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The Michael Schenker Group (often abbreviated as MSG) are a guitar-oriented hard rock band, formed in London in 1979 by former Scorpions and UFO guitarist Michael Schenker.[1] In 1986, Schenker and vocalist Robin McAuley formed the McAuley Schenker Group, which lasted until 1993.[1] Afterwards, in 1996, the Michael Schenker Group was reformed.[2] After the release of their second live album, 1984’s Rock Will Never Die, its members began to have serious discussions that caused a two-year hiatus, and Michael ended the band in 1986.

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Michael Schenker Group
MSG performing in 2022
Background information
Also known as	MSG
Origin	London, England
Genres	Hard rock heavy metal
Years active	1979 (1979)–present
Labels	Chrysalis Capitol Impact Shrapnel In-akustik
Spinoffs	McAuley Schenker Group
Members	Michael Schenker Ronnie Romero Barend Courbois Steve Mann Bodo Shopf
Past members	Billy Sheehan Denny Carmassi Gary Barden Don Airey Mo Foster Simon Phillips Paul Raymond Chris Glen Cozy Powell Graham Bonnet Tommy Eyre Ted McKenna Rocky Newton Andy Nye Mitch Perry Bodo Schopf Jeff Pilson James Kottak Chis Logan Stuart Hamm David Van Landig Jeremy Colson Kelly Keeling John Onder Shane Gaalaas Pete Way Andy Parker Neil Murray

The group has repeatedly expressed an excellent interpretation, generated by the technique of its leader, representing one of the cornerstones of the history of hard rock. Their symbol is a Flying V, half black and half white, an instrument that has always captured Schenker's imagination. In the history of the band, dozens of musicians have passed through both keyboardists, rhythmic guitarists, drummers, bassists and vocalists.

History

Beginnings

The band was formed in 1979, following the breakup of Michael Schenker from UFO, in an attempt to have a band that better suited his needs. He therefore decided to move to London; a few weeks after his arrival in the British capital, he joined Gary Barden, vocalist of Fraser Nash, who, with bassist Billy Sheehan and drummer Denny Carmassi founded a new band, simply called Michael Schenker Group.[3]

Second album MSG

The following year they recorded their second album, MSG, which placed at No. 14 on the UK charts. During their promotional tour, they played at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan in Japan, where their first live album was recorded titled One Night at Budokan. It was released in 1982 with great success in the UK where it was certified silver after exceeding 60,000 copies sold.

Built to Destroy, disbandment

In October 1983, the band released Built to Destroy, the first with keyboardist Andy Nye and which also featured Derek St. Holmes, known at the time as Ted Nugent's vocalist. To promote it, they gave several concerts in the UK and later went on tour to other European countries as the opening band of Iron Maiden. Their farewell concert was held on December 18, 1983 at the Dortmund festival, after which the band disbanded, and the guitarist founded the McAuley Schenker Group.[4]

Reformation

After deciding to wrap up the McAuley Schenker Group project, Schenker decided to re-found the band in 1996 with Leif Sundin on vocals, Barry Sparks on bass and Shane Gaalaas on drums with whom he recorded Written in the Sand. Two years later, they released The Unforgiven, with Kelly Keeling replacing Sundin and with John Onder replacing Sparks.

Discography

Studio albums

Michael Schenker Group

• The Michael Schenker Group (1980) #8 UK
• MSG (1981)
• Assault Attack (1982)
• Built to Destroy (1983)
• Written in the Sand (1996) #22 Japan
• The Unforgiven (1999)
• Be Aware of Scorpions (2001)
• Arachnophobiac (2003)
• Tales of Rock'n'Roll (2006)
• In the Midst of Beauty (2008)
• Immortal (2021)[5]
• Universal (2022)

McAuley Schenker Group

• Perfect Timing (1987)
• Save Yourself (1989)
• M.S.G. (1991)
• Nightmare: The Acoustic M.S.G. (1992)

Schenker Barden Acoustic Project

• Gipsy Lady (2009)

Schenker's Temple of Rock

• Temple of Rock (2011)
• Bridge the Gap (2013)
• Spirit on a Mission (2015)

Michael Schenker Fest

• Resurrection (2018)
• Revelation (2019)[6]

Cover albums

Michael Schenker Group

• Heavy Hitters (2005)
  • Doctor Doctor: The Kulick Sessions (2007 re-release)
  • By Invitation Only (2011 re-release)

Live albums

Michael Schenker Group

• One Night at Budokan (1982) (UK Silver)
• Rock Will Never Die (1984)
• BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (1993)
• The Michael Schenker Story Live (1997)
• The Unforgiven World Tour (1999)
• The Mad Axeman Live (2007)
• Walk the Stage: The Official Bootleg Box Set (2009)
• The 30th Anniversary Concert: Live in Tokyo (2010)

McAuley Schenker Group

• "Unplugged" Live (1992)

Schenker's Temple of Rock

• On a Mission - Live in Europe (2012)
• On a Mission - Live in Madrid (2016)

Michael Schenker Fest

• Live Tokyo International Forum Hall A (2017)

Band members

Current members

• Michael Schenker – lead guitar (1979–present)
• Steve Mann – keyboards, guitar (1986–1987, 1988–1991, 2016–present)
• Bodo Schopf – drums (1987–1990, 2019–present)
• Ronnie Romero – lead vocals (2021–present)
• Barend Courbois – bass guitar (2021-present)

Former members

Lead vocals:

• Ray Kennedy (1984 touring member) (died 2014)
• Leif Sundin (1995–1997, 2007–2008)
• David VanLanding (1997–1999, 2011, 2012 touring member only) (died 2015)
• Kelly Keeling (1999–2000)
• Keith Slack (1999 touring member)
• Chris Logan (2001–2004, 2006)
• Jari Tiura (2006–2007)
• Michael Voss – also rhythm guitar (2011–2012)
• Doogie White – lead vocals (2012–2020, special guest occasionally)
• Robin McAuley – lead vocals (1987–1992, 2012, 2016–2020, special guest occasionally)
• Graham Bonnet – lead vocals (February–August 1982, 2016–2020, special guest occasionally)
• Gary Barden – lead vocals (1979–1981, 1982–1984, 2008–2010, 2016–2021, special guest occasionally)

Keyboards:

• Don Airey (session 1980, 2008, 2011)
• Paul Raymond – also rhythm guitar (1980–1981, 2011) (died 2019)
• Tommy Eyre (session 1982) (died 2001)
• Andy Nye (1982–1984)
• Jesse Harms (session 1991)
• Claude Gaudette (session 1996)
• Seth Bernstein – also rhythm guitar & backing vocals (1997–1999)
• Wayne Findlay – also rhythm guitar & backing vocals (1999–2016)

Rhythm guitar:

• Derek St. Holmes – also vocals (1983)
• Mitch Perry (1987)
• Spencer Secombe (touring member 1991–1992)

Bass:

• Billy Sheehan (session 1979)
• Mo Foster (session 1980)
• Chris Glen – bass (1980–1983, 2008–2009, 2016–2020)
• Dennis Feldman (1984 touring member)
• Rocky Newton (1987–1990)
• Jeff Pilson (1991)
• Jeff Kollman (1998 touring member)
• John Onder (session 1999)
• Rev Jones (2001–2002, 2004–2006, 2009)
• Stuart Hamm (2003)
• Pete Way (2006, 2011) (died 2020)
• Neil Murray (2008, 2010)
• Elliott "Dean" Rubinson (2010–2011, 2012 touring member)
• Francis Buchholz (2012–2016)
• Barry Sparks – bass guitar (1996–1998, 1999–2000, 2020)

Drums:

• Denny Carmassi (session 1979)
• Simon Phillips (1980, 2008, 2010, 2011)
• Cozy Powell (1981–1982) (died 1998)
• Ted McKenna (1982–1984, 2008, 2016–2019; his death)
• James Kottak (1991)
• Shane Gaalaas (1996–1997,1999-2000)
• Aynsley Dunbar (session 1999)
• Jeff Martin (2001, 2006)
• Jeremy Colson (2003)
• Pete Holmes (2004–2006)
• Chris Slade (touring member 2008–2009, 2010–2011)
• Carmine Appice (touring member 2010, session 2011)
• Brian Tichy (session 2011)
• Herman Rarebell (2010, 2011–2016)

Timeline

Recording timeline

Role	Album
	The Michael Schenker Group (1980)	MSG (1981)	Assault Attack (1982)	Built to Destroy (1983)	Perfect Timing (1987)	Save Yourself (1989)	M.S.G. (1991)	Written in the Sand (1996)	The Unforgiven (1999)	Be Aware of Scorpions (2001)	Arachnophobiac (2003)	Tales of Rock'n'Roll (2006)	In the Midst of Beauty (2008)	Heavy Hitters (2005) /By Invitation Only (2008)	Gipsy Lady (2009)	Temple of Rock (2011)	Bridge the Gap (2013)	Spirit on a Mission (2015)	Resurrection (2018)	Revelation (2019)	Immortal (2021)	Universal (2022)
Band	Michael Schenker Group				McAuley Schenker Group			Michael Schenker Group							Schenker Barden Acoustic Project	Schenker's Temple of Rock			Michael Schenker Fest		Michael Schenker Group
Guitar	Michael Schenker
Lead vocals	Gary Barden		Graham Bonnet	Gary Barden	Robin McAuley			Leif Sundin	Kelly Keeling	Chris Logan		Jari Tiura & various musicians	Gary Barden	various musicians	Gary Barden	Michael Voss	Doogie White		Gary Barden Graham Bonnet Robin McAuley Doogie White		Ronnie Romero Joe Lynn Turner Michael Voss Ralf Scheepers	Ronnie Romero Michael Kiske Ralf Scheepers
Rhythm guitar	no-one				Mitch Perry	Steve Mann	no-one					Wayne Findlay	no-one	Bob Kulick Pete Fletcher	no-one	no-one	Wayne Findlay	no-one	Steve Mann		no-one
Bass	Mo Foster	Chris Glen			Rocky Newton		Jeff Pilson	Barry Sparks	John Onder	Reverend Jones	Stuart Hamm	Pete Way	Neil Murray	various musicians		Pete Way	Francis Buchholz		Chris Glen		Barry Sparks	Bob Daisley Barry Sparks Barend Courbois
Keyboards	Don Airey	Paul Raymond	Tommy Eyre	Andy Nye	Steve Mann		Jesse Harms	Claude Gaudette	Seth Bernstein	no-one		Wayne Findlay	Don Airey	various musicians		Wayne Findlay			Steve Mann		Steve Mann Derek Sherinian	Steve Mann Tony Carey
Drums	Simon Phillips	Cozy Powell	Ted McKenna		Bodo Schopf		James Kottak	Shane Gaalaas		Jeff Martin	Jeremy Colson	Jeff Martin	Simon Phillips	various musicians		Herman Rarebell			Ted McKenna	Bodo Schopf Simon Phillips	Bodo Schopf Simon Phillips Brian Tichy	Bodo Schopf Simon Phillips Brian Tichy Bobby Rondinelli

References

External links

• Michael Schenker official site
• Michael Schenker Group at AllMusic
• MSG in the BNR metal pages

На других языках

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[de] Michael Schenker Group

Die Michael Schenker Group (früher meistens The Michael Schenker Group), kurz MSG, ist eine 1979 ins Leben gerufene Hard-Rock-Band. Ihr Gründer und Namensgeber ist der zuvor in den Bands UFO und Scorpions tätig gewesene deutsche Gitarrist Michael Schenker, der zugleich einzige Konstante der sonst von einem häufigen Mitgliederwechsel geprägten Gruppe ist. Tatsächlich handelt es sich um ein Soloprojekt Schenkers, bei dem sein Gitarrenspiel im Vordergrund steht. Nachdem er die Gruppe 1985 aufgelöst hatte, gründete er sie 1996 neu. Der Stil ist ein in den 1980er Jahren verwurzelter melodiöser Hard Rock, der bis heute im Grunde unverändert fortgeführt wird. Das prägnante Band-Logo besteht aus den ineinander verschlungenen Buchstaben M, S und G, den Initialen des Bandnamens, die dabei Michael Schenkers Markenzeichen, die Flying V-Gitarre, festhalten.

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- [en] Michael Schenker Group

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[es] Michael Schenker Group

Michael Schenker Group —en ocasiones conocido simplemente como MSG— es una banda británica de hard rock y heavy metal fundada en 1979 en Londres por el guitarrista alemán Michael Schenker, que anteriormente había sido miembro de las agrupaciones UFO y Scorpions. Durante la primera parte de los ochenta logró un relativo éxito en algunos países europeos, aunque sobre todo en Japón donde sus álbumes The Michael Schenker Group (1980), MSG (1981), Assault Attack (1982), Built to Destroy (1983) y el directo One Night at Budokan (1982) se posicionaron en los top veinte de las listas musicales. Tras el lanzamiento de su segundo disco en vivo Rock Will Never Die (1984), sus integrantes comenzaron a tener serias discusiones que provocó un receso de dos años, hasta que en 1986 Michael decidió poner fin a la banda.

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[it] Michael Schenker Group

Il Michael Schenker Group (o M.S.G.) è un gruppo britannico fondato dal chitarrista Michael Schenker a Londra nel 1979. Il loro simbolo è una Flying V. Si tratta sostanzialmente del progetto solista di Michael Schenker il quale, nel corso degli anni, ha assunto diversi musicisti.

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[ru] Michael Schenker Group

Michael Schenker Group (с англ. — «Группа Михаэля Шенкера»; сокращённо M.S.G.; в 1986—1992 годы группа называлась McAuley Schenker Group) — хард-рок группа, основанная бывшим соло-гитаристом групп Scorpions и UFO Михаэлем Шенкером. Стилистику группы можно определить как классический хард-рок с упором на мелодичность.

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