Voodoo Circle

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Voodoo Circle
Also known asAlex Beyrodt's Voodoo Circle
OriginGermany
Genres Hard rock, heavy metal
Years active2008–present
Labels AFM Records
Members David Readman
Alex Beyrodt
Mat Sinner
Markus Kullmann
Past membersJimmy Kresic
Alessandro Del Vecchio
Mel Gaynor
Tim Husung
Francesco Jovino
Herbie Langhans
Website voodoocircle.de

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. [1]

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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. [2] He was replaced by Herbie Langhans (Beyond the Bridge, ex-Sinbreed, ex-Seventh Avenue). [3]

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. [4] 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. [5]

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References

  1. "Voodoo Circle – Biography". Metal Storm. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  2. "David leaves Voodoo Circle". Voodoo Circle Facebook Page. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. "VOODOO CIRCLE's new vocalist". Voodoo Circle Facebook Page. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. "BIOGRAPHY – Voodoo Circle". Voodoocircle.de. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
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