Michael Schenker is one of the legendary characters in the history of guitar playing. The German virtuoso began his professional musician career at the age of fifteen, first with the Scorpions, with whom Schenker released his first album LONESOME CROW in 1972. Next, he joined the English band UFO, which…
Michael Schenker
MSG – Immortal
Reviewed: February, 2021 Released: January 29, 2021 Nuclear Blast Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker is celebrating his 5oth year in music. That is quite an accomplishment. The other famous Schenker, his brother Rudolf, formed Scorpions in 1964 and Michael joined in 1969. Michael was 16…
Michael Schenker On New CD Immortal – It’s Always Been About Creating Magical Riffs!
Interviewed by Robert Cavuoto Michael Schenker will be releasing his newest masterpiece, Immortal, on January 21st via Nuclear Blast to celebrate his 40th anniversary as a solo artist and 50th anniversary of being a musician. Immortal delivers precisely what you would expect from this legendary guitarist; crushing and memorable riffs,…
Michael Schenker announced new MSG album “Immortal”
Michael Schenker has completed the recording of a brand new MSG album, “Immortal”, which is set to be released via Nuclear Blast on January 29th, 2021. The album title is a perfect statement describing Michael Schenker’s legacy and to celebrate his 50th anniversary as a musician. Today, the band has…
‘FLYING V’ DOCUMENTARY TELLS THE STORY OF ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS STYLES OF ELECTRIC GUITAR
September 11, 2020 will see the release of the new DVD, ‘Flying V.’ Issued as part of the popular ‘Inside Metal’ series, ‘Flying V’ was directed by Peter Hansen and produced by Hansen and Michael Denner, and features in-depth interviews with countless renowned metal guitarists who have helped make this…
ZAL CLEMSINSON discusses new band Sin’ Dogs, SABH, Nazareth and more
INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJALA Sin’ Dogs is a new band, hailing from Glasgow, Scotland. The group is fronted by legendary Zal Cleminson, best known for his prominent role in The Sensational Alex Harvey Band (SAHB). A self-taught Cleminson started his musician career in the late ’60s with the Glasgow-based band…
Michael Schenker on New CD, Revelation – I Went Treasure Hunting Hoping to Find Musical Pieces of Gold!
Interview by Robert Cavuoto Coming off the success of Michael Schenker Fest’s Resurrection CD, in March 2018; Michael decided to head back into the studio before the American tour to write and record another CD of new material! From that session, thirteen powerful new songs emerged which capture the spirit…
Michael Schenker – Temple Of Rock-Live In Europe (DVD Review)
Artist: Michael Schenker Temple Of Rock Title: Live In Europe (DVD) Label: Inakustik Released: 2012 Rating: Reviewer: JP I’ve said many times before that one of my goals is review every Hard Rock and Heavy Metal DVD in existence. I’ve had this DVD for quite a while but have…
Michael Schenker Fest @ SWG3 Glasgow
Michael Schenker Fest @ SWG3 Glasgow
MICHAEL SCHENKER discusses about “Resurrection” album, Michael Schenker Fest and more
MICHAEL SCHENKER BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ Michael Schenker is a legendary German guitarist, best known for his tenure in UFO and solo career. He was an early member of Scorpions, then achieved the fame in the mid-1970s as the lead guitar player for UFO with whom he played until 1978. Then…
MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST – Release Second Resurrection Album Trailer!
Release Second Resurrection Album Trailer! Pre-order available here: nblast.de/MSFResurrection Recently, Nuclear Blast proudly announced the release of the upcoming first MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST studio album! Along with producer Michael Voss-Schoen, the band recently completed the recordings for the record, entitled »Resurrection«, out on March 2, 2018. Besides Michael Schenker and the three M.S.G. singers Gary Barden,Graham Bonnet and Robin McAuley, you can also hear Doogie White (Michael Schenker’s TEMPLE OF ROCK) as…
Guitarist Steve Mann discuss about Lionheart reunion, new album and his past and current work with Michael Schenker
STEVE MANN Lionheart is a British band that formed in late 1980 by guitarists Steve Mann and Dennis Stratton, bassist Rocky Newton, vocalist Jess Cox, and drummer Frank Noon. The band began playing gigs including regular shows at London’s infamous Marquee club and appearance at The Reading Festival. The band…
ULI JON ROTH – Solo artist, Electric Sun, ex-Scorpions
Uli Jon Roth is a German guitarist who became famous as the Scorpions lead guitarist between 1973 and 1978. During that time, the band released studio albums FLY TO THE RAINBOW, IN TRANCE, VIRGIN KILLER, and TAKEN BY FORCE, followed by a live album TOKYO TAPES which was also the…
SWEDENROCK 2016
REVIEW AND PHOTOS BY ARTO LEHTINEN AND MARKO SYRJALA Once again here we are again as the Finnish Metal-Rules.com two-man-team made their annual road trip to Sweden Rock. The 2016 line up presented a wide range of metal and hard rock as usual. Over 70 bands offered one hell of…
GRAHAM BONNET – Solo artist, ex-Rainbow, Alcatrazz, MSG
INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS BY MARKO SYRJALA Graham Bonnet an English rock vocalist and songwriter. Bonnet’s musician career started already in the late ’60s with a band called The Marbles. Later on, he has recorded and performed as a solo artist and as a member of several bands, including Alcatrazz, Impellitteri,…