Voodoo Circle

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German hard rock band

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Field	Value
name	Voodoo Circle
alias	Alex Beyrodt's Voodoo Circle
origin	Germany
genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
years_active	2008–present
label	AFM Records
associated_acts	Silent Force
Primal Fear
Sinner
Pink Cream 69
Room Experience
Kiske/Somerville
Hardline
Simple Minds
Sinbreed
Seventh Avenue
website
current_members	David Readman
Alex Beyrodt
Markus Kullmann
past_members	Mat Sinner
Jimmy Kresic
Alessandro Del Vecchio
Mel Gaynor
Tim Husung
Francesco Jovino
Herbie Langhans
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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.

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

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. 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.

Band members

Present

Alex Beyrodt – guitars (2008–present)
David Readman – vocals (2008–2016, 2020–present)
Markus Kullmann – drums (2009–2014, 2020–present)

Former

Mat Sinner – bass/producer (2008–2016, 2017–2024)
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 – session keyboards (2017–2018)
Herbie Langhans – vocals (2017–2019)

Timeline

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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)
Hail to the King (2024)

References

"Voodoo Circle – Biography". Metal Storm.
"David leaves Voodoo Circle". Voodoo Circle Facebook Page.
"VOODOO CIRCLE's new vocalist". Voodoo Circle Facebook Page.
(20 June 2014). "BIOGRAPHY – Voodoo Circle". Voodoocircle.de.
"Voodoo Circle – Vocalist And Drummer Rejoined The Band".

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