Voodoo Circle

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]

Voodoo Circle
OriginGermany
GenresHard rock
Years active2008–present
LabelsAFM Records
Associated actsSilent Force
Primal Fear
Sinner
Pink Cream 69
Room Experience
Kiske/Somerville
Hardline
Simple Minds
Sinbreed
Seventh Avenue
Websitewww.voodoocircle.de
MembersDavid Readman
Alex Beyrodt
Mat Sinner
Markus Kullmann
Past membersJimmy Kresic
Alessandro Del Vecchio
Mel Gaynor
Tim Husung
Francesco Jovino
Herbie Langhans

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 February 9, 2018 via AFM Records GmbH.

On October 19th 2020 AFM Records announced vocalist David Readman and drummer Markus Kullmann return and the new album Locked & Loaded that will be released on January 15th 2021. The first single will be "Devil With An Angel Smile" and will arrive on October 30th.[5]

Band members

Present
  • Alex Beyrodt – Guitars (2008–present)
  • Mat Sinner – Bass/Producer (2008–2016, 2017–present)
  • David Readman – Vocals (2008–2016, 2020-present)
  • Markus Kullmann – Drums (2009-2014, 2020-present)

Former
  • Mel Gaynor – Drums (2008-2009)
  • Jimmy Kresic – Keyboards (2008-2013)
  • Alessandro Del Vecchio – Keyboards/Vocals (2013-2017)
  • Tim Husung – Drums (2014-2015)
  • Francesco Jovino – Drums (2015–2019)
  • Corvin Bahn - Keyboards session (2017-2018)
  • Herbie Langhans - Vocals (2017–2019)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums
  • Voodoo Circle (2008)
  • Broken Heart Syndrome (2011)
  • More Than One Way Home (2013)
  • Whisky Fingers (2015)
  • Raised on Rock (2018)
  • Locked & Loaded (2021)

References
  1. "Voodoo Circle - Biography". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  2. "David leaves Voodoo Circle". Voodoo Circle Facebook Page. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  3. "VOODOO CIRCLE's new vocalist". Voodoo Circle Facebook Page. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  4. "BIOGRAPHY – Voodoo Circle". Voodoocircle.de. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  5. "Voodoo Circle - Vocalist And Drummer Rejoined The Band". Metal Storm.
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