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Axxis
- Country of origin:
- Germany
- Location:
- Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1988
- Genre:
- Melodic Heavy/Power Metal
- Themes:
- Everyday life, Fantasy
- Current label:
- Phonotraxx Publishing
- Years active:
- ?-? (as Anvil), ?-1988 (as Axis), 1988-present
| Current | |
| Bernhard Weiß | Guitars, Vocals (1988-present) |
| See also: ex-Anvil | |
| Harry Öllers | Keyboards (1990-present) |
| Rob Schomaker | Bass (2004-present) |
| See also: Regicide, ex-Cyberya, ex-Trinity | |
| Dirk Brand | Drums (2012-present) |
| See also: Lee Z, Subsignal, ex-Geoff Downes & John Wetton | |
| Matthias Degener | Guitars (2019-present) |
| See also: Fight/Delight, ex-Hate Force One, ex-Misery Speaks (live), EpitomE, Kixx | |
| Past | |
| Thomas Kampmann | Drums |
| See also: ex-Anvil | |
| Klaus Jankord | Guitars |
| See also: ex-Black Diamond, ex-Anvil | |
| Werner Kleinhaus | Bass (1988-1993) |
| See also: ex-Anvil | |
| Richard Michalski | Drums (1988-2003) |
| Walter Pietsch | Guitars (1988-1998) |
| Markus Gfeller | Bass (1993-1998) |
| Kuno Niemeyer | Bass (1998-2004) |
| Guido Wehmeyer | Guitars (1999-2006) |
| See also: Lakonia, ex-Wyvern | |
| André Hilgers | Drums (2004-2008) |
| See also: Iron Allies, Silent Force, Sonic Haven, ex-Nuclear Blast Allstars, ex-The Sygnet, ex-Bonfire, ex-Herman Frank, ex-Lingua Mortis Orchestra, ex-Rage, ex-Razorback, ex-Sinner, ex-Regicide (live), ex-Mendacious Messiah, ex-Ninja, ex-Empire, ex-Vanize, ex-Bourbon $treet, ex-Union Rex (live) | |
| Marco Wriedt | Guitars (2007-2015) |
| See also: Pink Cream 69, 21 Octayne, The Arc of Light | |
| Alex Landenburg | Drums (2008-2011) |
| See also: Angels Cry, Cyhra, Kamelot, Light & Shade, Mekong Delta, Philosophobia, Universal Mind Project, Timo Tolkki (live), ex-Broken Grace, ex-Luca Turilli's Rhapsody, ex-Symfonia (live), ex-Broken Glass, ex-Annihilator, ex-At Vance, ex-Starchild, ex-Bonfire (live), ex-Masterplan (live), ex-Sandalinas (live), ex-Stratovarius (live), ex-21 Octayne, ex-Blind Faith, ex-Jamie's Gone, ex-Meera Fé, ex-Memento, ex-Das Scheit (live) | |
| Stefan "Stürmer" Weber | Guitars (lead) (2015-2019) |
| See also: Rebattered, Regicide, ex-Rage, ex-Scanner (live) | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Stefan Jeske | Drums (2002-?) |
| See also: ex-Liar, ex-Stier, ex-Ferryman | |
| Bernhard Weiß | Guitars, Vocals (1988-present) |
| See also: ex-Anvil | |
| Harry Öllers | Keyboards (1990-present) |
| Rob Schomaker | Bass (2004-present) |
| See also: Regicide, ex-Cyberya, ex-Trinity | |
| Dirk Brand | Drums (2012-present) |
| See also: Lee Z, Subsignal, ex-Geoff Downes & John Wetton | |
| Matthias Degener | Guitars (2019-present) |
| See also: Fight/Delight, ex-Hate Force One, ex-Misery Speaks (live), EpitomE, Kixx | |
| Thomas Kampmann | Drums |
| See also: ex-Anvil | |
| Klaus Jankord | Guitars |
| See also: ex-Black Diamond, ex-Anvil | |
| Werner Kleinhaus | Bass (1988-1993) |
| See also: ex-Anvil | |
| Richard Michalski | Drums (1988-2003) |
| Walter Pietsch | Guitars (1988-1998) |
| Markus Gfeller | Bass (1993-1998) |
| Kuno Niemeyer | Bass (1998-2004) |
| Guido Wehmeyer | Guitars (1999-2006) |
| See also: Lakonia, ex-Wyvern | |
| André Hilgers | Drums (2004-2008) |
| See also: Iron Allies, Silent Force, Sonic Haven, ex-Nuclear Blast Allstars, ex-The Sygnet, ex-Bonfire, ex-Herman Frank, ex-Lingua Mortis Orchestra, ex-Rage, ex-Razorback, ex-Sinner, ex-Regicide (live), ex-Mendacious Messiah, ex-Ninja, ex-Empire, ex-Vanize, ex-Bourbon $treet, ex-Union Rex (live) | |
| Marco Wriedt | Guitars (2007-2015) |
| See also: Pink Cream 69, 21 Octayne, The Arc of Light | |
| Alex Landenburg | Drums (2008-2011) |
| See also: Angels Cry, Cyhra, Kamelot, Light & Shade, Mekong Delta, Philosophobia, Universal Mind Project, Timo Tolkki (live), ex-Broken Grace, ex-Luca Turilli's Rhapsody, ex-Symfonia (live), ex-Broken Glass, ex-Annihilator, ex-At Vance, ex-Starchild, ex-Bonfire (live), ex-Masterplan (live), ex-Sandalinas (live), ex-Stratovarius (live), ex-21 Octayne, ex-Blind Faith, ex-Jamie's Gone, ex-Meera Fé, ex-Memento, ex-Das Scheit (live) | |
| Stefan "Stürmer" Weber | Guitars (lead) (2015-2019) |
| See also: Rebattered, Regicide, ex-Rage, ex-Scanner (live) | |
| Past | |
| Stefan Jeske | Drums (2002-?) |
| See also: ex-Liar, ex-Stier, ex-Ferryman | |
The band was founded in the early '80s as Anvil and released a few self-recorded demos under that name. After discovering that the Canadian heavy/power metal band Anvil had already released international material, they changed their name to Axis and eventually signed to EMI Electrola. In 1988, due to a EMI subsidiary in Germany also named Axis, they added a second 'x' ...