---
title: "Michael Schenker"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/michael-schenker"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "Germany"
---

# Michael Schenker

**Michael Schenker** is a heavy metal band, from Germany.

Michael Schenker is a German guitarist. He played in the rock band UFO and leads the Michael Schenker Group (MSG). He was an early member of the hard rock band Scorpions, a band co-founded by his elder brother Rudolf Schenker. In the mid-1970s, Schenker joined UFO, playing lead and rhythm guitar. He left the band in 1978 to briefly rejoin Scorpions for the recording of Lovedrive, and then to form MSG. He rejoined UFO three times, producing an album each time. Schenker continues to perform and record. He is regarded as one of the most influential guitarists of the 1970s, and has been called "a legendary figure in the history of metal guitar".

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schenker

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Michael Schenker |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Hannover, Germany |
| Releases in catalog | 14 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997 | [Thank You](https://themetalnet.com/album/8e06a55b-054f-3592-81b4-b848bc1235ad) | Album |
| 1999 | [Thank You with Orchestra](https://themetalnet.com/album/3d5523b2-ec7c-410c-863d-6c963d4265b3) | Album |
| 2000 | [Adventures of the Imagination](https://themetalnet.com/album/c533f63b-b5ba-3af6-94d7-2565cfccbd28) | Album |
| 2000 | [Dreams and Expressions](https://themetalnet.com/album/c5250192-919e-324d-91fe-58b4bdd3427d) | Album |
| 2001 | [The Odd Trio](https://themetalnet.com/album/ccaab74a-b4a6-3205-98c0-fe2a22b8acd2) | Album |
| 2002 | [Thank You 2](https://themetalnet.com/album/8113833b-255d-38b5-8398-de0d31c6fa6a) | Album |
| 2002 | [Thank You 3](https://themetalnet.com/album/c1e0fb88-a36c-3364-a856-ab86e552e025) | Album |
| 2003 | [Under Construction](https://themetalnet.com/album/2af4ad87-75df-4aa5-89e5-f8fefd5015b0) | Album |
| 2004 | [Thank You 4....](https://themetalnet.com/album/5e323048-24ed-3361-867e-b627ea6dba6c) | Album |
| 2006 | [Live Together 2004](https://themetalnet.com/album/44af8255-a245-44f4-99fe-c26897773da5) | Album |
| 2007 | [Doctor Doctor ⬧ The Kulick Sessions](https://themetalnet.com/album/6f7341aa-840c-4b4d-86ea-72aee5bf72a6) | Album |
| 2010 | [Instrumental Intensity](https://themetalnet.com/album/47e7c39f-af59-491c-99a7-67c77b6171cc) | Album |
| 2014 | [Blood of the Sun](https://themetalnet.com/album/3dbcd92f-bea3-4ca4-b35e-0165feb3e6c0) | Album |
| 2024 | [My Years With UFO (50th Anniversary Celebration 1972-1978)](https://themetalnet.com/album/c5af3ded-0b5c-49e7-a6b0-0df2bb06851a) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Scorpions](https://themetalnet.com/band/scorpions) (listened together)
- [Judas Priest](https://themetalnet.com/band/judas-priest) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Deep Purple](https://themetalnet.com/band/deep-purple) (listened together)
- [Michael Schenker Group](https://themetalnet.com/band/michael-schenker-group) (listened together)
- [Saxon](https://themetalnet.com/band/saxon) (listened together)
- [Dio](https://themetalnet.com/band/dio) (listened together)
- [Ozzy Osbourne](https://themetalnet.com/band/ozzy-osbourne) (listened together)
- [Black Sabbath](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-sabbath) (listened together)
- [Accept](https://themetalnet.com/band/accept) (listened together)
- [Van Halen](https://themetalnet.com/band/van-halen) (listened together)
- [Rainbow](https://themetalnet.com/band/rainbow) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/115366

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/michael-schenker](https://themetalnet.com/band/michael-schenker). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt