---
title: "Axewitch"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/axewitch"
genre: "NWOBHM"
country: "Sweden"
formed: 1981
---

# Axewitch

**Axewitch** is a nwobhm band, from Sweden, active 1981 to present.

Axewitch is a Swedish heavy metal band formed around 1981 in Linköping. The band broke up in 1987 but reunited in 2007.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axewitch

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Axewitch |
| Genre | NWOBHM |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Linköping, Sweden |
| Formed | 1981 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [NWOBHM](https://themetalnet.com/genre/nwobhm) · [Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Anders Wallentoft](https://themetalnet.com/musician/anders-wallentoft) | Lead vocals |  | Current |
| [Magnus Jarl](https://themetalnet.com/musician/magnus-jarl) | Electric guitar |  | Current |
| [Mats Johansson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mats-johansson-bd7ff2ee) | Drums (drum set) |  | Current |
| [Mikael Johansson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mikael-johansson) | Electric guitar |  | Current |
| [Tommy Brage](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tommy-brage) | Electric bass guitar |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1982 | [Pray for Metal](https://themetalnet.com/album/64502351-3cdd-3b8b-95e2-4acb812dbe87) | EP |
| 1983 | [The Lord of Flies](https://themetalnet.com/album/a1563cea-25f8-30f7-841b-eb97b66a9632) | Album |
| 1984 | [Visions of the Past](https://themetalnet.com/album/60430d83-dbfc-3439-ab09-c70bdedf26fe) | Album |
| 1985 | [Hooked on High Heels](https://themetalnet.com/album/4153bd52-d27a-403f-9b76-78d268b550b2) | Album |
| 2021 | [Out of the Ashes Into the Fire](https://themetalnet.com/album/8d8e9052-c976-4f30-8e93-d2b60736bd67) | Album |
| 2023 | [The Last of a Dying Breed: 40 Years In Metal](https://themetalnet.com/album/682cc094-f87c-4257-bc2e-22b46a196cad) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Saxon](https://themetalnet.com/band/saxon) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Tytan](https://themetalnet.com/band/tytan) (same tags)
- [Beneath the Surface](https://themetalnet.com/band/beneath-the-surface) (same tags)
- [Satanic Rites](https://themetalnet.com/band/satanic-rites) (same tags)
- [Quartz](https://themetalnet.com/band/quartz) (same tags)
- [Dragster](https://themetalnet.com/band/dragster) (same tags)
- [Bashful Alley](https://themetalnet.com/band/bashful-alley) (same tags)
- [Tyrant](https://themetalnet.com/band/tyrant-e31deb90) (same tags)
- [Quest V8](https://themetalnet.com/band/quest-v8) (same tags)
- [Legend](https://themetalnet.com/band/legend-922d2481) (same tags)
- [Free Heart](https://themetalnet.com/band/free-heart) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Axewitch
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Axe_Witch/5951
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/8554902
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ePYUsltJRIYXCcMPN81Vx
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/1022640999

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/axewitch](https://themetalnet.com/band/axewitch). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt