Mad Max (band)

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.

Mad Max
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

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)

References
  1. 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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