Michael Schenker Announces New Studio Album 'Bridge The Gap'
Thursday, 10 October 2013
Written by Jon Stickler
Award-winning guitarist Michael Schenker will release a brand new studio album, 'Bridge The Gap', in the UK on December 2. Released by in-akustik, the album features Schenker’s band Temple of Rock which consists of ex-Scorpions Herman Rarebell (drums) and Francis Buchholz (bass), plus Rainbow’s Doogie White (vocals) and Wayne Findlay (guitar, keyboards).
The new album features 13 hard-hitting, adrenaline-fuelled melodic rock’n’roll songs that showcase Schenker’s distinctive and explosive guitar playing, valiantly underpinned by the ferocious rhythm section of Rarebell and Buchholz, marking the first time Schenker, Rarebell and Buchholz appeared on the same album together since the Scorpions’ 'Lovedrive' in 1979.
'Bridge The Gap' tracklisting is as follows:
1. Neptune Rising 2. Where The Wild Winds Blow 3. Horizons 4. Lord Of The Lost And Lonely 5. Rock’n’roll symphony 6. To Live For The King 7. Land Of Thunder 8. Temple Of The Holy 9. Shine On 10. Bridges We Have Burned 11. Because You Lied 12. Black Moon Rising 13. Dance For The Piper 14. Faith (VOCALS: Don dokken) (BONUS Track)
Check out the album track, Where The Wild Winds Blow, below.
“I wanted to combine the old with the new,” Schenker said. “That’s why the album’s called 'Bridge The Gap'. With Wayne playing seven string guitar we created some low, heavy modern sounds. Since I play and experiment on a regular basis, I always have some new, fresh sparks to share when I record a new album. I am inspired from within. It’s infinite like a kaleidoscope.
“As former members of the Scorpions, Herman, Francis and I have been out of the loop of rock’n’roll for quite a while. Getting together for the first time since the Lovedrive album is an incredible jump. We’re connecting the past with the present. We’re bridging the gap.”
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