MICHAEL SCHENKER // To Release New MSG Album In January 2021!

German Guitar legend Michael Schenker is set to release a new album titled Immortal, featuring a giant list of special guests and some special treats for his fans.

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Immortal follows in the trail led by Schenker’s previous two albums, Resurrection and Revelation, in featuring a giant list of collaborators including vocalist Ronnie Romero (Rainbow) , Michael Voss (Mad Max), Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), Derek Sherinian (ex-Dream Theater), Bodo Schopf, Simon Philipps (ex-Toto) and Brian Tichy (ex-Whitesnake) to just name a few.

The album was mostly recorded with Michael Schenker’s constant collaborator Michael Voss, who co-produced the album and also sings on two tracks, at the Kidroom Studio in Germany.

‘’It is always a pleasure to work with Michael Voss, who works around the clock and is a phenomenal musician and producer. He was composing the melody and lyrics for a power ballad I had written the music for, and he ended up singing along. It turned out so amazing.” Says Michael Schenker.

Schenker says that there are some songs on the ten-track album that are older than some listeners may think, including In Search Of The Peace Of Mind.

‘’I wrote this song when I was 15 years old, it was my first ever written piece of music which I recorded with SCORPIONS on our first studio album” says Schenker.

“We re-recorded this song for my 50th anniversary as a celebration and it turned out to be an epic; with an extra extension at the end of the song, which turned out absolutely fantastic with Simon Phillips on drums, doing his usual amazing stuff.“

An extra treat for those fans who want to spend a little more money on a limited edition copy of the album, is a live performance from two or so years ago recorded for Blu-ray that Schenker promises is “Unfixed, raw, pure and great!”.