List of Michael Schenker band members

The current members of his solo band are vocalist Robin McAuley, keyboardist and rhythm guitar Steve Mann, bassist Barend Courbois, and drummer Bodo Schopf.

[4] After hospitalising himself due to problems with drug addiction,[2] Schenker reconvened with Barden in May 1980 to record the band's self-titled debut album,[5] which featured session contributors Mo Foster on bass, Simon Phillips on drums and Don Airey on keyboards.

[10] Prior to the album's release, Bonnet was sacked after drunkenly exposing himself on stage at a show in the UK, as well as revealing backstage rhythm guitarist Steve Casey to the crowd.

[13] In August 1983, former Ted Nugent band member Derek St. Holmes joined MSG on rhythm guitar, although by the end of a tour in October he had also left.

[2][18] After disbanding the Michael Schenker Group in 1984, the eponymous guitarist claimed that he wanted "to experience a partnership ... someone to make decisions with", instead of a band centred solely around himself.

[19] The pair recruited bassist Rocky Newton, drummer Bodo Schopf and rhythm guitarist/keyboardist[20] Mitch Perry to record the group's debut album Perfect Timing, which was released the following year.

[31] David VanLanding substituted for Sundin on the opening US leg of the tour, and remained for Japanese dates recorded for The Michael Schenker Story Live.

[17][32] The group took a break again as Schenker completed a third stint in UFO, before returning in early 1998 to join the G3 tour with a lineup of Barden, VanLanding, Gaalaas, Bernstein and bassist Jeff Kollman.

[39][40][41] By the time MSG returned in early 2001, the group featured an entirely new lineup of vocalist Chris Logan, bassist Rev Jones and drummer Jeff Martin.

[46][47] The guitarist was also due to take part in Uli Jon Roth's Legends of Rock tour in Europe at the end of the year,[48] but was forced to pull out after dislocating his shoulder.

[59] Jones later criticised Schenker as a "talentless guitar player", claiming that he and Tiura had left earlier in the year due to the guitarist's inability to pay them for touring duties, before they returned to complete the Asian dates.

[60] In January 2007, after Jones and Holmes had left, bassist Frank Rummler and drummer Bodo Schopf were announced as new members of MSG's touring lineup.

[64] For the album's touring cycle, Schenker, Barden and Findlay were due to be joined by former MSG members Chris Glen on bass and Ted McKenna on drums.

[71] In January 2010, MSG completed a short Japanese tour to mark the band's 30th anniversary, enlisting In the Midst of Beauty contributors Neil Murray and Simon Phillips.

[77] This CD featured a core lineup of producer Michael Voss on vocals, former UFO bassist Pete Way, former Scorpions drummer Herman Rarebell and recurring MSG member Wayne Findlay on keyboards; additional contributors included former MSG members Robin McAuley, Paul Raymond and Chris Glen, plus a range of guest musicians.

[79] Schenker's new Temple of Rock (TOR) band returned in February 2012, with Findlay and Rubinson, joined by vocalist Robin McAuley and drummer Pete Holmes.

[83] The first leg of the album's promotional tour saw Buchholz and Rarebell replaced again by Jones and Holmes, before the former Scorpions members returned for the rest of the group's tenure.

[90] After several months away, Schenker announced a new MSG album, Immortal, featuring a lineup of Rainbow frontman Ronnie Romero on vocals, Steve Mann on keyboards/rhythm guitar, Barry Sparks on bass and Bodo Schopf on drums.