Michael Schenker announces new retrospective ‘A Decade of the Mad Axeman’
German guitar hero Michael Schenker has unveiled details of a new retrospective collection.
Released on Friday 26th January 2018, 'A Decade Of The Mad Axeman' is a 2CD collection that focuses on the studio and live output of Schenker between 2007 and 2016.
The first disc boasts 16 tracks and documents Schenker’s studio material including the 2008 Michael Schenker Group album ‘In the Midst of Beauty’ together with the Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock albums ‘Temple of Rock’ (2011), ‘Bridge The Gap’ (2013) and ‘Spirit on a Mission’ (2015).
The 14-track second disc collates live material from MSG and MS’s Temple of Rock shows in Tokyo, London, Tilburg and Madrid between 2010 and 2016.
Band members who contributed to the retrospective include Don Airey, Gary Barden, Francis Buchholz, Wayne Findlay, Chris Glen, Steve Mann, Robin McAuley,
Ted McKenna, Neil Murray, Simon Phillips, Herman Rarebell, Elliott 'Dean' Rubinson, Chris Slade, Brian Tichy, Michael Voss, Pete Way and Doogie White.
Michael Amott, Graham Bonnet, Rudolf Schenker, Jeff Scott Soto and Leslie West also feature as special guests.
The full track-listing is as follows:
THE STUDIO RECORDINGS CD1
1. I Want You 2007
2. Night To Remember 2007
3. Cross Of Crosses 2007
4. Ride On My Way 2007
5. Miss Claustrophobia 2011
6. Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead 2011
7. Storming In 2011
8. How Long (3 Generations Guitar Battle Version) 2011
9. Lord Of The Lost And Lonely 2013
10. To Live For The King 2013
11. Land Of Thunder 2013
12. Black Moon Rising 2013
13. Live And Let Live 2014
14. Rock City 2014
15. Saviour Machine 2014
16. Bulletproof 2014
THE LIVE RECORDINGS CD2
01. Welcome Howl Tokyo 2010
02. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie Tokyo 2010
03. Rock My Nights Away Tokyo 2010
04. Attack Of The Mad Axeman Tokyo 2010
05. Rock You Like A Hurricane High Voltage Festival 2011
06. Hanging On High Voltage Festival 2011
07. Doctor Doctor High Voltage Festival 2011
08. Armed And Ready Tilburg 2012
09. Rock Bottom Tilburg 2012
10. Horizons Madrid 2015
11. Lights Out Madrid 2015
12. Vigilante Man Madrid 2015
13. Desert Song Tokyo 2016
14. Love Is Not A Game Tokyo 2016