks to this, Axel knows English perfectly and speaks it without an accent.Īnother hobby of the “simple German guy” was football - the future rocker dreamed of seriously playing sports, winning cups, and winning big victories. The boy studied mediocre, but he approached the study of a foreign language seriously. on at 6:57 pm PDTĪccording to the musician himself, he grew up as a "bad guy" - as a teenager, Axel lived in a disadvantaged area, and he often had to fight. The love of music was instilled in Pella by her father and mother, who were true music lovers.Ī post shared by Photosession Moscow and the region. The boy grew up as an only child in the family, so the care and love of his parents were concentrated on him, for which Axel is still incredibly grateful to them. The city, in which the future musician was born, was called Wattenscheid at that time, but in 1975 it became the Bochum district. Axel Rudi Pell was born on Jin the Federal Republic of Germany.