Magnum Axxe, loosely translated from Latin and rock-n-roll jargon, means "Great Guitar." The band was formed in 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona, when drummer Barry Stewart met guitarist Horace Miller and they formed the group through a mutual love of heavy rock music. After adding Jim Warren on bass guitar, they began jamming on songs by groups like Dio and Fight, and soon began composing original music. After meeting Stewart at an Anthrax concert, Mark Keller completed the group as lead vocalist. With his lyrics and melodies added to the songs, everything was now in place for Magnum Axxe.
Horace Miller, originally from Pitreville, LA, is a veteran of many Arizona and California bands, including Frenzy, Oddity Paradox, Throttle Head, Resurgence, The Militants, Roxy Steele, Joker, Alien Steele, The Hellcats, King Khaos, and multiple others. His influences include Randy Rhoads, Tom Scholz, EVH, Yngwie, Tony Iommi, and Impellitteri.
From his first concert seeing KISS and Krokus, he has gone on to recording with Jimmy Bain of Dio and Rainbow and doing backing tracks for a tribute song featuring George Lynch solos that was recorded in Hollywood, CA at Scott Wieland's studio. His favorite artists include Ozzy with Randy, Iron Maiden, Ghost, Ted Nugent, Kiss, Motley Crue, TNT, AC/DC, Van Halen, Racer X, Lillian Axe, King Diamond, Lizzy Borden, Elvis Presley and many more.
His interests include drag racing and spacing out!
Horace Miller is endorsed by Bad Boy Guitars.
Photo by John Roland
Barry's first album was a Donnie Osmond record, bought by his grandmother. What got Barry started on the hard rock road was classic KISS, moving on from there to bands like Judas Priest (Scott Travis on drums), Ozzy Osbourne, Ronnie James Dio, Dokken, Metallica, Megadeth, Pantera, Iron Maiden, W.A.S.P., Ratt, Testament, Van Halen, and Savatage.
Barry has played in Overload, Christian/Zeppelin-themed rockers New Jerusalem, and Angel Black. His musical highlights include playing the AZ Memorial Coliseum with New Jerusalem and the (Infamous) Phoenix Mason Jar club. The first concert he attended was Sammy Hagar at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, CA.
When not onstage, Barry likes to watch drag racing, go mountain bike riding, hang out with friends and watch live shows, and hopefully soon, motorcycling...
Barry has lived in Phoenix, AZ and California.
From his hometown of Norwalk, CA Jim Warren started his rock journey with the album Foreigner 4. His first concert was David Lee Roth with Cinderella, and he now loves anything Halford, The Cure, Armored Saint, Dirty Looks, Overkill, Megadeth, and Johnny Cash. Jim's musical influences include David Ellefson, Henrick Ostergard, and Steve Harris.
In addition to Magnum Axxe, he has played in the bands Unorthodox, Painkiller, and Hangar 18. His favorite musical moment was with Painkiller at the House of Blues, Anaheim, helping to incite the first circle pit they had there.
Jim likes motorcycles and anything outdoors, and wants you to come out to the show to find out anything else...
Originally from East Grand Forks, MN, Mark Keller lived in Fargo, ND and Omaha, NE before landing in the Phoenix, AZ area. From his first album, The Monkees' Greatest Hits, he graduated to Blue Öyster Cult and Black Sabbath. Ozzy Osbourne is his greatest influence (and first concert), along with Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, Alice Cooper, and Sebastian Bach.
His favorite bands are currently Rammstein, Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet for My Valentine, Falling in Reverse, Die Toten Hosen, and of course, Ozzy. He has played in the Midwest bands Ransum, Innuendo, and Stagefright.
His interests include day-trading stocks and crypto, learning German, computer programming, and recording in his home studio.