The Unforgiven (album) explained

The Unforgiven
Type:	studio
Artist:	Michael Schenker Group
Cover:	MSG-TheUnforgiven.jpg
Released:	11 February 1999
Genre:	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length:	57:46
Label:	SPV/Steamhammer
Producer:	Michael Schenker, Mike Varney
Prev Title:	The Michael Schenker Story Live
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	The Unforgiven World Tour
Next Year:	1999

The Unforgiven is the ninth full-length studio album recorded by the various M.S.G. lineups and the sixth studio album by the hard rock band Michael Schenker Group released in 1999 .

Track listing

All music by Michael Schenker, all lyrics by Kelly Keeling

1. "Rude Awakening" – 5:02
2. "The Mess I've Made" – 4:31
3. "In and Out of Time" – 3:44
4. "Hello Angel" – 5:13
5. "Fat City N.O." – 4:16
6. "Tower" – 5:11
7. "Pilot of Your Soul" – 4:25
8. "Forever and More" – 5:43
9. "Turning off the Emotion" – 5:15
10. "Live for Today" – 4:40
11. "Illusion" – 3:57
12. "The Storm" – 5:18

Personnel

Band members

• Kelly Keeling - lead vocals
• Michael Schenker - lead and rhythm guitars
• Seth "Sneef" Bernstein - keyboards and additional rhythm guitars
• John Onder - bass guitar
• Shane Gaalaas - drums

Additional musicians

• Jesse Bradman - keyboards on tracks 4, 8, 12 and background vocals on tracks 5, 11
• Louis Maldonado - rhythm guitar on "Rude Awakening" and background vocals on "Fat City N.O."

Production

• Michael Schenker, Mike Varney - producers
• Mark 'Mooka' Rennick, Ralph Patlan - engineers, mixing
• Joe Marquez - engineer
• Gene Cornelius, Robert McGraw - assistant engineers
• Greg Schnitzer - mastering at Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California
• Dave Stephens - graphic design

Notes and References

1. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-077-9. ja.