Mad Max (band) explained
| Mad Max |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Origin: | Münster, West Germany |
| Genre: | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Years Active: | 1981–1989, 1999–present |
| Label: | Roadrunner, AOR Heaven, A-minor, Steamhammer |
| Current Members: | - Jürgen Breforth
- Axel Kruse
- Dethy Borchardt
- Fabian Ranft
- Julian Rolinger
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| 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
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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).[1] Mad Max's self-titled release was in 1982. They faded away in 1989.[2] Voss and Breforth reunited and put out a comeback album in 1999. 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
- 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
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)
Notes and References
- Rivadavia, Eduardo "[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p189437/biography|pure_url=yes}} Mad Max Biography]", AllMusic, retrieved 29 March 2010
- Web site: Heavy-Metal-Urgesteine Mad Max . German . Heavy metal veterans Mad Max . Westfälische Nachrichten. Westfälische Nachrichten. 8 August 2015.
- Web site: The MAD MAX Official Website. 9 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150129013022/http://www.madmaxofficial.com/. 29 January 2015. dead.
- Web site: madmax091. 4 January 2021. New line-up. 14 December 2021. Mad Max Band. en.
- Web site: madmax091. 28 September 2021. Mad Max new singer!. 14 December 2021. Mad Max Band. en.
- Web site: Metal Express Radio. Laios 'Lookas' Basileios. metalexpressradio.com. 8 August 2015.
