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by Alexandra Mrozowska
\u2014 Senior Columnist \u2014<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In popular culture, the 1970s are usually discussed in the context of the Disco craze and the Punk revolution, but there\u2019s way more to this decade \u2013 and every Hard Rock and Heavy Metal fan knows it well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Differently from the following \u201880s, it was a time when every Rock act had a distinct style to it, and you just couldn\u2019t have possibly mixed up Black Sabbath\u2019s lumbering riffs with Lynyrd Skynyrd\u2019s Southern Rock vibe. Is it the reason why the \u201870s bands \u2013 from Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and aforementioned Sabbath to Thin Lizzy, Uriah Heep or Budgie \u2013 are a never-ending source of inspiration for each generation of their successors…? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently we caught up with Alex Beyrodt of Voodoo Circle, Primal Fear and Rock Meets Classic to discuss Voodoo Circle\u2019s upcoming album Locked & Loaded (out on January the 15th, 2021 via AFM Records), the recent line-up changes and juggling different bands and projects. But the \u201870s influence \u2013 especially in shades of deep purple<\/em> \u2013 was one of the things that must have been talked about as well…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hardrock Haven: When you founded Voodoo Circle back in 2008, you claimed it was because you needed to re-think your personal vision of music and return to your early influences. Now, twelve years later, is it still a fulfilling experience that allows you to re-define yourself as an artist again and again?<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Alex Beyrodt: Absolutely. When I started Voodoo Circle, I started it with the intention to make the music I like and the one I grew up with. During the last couple of years there were so many bands that stopped recording or musicians [in those bands] died \u2013 I mean, we won\u2019t be getting any younger, right? (laughs) So every new Voodoo Circle album is a new challenge for me music-wise and artistically and I always try to give it another direction, so that they\u2019re all a little bit different. But there\u2019s always a consistency too, as they all have the same musical vibe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: What is it that keeps you, Mat [Sinner \u2013 Voodoo Circle, Primal Fear, Sinner etc.] and the rest of Voodoo Circle coming back to this project even in spite of the busy schedule you have with all the other bands and projects?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Beyrodt: First of all, it\u2019s not a project \u2013 it\u2019s a band and it\u2019s really important to us. And why we keep doing this is just for the love of music. Every member in this band has grown up with this kind of music and these are our roots. We enjoy this so much and that\u2019s the reason why we keep doing these albums \u2013 plus, the fans like it and that\u2019s also a big part of it (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: Absolutely! And speaking about your musical roots, Voodoo Circle has always had this retro \u201870s vibe to it. What do you think was so special or influential about this particular decade of music and of course, the music itself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Alex Beyrodt: Well, this decade in music to me is when it all started for Hard Rock. That\u2019s when all these famous bands were so successful and they made blueprints for songwriting and sounds for this kind of music and the whole idea of it. And of course they took it from other bands like the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, but this music was defined in the \u201870s. And I also hear a lot of the \u201880s in my songwriting… Maybe you\u2019d agree with me or maybe not \u2013 I don\u2019t know \u2013 but to me it\u2019s lots of the \u201880s sound also in my guitar playing and in the way I write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: I definitely agree, especially when it comes to early \u201880s, like the early \u201880s Whitesnake for instance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Beyrodt: Absolutely, yes. And there\u2019s a purpose for it. Those are my roots, this is music I still love and I still love listening to and it is very easy for me to write in this style of music. It just feels natural \u2013 probably because I grew up with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Hardrock Haven: The new Voodoo Circle album Locked & Loaded<\/em> marks the return of former band members David Readman and Markus Kullmann. How do you think this fact translates into the new album?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Beyrodt: Well, there\u2019s a story behind that and I\u2019m glad you asked! Actually, when me and David started talking to each other and decided to work together again, I\u2019ve already had the majority of the new material for the album written. So the songs were already written here in my studio and recorded as demo versions. And then I spoke to Markus, and he was also happy about the idea of rejoining Voodoo Circle. That gave me another push and more power, so I sat down and I listened to the song material and then I decided to start writing new songs with the fact of David and Markus returning to the band in mind. And songs like \u201cFlesh & Bone\u201d, \u201cWasting Time\u201d, \u201cMagic Woman Chile\u201d, \u201cLocked & Loaded,\u201d \u201cDevil With An Angel Smile\u201d, \u201cThis Song Is For You\u201d… these songs are all brand new, written after I knew they\u2019re back in the band, and with that fact in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Hardrock Haven: Reviewers who compared David to the Raised On Rock<\/em> era singer Herbie Langhans often pointed out to David bringing his Melodic Rock influences to the table which were apparently missing further on. Would you agree with that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Beyrodt: Well, probably yes… but in a good way. I can\u2019t say anything bad about Herbie. At that time he was a perfect singer for Voodoo Circle and he did a great job \u2013 a job that was very difficult, you know, to fill David\u2019s shoes. David\u2019s such an amazing singer and character and it wasn\u2019t easy for Herbie, but he did a great job. And also his reaction, when I told him that David is back in Voodoo Circle, was just classic. He just laughed and smiled and said, \u201cYou know, Alex, it\u2019s okay \u2018cause now I have a band I can be a fan of again.\u201d It still was kind of cool and he took it really easy. They [David Readman and Herbie Langhans] have a different approach of course \u2013 Herbie is more of a Metal singer and David is more of a Hard Rock singer. And of course, when it comes to the legacy of Voodoo Circle, David is the original singer and that makes everything a little bit easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Hardrock Haven: You\u2019ve mentioned starting the writing process for the album all over again once the returning members were back on board. So in general, was it any different than with the previous Voodoo Circle albums?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Beyrodt: I could say that the difference was that this time I wrote especially for David\u2019s voice, but that\u2019s not true \u2013 I always did that (laughs) But when I knew they were back in the band, I was given some extra power and extra ideas. I also have to give credit to Mat, \u2018cause when we talked about that whole situation, he also said, \u201cAlex, why don\u2019t you sit down, think about it and maybe try to write one song with having in mind that these guys are back in the band…?\u201d Actually it was him who gave me the idea and then I started to write and it felt great and right at the time… just natural. And for example, in \u201cWasting Time\u201d \u2013 in bits and pieces where the drums are featured \u2013 I wrote that especially for Markus. And when he was in the studio, I told him, \u201cThis is your moment. Just do whatever you want with it. Just show everyone what you can do.\u201d It was kind of cool \u2013 he loved it and enjoyed it. In general, we\u2019ve just had a great time recording this album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: That\u2019s the way it should be. You actually say in different interviews over the years that you write constantly, not just for the occasion when working on a specific album. Also, probably some of the earlier material for what ended up as Locked & Loaded <\/em>ended up being shelved too. So how often do you revisit your vault of unreleased songs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Beyrodt: I have probably around four hundred guitar riffs recorded in my iPhone as ideas. It\u2019s crazy, it\u2019s totally crazy and I totally lost track of it (laughs). At some point, I have to listen to them and I have to sort them out and give them names \u2013 otherwise they will be all forgotten. But you\u2019re right \u2013 I write music constantly. I\u2019ve already started writing for the next Voodoo Circle album and I have five songs (laughs). Especially these days, when it\u2019s not too much to do anyway… And to me, writing songs and being here in my studio \u2013 my man cave \u2013 that\u2019s like medicine. You know, I close the door, I light the candle and I\u2019m just by myself and I can just enjoy things and be creative \u2013 I love that. It\u2019s important to me and my personality, as a musician and as an artist. And of course, I sometimes I sit here and listen to my older ideas and older demos \u2013 and sometimes I just start working on them again and re-writing them or re-doing them. And it\u2019s actually fun, it\u2019s all fun and really enjoyable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: You claimed you\u2019ve had a sort of \u201cLed Zeppelin concept\u201d in your mind while writing songs for this album, especially with the line-up change becoming a fact. Were Led Zepp and obviously Jimmy Page a crucial influence of yours, or maybe it\u2019s not really possible to pick just one major influence among all?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Beyrodt: Well, you\u2019re right when you say there\u2019s a Led Zeppelin influence on this new album. That\u2019s totally right and of course, Markus… I mean, listen to his drumming \u2013 he\u2019s like a German John Bonham. And I know David is a huge Led Zeppelin fan, but to be honest, I\u2019ve never been one… I was more into Deep Purple and Rainbow \u2013 that was more my kind of stuff. But you can hear a Led Zeppelin influence on every Voodoo Circle album, that\u2019s for sure. And I always like bits and pieces from them \u2013 you know, what they did with the rhythm and the guitar riffs in songs like \u201cKashmir\u201d… There\u2019s something in their music that has just an oriental kind of feeling and at the same time a very traditional, old English Folk vibe to them… and it\u2019s all really inspiring for me to work with something like this, to take it and listen to it and do what I can do and how it would sound if I played it… then I play along with it and then I come up with this kind of songs.  Honestly, I have never been a huge admirer of them. But I really enjoyed that movie with Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White, It Might Get Loud <\/em>[2008] and the moment when Jimmy  Page entered the room and he started playing the guitar. It was such a honorable moment \u2013 such an epic moment. Actually I really enjoyed when he did that and I thought, \u201cThis is the real Rock royalty.\u201d I also follow him on Instagram (laughs), but he probably doesn\u2019t know me… (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Hardrock Haven: Did you introduce any other changes, like using a different gear for example, to achieve the particular sound you had in mind for this album?<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Alex Beyrodt: That\u2019s another question I\u2019m happy that you\u2019ve asked! I actually have redone my studio gear completely \u2013 I bought new amplifiers, new software and hardware and that also led me to re-recording all the guitars for the album. As I said earlier, I already had the songs written and of course, some of them are also on the album, but I have redone all the guitars from the original recordings. I had new gear and new amplifiers and it sounded so much better in my opinion \u2013 and it also gave me that extra push… over the cliff (laughs). And it was a lot of work (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: I can imagine! We talked the \u201870s, Led Zeppelin, the Purple family and so on, but there\u2019s also something modern about certain tracks on the album, such as the title one. Do you find it challenging to balance the old and the new \u2013 your roots with more modern sound?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Beyrodt: Talking about \u201cLocked & Loaded,\u201d what I had in mind when writing it is that I wanted to write a single with a modern approach, but also the old \u201870s and \u201880s songwriting ideas and feeling and vibe. I mean, there\u2019s a Jimi-Hendrix-a-like kind of solo in it, with an old Fuzz Face, and the guitar riffing is like Lenny Kravitz… And there\u2019s even a drum loop in the song, something which we\u2019ve never done before. But for me it was an experiment \u2013 I wanted to see how far I can go and what people will say about this kind of song. Now it turned out that it\u2019s a single \u2018cause everybody liked it so much. It\u2019s different and it shows the band from a totally different angle. And I like it \u2013 it was a lot of fun doing it. So what do you think about it, what\u2019s your opinion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: I love it. This mixture of old and new is really refreshing and as you\u2019ve said, it sounds different than the other songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Beyrodt: Yeah, and that was the idea. I wanted to write a song for people to go on a dancefloor and dance to it. Not that is there\u2019s such a thing anymore as a Rock disco (laughs), but if there was one, people could dance to \u201cLocked & Loaded\u201d (laughs). Sad days… but that\u2019s how it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Hardrock Haven: Unfortunately. Anyway, mix and mastering for the album was done by Jacob Hansen. Having worked with him before, why did you decide to renew this collaboration?

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Alex Beyrodt: Jacob is a real artist and he can do things that are unbelievable. I\u2019m honored that he worked with us again and he seems to have lots of fun with us too, \u2018cause our music is so different from what he usually does. It\u2019s very refreshing and so easy to work with him \u2013 he\u2019s so fast and the way how he mixes… He can lift a song from the \u201cokay\u201d level to the \u201cwow\u201d level, really. It\u2019s really amazing. I remember that when I sent mixes to David and to Markus and they listened to them for the first time, they gave me a phone call and were like, \u201cWhat the hell is this…? What has he done…?\u201d These songs are really in a different league now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: This year also new Primal Fear album Metal Commando<\/em> saw the light of day. Is it a smooth sailing to work on an album with two other guitarists on board? And what kind of experience is Primal Fear for you in general?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Beyrodt: Yeah, absolutely. That\u2019s all easy to handle, we\u2019re all friends and there\u2019s no competition or anything. It\u2019s all very professional and easy. And you know, whenever we do Primal Fear, I wear a Primal Fear hat and whenever we do Voodoo Circle, I wear a Voodoo Circle hat. It\u2019s like driving different cars \u2013 you always drive a car, it\u2019s just a model that is different. And in general, I played my first Primal Fear concert in 1999 \u2013 this is when I started to help the band. When they needed a guitar player for touring, I was there. So we played together in 1999, 2001, 2003, I think in 2005 and 2007 \u2013 and in 2009 I finally became an official band member. But that felt just natural to me, \u2018cause I was with these guys from the very, very beginning. And I work with Mat for over thirty years, and also with Tom [Naumann]… I\u2019m happy he\u2019s back in the band and we know each other since 1985 actually (laughs). God, I\u2019m old!… (laughs) We\u2019re longtime friends and that\u2019s just lots of fun. We can read each other\u2019s minds \u2013 we just look into the each other\u2019s face and we know, \u201cAhh, he likes that\u201d or \u201cHe doesn\u2019t like that\u201d or \u201cNow he\u2019s gonna do that\u201d. It\u2019s like in a long-term relationship. Really relaxed and easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven:  What\u2019s the current status of Silent Force and are there any plans to record a follow-up up to Rising From Ashes<\/em> [2013]?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Beyrodt: Well, I haven\u2019t planned to do it and let\u2019s say nothing is scheduled, but I\u2019m thinking about it. Not planning it, but thinking about it \u2013 let\u2019s put it this way. Especially that I have so much time because of this situation and I think I already could record a full album with the material I have here in my studio from the last couple of years. Let\u2019s see, why not…? I\u2019m definitely open to the idea and you know, never say never!<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Hardrock Haven: Absolutely! Being also a part of Rock Meets Classic, what do you think is the secret of its success? Is it more about the timelessness of the songs that you perform, or people who perform these songs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Beyrodt: You know, Rock Meets Classic is like a time travelling. And of course, those songs and those singers \u2013 their legacies \u2013 are so huge and to play this kind of music together with a fifty-piece orchestra is very special for everyone. It\u2019s special for the legends, for the bands, for the orchestra and of course very special for the audience. And I think that\u2019s why it is so successful. And also, the mix of the artists touring with us \u2013 you know, we have guys from Thin Lizzy and Uriah Heep, and then Ian Gillan of Deep Purple and Paul Rodgers and Alice Cooper… the mix is also really cool. We had the guys from Magnum, we had Doro, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, Steve Lukather of Toto, Eric Bazilian from The Hooters… so it\u2019s a great mix, and the atmosphere onstage and in the audience when we do this is really enjoyable. If you ever have a chance to come over to Germany and watch a show, you should do it. It\u2019s really special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Hardrock Haven: Having a chance, I would!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Beyrodt: Yeah, definitely! I remember watching the first Rock Meets Classic show myself \u2018cause I wasn\u2019t in the cast for the first tour as I was supposed to go on tour with Glenn Hughes at the time and I couldn\u2019t do both. But I was in the audience when they did their very first show. I had tears in my eyes, it was amazing (laughs). I was really touched, goosebumps all over and everything… It was really, really cool. It\u2019s very special. A lot of work though to do it \u2013 of course, you know all the songs and you can play them more or less, but if you go onstage with guys like Steve Lukather or Ian Gillan, you\u2019d better know them right. You cannot improvise… it\u2019s not a cover show or band, it\u2019s totally different. It\u2019s the original singers that make it totally different from every cover band or project. A different direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: So is it possible for you at all to pick just one special moment when it comes to Rock Meets Classic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Beyrodt: There are so many!… But probably my favorite moment and experience was the first time when I played with Ian Gillan. You know, I\u2019m a huge Deep Purple fan and I started to play the guitar because of Ritchie Blackmore. And here I am onstage with Ian Gillan… thirty or even forty years later (laughs). I remember that moment so clearly. We played \u201cHighway Star\u201d as every Deep Purple show starts with it. And there\u2019s this famous guitar solo which I learned piece by piece and note for note… Then it gets closer and closer to the guitar solo and I look over my shoulder and I see Ian Gillan in the center stage doing his thing and I\u2019m like, \u201cJesus Christ, this is fuckin\u2019 Ian Gillan (laughs) and I\u2019m playing fuckin\u2019 \u201cHighway Star\u201d in front of the 4,000 people. It\u2019s like, what the fuck is going on…? Am I dreaming…?\u201d And when the solo started, I did something totally crazy. I took the guitar behind my head and I played the first part of the solo with the guitar behind my head. I turned around and I looked at Ian Gillan and he looked at me with his eyes wide open. He was like, \u201cOh my God, what is he doing…?\u201d There\u2019s actually a picture of that moment and I had it on my Facebook profile for a long time \u2013 you\u2019ll probably find it still somewhere there. It\u2019s hilarious. So anyway, I played the solo and then there\u2019s this fast part, so I took the guitar and I threw it on the ground, and I played it like the piano. I was going totally nuts and I don\u2019t know why I did this (laughs). I didn\u2019t practice it, I just did it (laughs). And it went okay, it wasn\u2019t perfect, but it looked great (laughs). Everybody onstage was like, \u201cWhat the fuck is he doing…?\u201d but it sounded cool and it looked amazing. But my moment came after the show \u2013 I mean, that was already quite a moment too… Anyway, I\u2019m sitting backstage, taking deep breaths and relaxing after the show. And Ian Gillan comes offstage. And he looks at me, and I\u2019m like, \u201cUh-oh, I\u2019m in trouble,\u201d \u2018cause he gave me a certain look… (laughs) And I\u2019m like \u201cOh my God, he\u2019s coming here. He\u2019s getting closer. Uh-oh, he\u2019s going to say something like \u2018You stole my show!… Don\u2019t do this again!\u2019 or something like this\u201d… And then he stood right in front of me and asked me, \u201cWhat\u2019s your name…?\u201d And because we didn\u2019t rehearse and I met him onstage, I\u2019m like, \u201cNice to meet you, I\u2019m Alex.\u201d And he said, \u201cYou know, that thing in \u201cHighway Star\u201d…\u201d and I\u2019m like, \u201cUh-oh…\u201d (laughs) And he goes, \u201cCan you do that every night…?\u201d (laughs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 
Hardrock Haven: That\u2019s so incredibly cool of him!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Beyrodt: Yeah, and from that moment actually we clicked, and we became friends. From that moment, it was clear that we\u2019re friends. I think we played eighty shows with him as he did the tour four times… And he always says, \u201cAhh, here comes the German Blackmore!…\u201d (laughs)

Hardrock Haven: Now that\u2019s a compliment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Beyrodt: Absolutely… There\u2019s so much material on YouTube, for example when we did \u201cWhen A Blind Man Cries\u201d and stuff like that… It\u2019s amazing \u2013 and he always introduced me at stage and he pointed at me, so you could really tell that he enjoyed what I was doing and he understood that my kind of guitar playing is totally in the \u201870s Deep Purple Blackmore-ish style. And he enjoyed it a lot, I can tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: And speaking of Deep Purple and you being such a massive fan of it, is Ian Gillan era your favorite within the band\u2019s history?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alex Beyrodt: To me, that\u2019s the classic line-up and my favorite one, absolutely. I also like the line-up with [David] Coverdale and Glenn Hughes… it was different but I also liked it. Anyway, to me the line-up with Ian Gillan is what I liked about this band the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: Is there anything else you\u2019re up to at the moment?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Beyrodt: Well, as I said earlier, I\u2019m already writing songs for the next Voodoo Circle and for Primal Fear… for everyone. I\u2019m constantly writing and enjoying it and let\u2019s see what the future brings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: And speaking about the future, it\u2019s near the end of the year now, how do you think all the things that happened this year with the pandemic and recurring lockdowns will change the music industry?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Beyrodt: I\u2019m afraid to think about it. I\u2019m afraid it will take another six to eight months for live music to return and then let\u2019s see what happens… I don\u2019t know how the audience will react \u2013 if they are afraid to go to concerts \u2013 or what you will need to do the show… I don\u2019t know what\u2019s gonna happen. It\u2019s just really said that the whole music industry is totally forgotten by the politicians. That\u2019s really a nightmare and really disturbing, and we can\u2019t change it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Hardrock Haven: So do you have any concert plans for late 2021 or 2022, when it\u2019s assumed we\u2019re back to normal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Beyrodt: Well… yeah, there are ideas and we already have schedules and stuff but I don\u2019t want to mention anything \u2018cause it\u2019s all guessing and hoping and nobody is sure if it\u2019s gonna happen. I don\u2019t wanna guess and I don\u2019t wanna mention it, you know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardrock Haven: Absolutely, let\u2019s better leave it as it is. Is there anything you\u2019d like to add in the end then?<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Alex Beyrodt: I just wanna thank everyone who listens to Voodoo Circle and of course to Primal Fear and Silent Force too \u2013 to this kind of music… All these bands are like a family and I have a feeling also our fans are like a family and they support us… I wish them all the best of luck and that we can meet again soon and have a party together. And of course, thank you! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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