Mad Max (band)

Mad Max
Mad Max performing in 2016
Mad Max performing in 2016
Background information
OriginMünster, West Germany
GenresHard rock, heavy metal[1]
Years active1981–1989, 1999–present
LabelsRoadrunner, AOR Heaven, A-minor, Steamhammer
Members
  • Jürgen Breforth
  • Axel Kruse
  • Dethy Borchardt
  • Fabian Ranft
  • Julian Rolinger
Past members
  • Thomas Hoffmann
  • Uwe Starck
  • Wilfried Schneider
  • Andreas Baesler
  • Jürgen Sander
  • Michael Voss
  • Roland Bergmann
  • Christopher Wegmann
  • Keith Ellis
  • Carsten Tischer
  • Yogi Spittka
  • Hans in 't Zandt
  • Jos Zoomer
  • Thomas "Hutch" Bauer
  • Emre "Emmo" Acar

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.

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

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  • 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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Mad Max in 2009

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

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  1. ^ a b c Westfälische Nachrichten. "Heavy-Metal-Urgesteine Mad Max" [Heavy metal veterans Mad Max]. Westfälische Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo "Mad Max Biography", AllMusic, retrieved 29 March 2010
  3. ^ "The MAD MAX Official Website". Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  4. ^ madmax091 (4 January 2021). "New line-up". Mad Max Band. Retrieved 14 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ madmax091 (28 September 2021). "Mad Max new singer!". Mad Max Band. Retrieved 14 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Laios 'Lookas' Basileios. "Metal Express Radio". metalexpressradio.com. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
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