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Their deeply melodic hard rock, driven by haunting guitar riffs, catchy vocals and a rhythm section with an infallible timing, has never lost its contours and honesty. Virtues that apply not only to all previous releases by the band consisting of Michael Voss (vocals\/guitar), Jürgen Breforth (guitar), Axel Kruse (drums) and Thomas „Hutch“ Bauer (bass), but also to their latest offering, Stormchild Rising. Stormchild Rising celebrates a musical direction that has never lost its significance, despite all trends and short-lived fashions, and that’s also what Mad Max’s fans demand vociferously. “On our last tour we talked to fans from lots of different countries every night and found out that they don’t want us to experiment, they want to hear exactly the kind of songs that Mad Max have been known for since 1981,” says Breforth, looking back at the important insights gained during their tour supporing their previous album, Thirty 5.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow exactly this unambiguousness sounds in 2020 is revealed by the first single release ‘Hurricaned’ (scheduled for release on 26 June), supported by a brilliant video clip and socio-critical message. “We’re all subjected to a veritable hurricane of media overkill every day and can hardly process that flood of information,” Breforth explains the lyric, which was written before the Corona crisis and hence has almost prophetic traits. “With the relentless coverage of the pandemic since spring 2020, the media overkill has grown even worse.” Musically, ‘Hurricaned’ is Mad Max’s homage to Rainbow and their frontman Ronnie Romero, whom they met during their joint tour with CoreLeoni and who shares the vocals on ‘Hurricaned’ with Michael Voss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are two more remarkable guests on Stormchild Rising: Mad Max have recorded the Rough Cutt cover ‘Take Her’, enlisting the support of none other than original band member Paul Shortino at the studio. “Paul is not only a close friend, he’s also one of our all-time favourite singers,” Mad Max explain. “To record this song together with him was a great honour for us and a lot of fun. I think that’s something that you can tell from every single note.” Talking of notes: attentive listeners will be more than impressed with the haunting solo on ‘The Blues Ain`t No Stranger’, recorded by Stryper guitarist Oz Fox. Mad Max toured with Stryper in the 1980s and continued to stay in touch with Fox. “A lot of people know that he’s really ill, so his awesome solo is all the more remarkable.” The lyrics on ‘The Blues Ain‘t No Stranger’ are also unusual for Mad Max. Breforth: “It’s our very first song featuring the word ‘blues’ in its title. We wouldn’t have dared something like that in the eighties, but with more life experience and maturity it seems only apt to sing about crises and defeats for a change.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe term experience almost inevitably raises the question: What’s the significance of the album title? After all, the name Stormchild has come up before: 1985 saw the arrival of Mad Max’s album Stormchild, which has fuelled their fans’ requests to resurrect this character ever since. “Stormchild is our warrior who battles for everything good in the world, not with weapons but with rock songs. We had Kai Brockschmidt (Pretty Maids, Pink Cream 69, among others) update him for the new cover artwork and practically revived him,” comment Mad Max, forging an arc to the early days of their career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA career which has recently featured an unusual project: the song ‘Ladies And Gentleman’ can be heard twice on Stormchild Rising, on the one hand a German version which Voss, Breforth \u0026amp; Co. recorded together with children’s song star Detlev Jöcker and students of a German music school in April 2020, releasing it as a single, and on the other the English-language original with that typical Mad Max attitude. Because that’s something their fans can continue to count on 100%!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Season of Mist - International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53416593686871,"sku":"P-97869-","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6500\/8471\/files\/Mad-Max-Stormchild-Rising-CD-DIGIPAK-97869-1-1593587656.jpg?v=1778068483"},{"product_id":"mad-max-wings-of-time-cd-digipak","title":"Mad Max - Wings Of Time - CD DIGIPAK","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \"New Wave Of British Heavy Metal\" was the starting point for Mad Max founder and guitarist Jürgen Breforth in 1982 to make his musical dreams come true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2022, after 15 albums and concerts around the world, Mad Max celebrates the band's 40th anniversary with the new album \"Wings Of Time\". But no trace of standstill, singer Michael Voss and bassist Thomas \"Hutch\" Bauer have left the band, with Julian Rolinger on lead vocals and Fabian \"Fabs\" Ranft on bass, Mad Max perfectly capture the style and vibe of their 80s, but also bring the Mad Max sound one step further.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first single \"Too Hot To Handle\" is a heavy melodic rocker with a magical groove that sounds hard like a US band. \"Best Part Of Me\" was inspired by the wonderful spirit of Jimi Jamison of Survivor. With Wings Of Time you will discover the new Mad Max, but there are also many classic guitar riffs and melodies for all the loyal fans who have kept the Mad Max ghost alive for 40 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Dokken, Europe, Praying Mantis or Tygers Of Pan Tang.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklist\u003cbr\u003e1. Too Hot To Handle\u003cbr\u003e2. Days Of Passion\u003cbr\u003e3. A Woman Like That\u003cbr\u003e4. Best Part Of Me\u003cbr\u003e5. 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MAD MAX were thus pioneers of a new German hard rock and metal scene, which until then had only known THE SCORPIONS and ACCEPT, at that time still strongly influenced by the NWoBHM and bands such as JUDAS PRIEST, SAXON, and IRON MAIDEN.Both works are now being released together, remastered by Rolf Munkes (CREMATORY a.o.), as a new edition on CD, LP, and digitally. 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