Category: MAD MAX

BONFIRE / LESSMANN / VOSS / MAD MAX / MICHAEL VOSS

LESSMANN / VOSS – Rock Is Our Religion (2022)

Vocalists/multi-instrumentalists Claus Lessmann and Michael Voss – who also produce acts such as Michael Schenker – is a combination that makes hard rock fans sit up immediately. Considering the two’s various collaborations – lately as members of PHANTOM V – spread over several decades, Their new project LESSMANN / VOSS and upcoming album “Rock Is Our Religion” is way more than a debut.
The album, which was recorded and produced by Voss at German Kidwood Studios Münstertal and Kidroom Studios Greven (only Vincent Golly’s drums were tracked by Mathi Brandstetter at Home Studios Hamburg, Germany), rather is a relevation, a bow down to genuine rock packed in 49 minutes of handmade music performed to the point.
Lessmann and Voss complement each other over these 12 tracks as if they hadn’t done anything else before: from mysteriously starting opener “Medicine Man” to lead single “Smoke Without A Fire”, the recording of “Take My Heart And Run”, circling back to one of their earlier songwriting cooperations in the ’90s, and the duo’s interpretation of AMERICA’s 1975 hit song “Sister Golden Hair”, this album impressively shows that it still doesn’t need many frills to create impactful hard rock music nowadays…

MAD MAX / MICHAEL VOSS

MAD MAX – Stormchild Rising [Limited Digipak +1] (2020)

Thirty-seven years since founded by Michael Voss (Wolfpakk, Phantom 5, Schenker) MAD MAX is keeping the German metal flame high no matter what. They keep playing the classic 80s hard n’ heavy of their origins, unadulterated.
In no way it means that their new album “Stormchild Rising” is more of the same. I’d rather say it’s one more chapter of the story the band is writing. Mixing hard rock, classic metal and melodic hard, MAD MAX still got it: nice hooks & refrains, catchy choruses and huge melodies make this worth your time and money.

BEGGAR'S JAM [Michael Voss] / CASANOVA / MAD MAX

MAD MAX – 35 [Digipak +1] (2018)

Fronted by experienced Michael Voss, MAD MAX are celebrating its 35 anniversary, and which better way to do it so with a new album titled “35“, to be released tomorrow.“35” reflects musically and thematically the development of the group since it was founded back in the early ’80s, and the material sounds both classic and contemporary, holds lots of surprises...

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V.A. – 0dayrox Advanced Releases August-Sept. 2018 – Vol.2

Here we are again bringing to you the fresh singles / advances from upcoming releases – a lot of work and effort put to make these compilations.Swedish melodic hard rock giants TREAT will issue eighth full-length studio album ‘Tunguska’ on September 14th, 2018 through Frontiers Music. “Build the Love” is an awesome advance, plenty of the Swedes’ trademark melodies. I...

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MAD MAX – Thunder, Storm And Passion [2 CD] (2015)

* Germans MAD MAX are into some kind of celebration with their new release “Thunder, Storm And Passion”, a double CD to be out tomorrow. This is essentially a re-recorded collection which documents ‘classics’ from their 1984-87 album releases Rollin’ Thunder, Stormchild and Night of Passion – you see what they did with the title. Plus, you have a bonus...

BEGGAR'S JAM [Michael Voss] / MAD MAX / MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP

MAD MAX – Interceptor (2013)

* “Interceptor” is the 11th album of Germans MAD MAX in this band’s 30+ year history and with same line-up as when they become famous commanded by Michael Voss.Voss is a really busy musician, a self-made man that stands as one of the most hard-working characters in the European scene, and one of the most prolific as songwriter. A guitar...

BEGGAR'S JAM [Michael Voss] / MAD MAX / MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP

BEGGAR’S JAM – Feat. Mr. Casablanca [Michael Voss] (2013)

* Without a doubt, German singer, songwriter & multi-instrumentalist Michael Voss is a busy man involved into many bands like MSG or his beloved Mad Max, and lately, producing other acts. He finds relax collaborating with his friend Holggy Begg (Swiss born) in Beggar’s Bride, a classic rock side-project.Since some years now both morphed this band into BEGGAR’S JAM, a...

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MAD MAX – Another Night Of Passion (2012)

* German Hard Rock group MAD MAX seems to have never really made it big outside Europe. Of course, they did have their loyal legion of fans, but not as large as they deserved back in a day.Since the debut album in 1982, Mad Max has issued nine full-lengths throughout their career, which had some large gaps between due to...

MAD MAX / WOLFPAKK

WOLFPAKK – Wolfpakk (2011)

Michael Voss (Ex-Casanova, Mad Max) and and Mark Sweeney (Ex-Crystal Ball) have known each other for a long time, always having in mind and discussion to start a project together one day.Since Michael Voss was producer for Sweeney’s 2nd solo album in 2009, it has finally happened that the two found time for this collaboration; WOLFPAKK.Written by the two, and...

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MAD MAX – Welcome America (2010)

MAD MAX, the legendary german band, returns with the brand new recording “Welcome America”.The title was chosen, according to the booklet, in order to thank the American fans who received the Munich quartet so heartily on her first, long awaited U.S. visit in 2009 at the Rocklahoma festival. Michael Voss is somehow an omnipresent person in the melodic rock scene,...