Diamonds Unlocked

Diamonds Unlocked
Studio album by Axel Rudi Pell
Released	1 October 2007
Recorded	Apr 2007 - Jun 2007
Genre	Heavy metal, hard rock, speed metal
Label	Steamhammer/SPV
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Axel Rudi Pell chronology
Mystica (2006) Diamonds Unlocked (2007) Tales of the Crown (2008)

Diamonds Unlocked is the twelfth album by German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell. It is a cover album released in September/October 2007. The album consists of 10 cover tracks and 1 self-written introduction track. Axel Rudi Pell attempted to make cover versions of tracks from typically "non-metal" artists including Phil Collins and Michael Bolton in order to show how these songs would be done in his signature melodic rock/metal style.

Track listing

1. "The Diamond Overture" (Axel Rudi Pell) - 1:41
2. "Warrior" (Riot) - 3:42
3. "Beautiful Day" (U2) - 4:46
4. "Stone" (Chris Rea) - 6:36
5. "Love Gun" (Kiss) - 4:04
6. "Fools Game" (Michael Bolton) - 3:58
7. "Heartbreaker" (Free) - 6:55
8. "Rock the Nation" (Montrose)
9. "In the Air Tonight" (Phil Collins) - 8:38
10. "Like a Child Again" (The Mission) - 4:48
11. "Won't Get Fooled Again" (The Who) - 6:12

Charts: Germany #60; Switzerland #81.

Personnel

• Axel Rudi Pell - Guitars
• Johnny Gioeli - vocals
• Ferdy Doernberg - keyboards, Acoustic Guitar on "Love Gun"
• Volker Krawczak - Bass, Acoustic Guitar on "Love Gun"
• Mike Terrana - drums, percussion

External links

• Diamonds Unlocked at Allmusic.com
• Diamonds Unlocked at Amazon.com