The ambitious "The Big Thrill" became a best seller in 1993.

This album was a big turning point in the career of this five piece band. Produced by Joey Balin, rehearsaled in New York and recorded in Philadelphia, it was the first international production by Axxis.

In the following years AXXIS had traveled thousands of miles. One if the most impressive destinations was Japan, where Bernhard Weiss and guitarist Walter Pietsch performed a couple of acoustic live shows due to the release of the Japanese only CD "Profile". The band became known world-wide!

The album "Matters of survival" was produced in Los Angeles in 1995 - the city of angels which is uncritically praised as metal-capitol by some, a city where glamour, violence and homelessness live together very closely. An impression which was responsible for the choice of the album title.

To keep on moving into new directions was a principle which this Hard Rock band from the "Ruhrgebiet" had always followed. If you have a look on KINGDOM OF THE NIGHT (`89) , AXXIS II (`91 ), THE BIG THRILL (`93) , MATTERS OF SURVIVAL (`95) oder VOODOO VIBES (97), the latest album by the band - they had always avoided to repeat themselves.

AXXIS do of course have their basic sound, their roots are lying within the traditional Heavy Rock of the 70's and 80's, they have found their very own style which is orientated on hooks like "LIVING IN A WORLD".  Bemhard's unique vocal style is another characteristic trademark which makes AXXIS' sound very unique.

On VOODOO VIBES the band worked with drumloops and very special and untypical sounds. 

In spite of this experimental phase,  Axxis' major ambition is, as Walter adds, "to be a pure Rock 'n' Roll band and doing whatever you want to do!"