850 - Michael Schenker Group Samurai 1982

Following his tenure in pioneering German metal band the Scorpions and U.K. hard rockers UFO, guitarist Michael Schenker formed his own band with singer Gary Barden, debuting with 1980's Michael Schenker Group.
Before the recording ‘Assault Attack’ singer Gary Barden and drummer Cozy Powell left the band and were replaced with former Rainbow singer Graham Bonnet and Ted McKenna. ‘Assault Attack’ was the last great album by MSG album thanks to the well balanced mix of songs, strong axe work from the master himself, the intense vocals from Bonnet and the outstanding production by Martin Birch. Schenker artfully deploys his talents on full-bodied hard rock outings such as this "Samurai".

682 - The Michael Schenker Group Armed and Ready 1980

Michael Schenker is a German hard rock and heavy metal guitarist and former member of UFO and a founding member of Scorpions and the Michael Schenker Group (M.S.G). He is the younger brother of Rudolf Schenker, guitarist with Scorpions.
Plucked from Scorpions to play axe in the legendary Brit Rockers UFO 1974 debuted the mighty "Phenomenon" album that delivered the timeless classic "Doctor Doctor" and "Rock Bottom". Eight years on and still with UFO the seminal live masterpiece "Strangers In The Night" was issued to yet more world wide acclaim but it was to be the last release from this incarnation of UFO. Schenker once again re-joined SCORPIONS releasing the album "Lovedrive" but by this time he was ready to pursue a more solo based career undertaking to form his own band and labelling it MSG. MSG was to prove a successful outing building on his already strong world wide following however fortunes began to dip and by 1980's and the MSG - McAuley Schenker Group - was to see a big change in direction appealing more to the Hair Metal brigade and AOR fans and to be honest ever since then Schenker has been floating around the Rock world wilderness.
A favourite track of MSG is this "Armed and Ready".