Voodoo Vibes

Voodoo Vibes is a fulfilling work on which Axxis adds heavier guitar and tight, powerful rhythm to the sure frame of its melodic hard rock. Reflecting the mid-1990s, a period of great change in the metal scene, its sound became harder and weightier than before. Bernhard Weiss’s soaring, powerful voice is fully in vigor, and the songs, while increasing their shading, open widely and openly in the choruses. A record where a new side of the band can be felt. A truly striking record whose construction lets you listen carefully with the riffs’ sure drive and the melody’s unshakable strength, rather than flashy, gorgeous technique. While stepping into a heavier, more serious direction, Axxis’s own catchiness and memorability are firmly kept. A sure stance is inscribed that, while sensitively and deftly taking in the era’s change, never loses the band’s unshakable core. A record that powerfully took in the hard, heavy air particular to the 1990s while keeping the traditional appeal of European melodic rock. It has a distinctive tension and depth particular to a transitional period. A powerful, engaging, fulfilling work showing Axxis’s sure adaptability and ability — a record where the band’s underlying strength shines.