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Axemaster
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Location:
- Kent, Ohio
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1982
- Genre:
- Heavy/Power Metal
- Lyrical themes:
- Anti-Evil, Fantasy, War, Medieval themes, Light/Darkness, Violence, Heavy Metal
- Current label:
- Pure Steel Records
- Years active:
- 1982-1984, 1985-1991, 1991-1995 (as The Awakening), 2006-2008, 2008-2010 (as Inner Terror), 2010-2020, 2022-present
| Current | |
| Joe Sims | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (1982-1984), Guitars (1985-1991, 2006-2009, 2011-present) |
| See also: Dream or Nightmare, ex-Inner Terror, ex-Reign, ex-The Awakening | |
| Geoff McGraw | Vocals (2013-present) |
| Chris Longstreet | Bass (2020-present) |
| Craig Gribben | Drums (2022-present) |
| See also: ex-Vatican, ex-Savatar | |
| Scott Eicher | Guitars (lead) (2022-present) |
| See also: Kaos Theory, ex-Dangerous Inc. | |
| Past | |
| Jim Newcomb | Bass (?-1991) |
| See also: ex-The Awakening | |
| Mike Hissam | Drums |
| Matt Smolk | Drums (?-1991, 1982-1984) |
| See also: ex-The Awakening | |
| Dan Kaisk | Vocals |
| See also: ex-Inner Terror | |
| Eric Lynch | Vocals (?-1991) |
| See also: ex-The Awakening | |
| Terry Wilson (R.I.P. 2017) | Vocals |
| Brian Henderson | Drums (1982-1984, 1985-?, 2006-2009, 2011-?) |
| See also: ex-Inner Terror | |
| Dan Wendell | Drums (1982-1984) |
| Christopher Michael | Bass, Vocals (lead) (1985-1991, 2006-2007) |
| Jim Curtis | Bass (2011-2018) |
| See also: ex-Inner Terror, ex-Shadowplay | |
| Tony Webster | Vocals (2011-2013) |
| See also: ex-Archetype, ex-Mo Rage | |
| Denny Archer | Drums (2014-?, 2020) |
| See also: Terriible Tayviiss, ex-Reign | |
| Damin Bennett | Guitars (lead) (2016-2018) |
| Shannon Rivera | Guitars (2018-2019) |
| See also: Blackjack Symphony, Drenalin, Inducing Panic, Sociopath | |
| Jimmy Newcomb | Bass (2019-2020) |
| Jason "Coz" Causley | Drums (2019-2020) |
| See also: Evil Lunar Creatures | |
| Edwin Ortiz | Guitars (2019-2020) |
| See also: Errant Society | |
| Joe Sims | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (1982-1984), Guitars (1985-1991, 2006-2009, 2011-present) |
| See also: Dream or Nightmare, ex-Inner Terror, ex-Reign, ex-The Awakening | |
| Geoff McGraw | Vocals (2013-present) |
| Chris Longstreet | Bass (2020-present) |
| Craig Gribben | Drums (2022-present) |
| See also: ex-Vatican, ex-Savatar | |
| Scott Eicher | Guitars (lead) (2022-present) |
| See also: Kaos Theory, ex-Dangerous Inc. | |
| Jim Newcomb | Bass (?-1991) |
| See also: ex-The Awakening | |
| Mike Hissam | Drums |
| Matt Smolk | Drums (?-1991, 1982-1984) |
| See also: ex-The Awakening | |
| Dan Kaisk | Vocals |
| See also: ex-Inner Terror | |
| Eric Lynch | Vocals (?-1991) |
| See also: ex-The Awakening | |
| Terry Wilson (R.I.P. 2017) | Vocals |
| Brian Henderson | Drums (1982-1984, 1985-?, 2006-2009, 2011-?) |
| See also: ex-Inner Terror | |
| Dan Wendell | Drums (1982-1984) |
| Christopher Michael | Bass, Vocals (lead) (1985-1991, 2006-2007) |
| Jim Curtis | Bass (2011-2018) |
| See also: ex-Inner Terror, ex-Shadowplay | |
| Tony Webster | Vocals (2011-2013) |
| See also: ex-Archetype, ex-Mo Rage | |
| Denny Archer | Drums (2014-?, 2020) |
| See also: Terriible Tayviiss, ex-Reign | |
| Damin Bennett | Guitars (lead) (2016-2018) |
| Shannon Rivera | Guitars (2018-2019) |
| See also: Blackjack Symphony, Drenalin, Inducing Panic, Sociopath | |
| Jimmy Newcomb | Bass (2019-2020) |
| Jason "Coz" Causley | Drums (2019-2020) |
| See also: Evil Lunar Creatures | |
| Edwin Ortiz | Guitars (2019-2020) |
| See also: Errant Society | |
| Added by: UltraBoris | Modified by: Tlacaxipehualiztli |
| Added on: 2002-08-26 00:23:40 | Last modified on: 2022-06-19 13:44:30 |
Although Axemaster formally started in 1985 as a full-time band with a complete line-up consisting of founder/guitarist/bassist Joe Sims, drummer Brian Henderson & frontman Christopher Michael, the name & some material pre-dates this by several years.
The first time the Axemaster name was used was with an early incarnation of the project, with Sims on ...