This site is dedicated to the memories of
Roddy Bevevino & Rich Manley-Reeve.

Axxed Asylum was a solo concept project created by Paul AT Kinson, featuring contributions from several rock musicians from the Newcastle upon Tyne area in Northern England.

The project emerged from Paul’s frustration during the recording of Heavy Metal Sanctuary with the band Battleaxe. During sessions at Trinity Heights Studio, he felt that his creative ideas were being weakened and diluted in the production process.

In response, Paul began producing demo recordings that more accurately reflected his original musical vision, working independently to regain creative control. These demos formed the foundation of Axxed Asylum, with the longer-term ambition of developing the material into a full studio album.




















 
 
 
 
 


The promotional picture above features, from left to right, Paul (Hook) Richardson (guitar - Into The Fire) Alan Dacre (guitar - Rock Legions), Roddy B (main vocal) Gary Melling (bass - Afterlife), Paul AT-kinson (drums etc).

Work on the project was difficult due to other band commitments at the time.

Some great players were part of the Axxed Asylum story, the guys above, but also guitarist Rich Manley-Reeve (RIP), bass player Huw Holding and guitarist Nick Catterick.

"thanks to all of you for being interested enough to be involved in my project"

"Roddy always said he was proud of the work we did together, and particularly liked the track Afterlife (ironically). He is sadly missed, I think about him a lot, and only wished that I had put more time into the project when he was alive; he was, without doubt, the most enthusiastic person I have ever worked with. Rest in peace, my friend"

"I worked with Rich on a number of projects and played dozens of gigs with him to the left of me. He was a great guy, and I never tired of his amazing talent, show after show - it didn't matter if the venue was full or empty, he always gave a professional performance. His performance on the Axxed Asylum cover, Fireball, was amazing. Rest in peace, mate.