Axxis
Sign in to saveAxxis is a German heavy metal band that was founded in 1988. Their debut album, Kingdom of the Night, became the best-selling debut album by a hard rock band in Germany in 1989. thumb|Singer Bernhard Weiß and guitarist Stefan Weber at Rockharz 2016 thumb|Bassist Rob Schomaker at Rockharz 2016 thumb|Drummer Dirk Brand at Rockharz 2016
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Axxis
- Musical artist.image
- Axxis Rockharz 2016 21.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Axxis concert on Rockharz festival 2016 in Germany
- Musical artist.image_size
- 250
- Musical artist.landscape
- Yes
- Musical artist.origin
- Dortmund, Germany
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1988–present
- Musical artist.genre
- Power metal, heavy metal, electronic rock, hard rock
- Musical artist.label
- Phonotraxx, AFM, Massacre, EMI, Harvest
- Musical artist.current_members
- Bernhard WeißHarry OellersRob SchomakerDirk BrandMatthias Degener
- Musical artist.website
- Official site
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Members
- Former members
- Timeline
- Discography
- Albums
- Live albums
- Compilation albums
- DVDs
- References
- External links
Axxis is a German heavy metal band that was founded in 1988. Their debut album, Kingdom of the Night, became the best-selling debut album by a hard rock band in Germany in 1989. thumb|Singer Bernhard Weiß and guitarist Stefan Weber at Rockharz 2016 thumb|Bassist Rob Schomaker at Rockharz 2016 thumb|Drummer Dirk Brand at Rockharz 2016
==Biography== Axxis' musical roots lie within the traditional hard rock of the 1970s and 1980s, including influences of 1990s electronic music. The band was formed in early 1980s, with the name Anvil. They released several self-recorded demos under that name, before discovering the Canadian band Anvil who had already released an album internationally.