Mad Max is a German hard rock band from Münster. In 1988, the band consisted of Michael Voss (vocals), Jürgen Breforth (guitars), Roland Bergmann and Axel Kruse (drums).[2] Mad Max's self-titled release was in 1982. They faded away in 1989.[1] Voss and Breforth reunited and put out a comeback album in 1999.[1] At the beginning of 2015, bassist Roland Bergmann left Mad Max,[3] leaving Breforth as the only original member of the band.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Münster, West Germany |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal[1] |
| Years active | 1981–1989, 1999–present |
| Labels | Roadrunner, AOR Heaven, A-minor, Steamhammer |
| Members |
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| Past members |
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The band announced in January 2021 via their official site that Voss had left the band to focus on other projects.[4] In September, they announced their new vocalist, Julian Rolinger, with whom they recorded the album Wings of Time (2022).[5]
Discography
edit- Mad Max (1982), Roadrunner
- Rollin' Thunder (1984), Roadrunner
- Stormchild (1985), Roadrunner
- Night of Passion (1987), Roadrunner
- Never Say Never (1999), AOR Heaven
- Night of White Rock (2006), AOR Heaven
- In White EP (2006), AOR Heaven
- White Sands (2007), AOR Heaven
- Here We Are (2008), A-minor
- Welcome America (2010), A-minor
- Another Night of Passion (2012), Steamhammer[6]
- Interceptor (2013), Steamhammer
- 35 (2018), Steamhammer
- Stormchild Rising (2020), Steamhammer
- Wings of Time (2022), Rock of Angels
Members
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Current members
- Jürgen Breforth – rhythm guitars, backing vocals (1981–1989, 1999–present)
- Axel Kruse – drums (1984–1989, 2005–2007, 2011–present)
- Dethy Borchardt – guitars ( 2022–present)
- Fabian Ranft – bass, backing vocals (2020–present)
- Julian Rolinger – lead vocals (2021–present)
Former members
- Thomas Hoffmann – bass (1981–1982)
- Uwe Starck – drums (1981–1984)
- Wilfried Schneider – guitar (1981–1984)
- Andreas Baesler – lead vocals (1981–1983)
- Jürgen Sander – bass (1982–1984)
- Michael Voss – lead vocals (1983–1987, 1999–2020), lead guitar (1985–1987, 1999–2020)
- Roland Bergmann – bass, backing vocals (1984–1989, 2005–2015)
- Christopher Wegmann – guitars (1984–1989)
- Keith Ellis – lead vocals (1987–1989; died 2016)
- Carsten Tischer – bass (1999)
- Yogi Spittka – drums (1999)
- Hans in 't Zandt – drums (2008–2011)
- Jos Zoomer – drums (2008)
- Thomas "Hutch" Bauer – bass (2015–2020)
- Emre "Emmo" Acar – lead vocals (2020–2021)
References
edit- ^ a b c Westfälische Nachrichten. "Heavy-Metal-Urgesteine Mad Max" [Heavy metal veterans Mad Max]. Westfälische Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo "Mad Max Biography", AllMusic, retrieved 29 March 2010
- ^ "The MAD MAX Official Website". Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ madmax091 (4 January 2021). "New line-up". Mad Max Band. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ madmax091 (28 September 2021). "Mad Max new singer!". Mad Max Band. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Laios 'Lookas' Basileios. "Metal Express Radio". metalexpressradio.com. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
External links
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- Mad Max at AllMusic
- Mad Max discography at Discogs
