{"id":26975,"date":"2025-09-02T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=26975"},"modified":"2025-09-01T16:54:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T15:54:03","slug":"msg-release-new-video-ahead-of-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=26975","title":{"rendered":"MSG release new video ahead of new album"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>MICHAEL SCHENKER&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>SURPRISE AT WACKEN OPEN AIR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>NEW MSG ALBUM&nbsp;<\/strong><em><strong>DON\u2019T SELL YOUR SOUL<\/strong><\/em><strong>&nbsp;ANNOUNCED!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Exclusive world premiere of the title track \u2013 Album out October 3rd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mail-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mail-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mail-1.png 540w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/mail-1-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>What was already a standout moment of this year\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>Wacken Open Air<\/strong>, the world\u2019s largest metal festival, turned into something even bigger when&nbsp;<strong>Michael Schenker<\/strong>&nbsp;pulled a surprise no one saw coming. After delivering a fierce&nbsp;<em><strong>My Years With UFO<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;set to tens of thousands of attendees on Thursday night, the architect of hard rock used the world\u2019s loudest stage to announce a brand-new&nbsp;<strong>Michael Schenker Group<\/strong>&nbsp;studio album:&nbsp;<em><strong>Don\u2019t Sell Your Soul<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;will be released on October 3rd via&nbsp;<strong>earMUSIC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To mark the occasion, Schenker and his band closed the show with a world-exclusive live premiere of the new album\u2019s title track \u2013 a powerful encore that took the Wacken crowd by surprise and was met with instant enthusiasm on the muddy festival fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clzr9.r.sp1-brevo.net\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/6rqJfgq8dIPRQHzmZV8YV4sc17H\/ZC9jdcWbXK90\"><strong>PRE-SAVE THE SINGLE HERE!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP - DON&#039;T SELL YOUR SOUL (Official Video)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t5ib9xwpaWk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier in the set, the Wacken faithful had already been treated to a once-in-a-lifetime moment:&nbsp;<strong>Slash<\/strong>&nbsp;walked on stage as a surprise guest, joining Schenker on the UFO classic&nbsp;<strong>\u201cMother Mary\u201d<\/strong>. Two of rock\u2019s most iconic guitarists side by side \u2013 a scene few will forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Don\u2019t Sell Your Soul<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;is the latest studio album by the&nbsp;<strong>Michael Schenker Group<\/strong>&nbsp;and the second part of an album trilogy that began with 2024\u2019s&nbsp;<em><strong>My Years With UFO<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The album was produced by&nbsp;<strong>Michael Schenke<\/strong>r and&nbsp;<strong>Michael Voss<\/strong>, and recorded with Schenker\u2019s longtime allies:&nbsp;<strong>Bodo Schopf<\/strong>&nbsp;(drums),&nbsp;<strong>Barend Courbois<\/strong>&nbsp;(bass), and&nbsp;<strong>Steve Mann<\/strong>&nbsp;(guitar, keys). On vocals: the impeccable&nbsp;<strong>Erik Gr\u00f6nwall<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 undoubtedly one of the finest rock voices of his generation. Guest appearances on vocals by&nbsp;<strong>Robin McAuley<\/strong>, Dimitri \u201cLia\u201d Liapakis, and Michael Voss round out the cast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Don\u2019t Sell Your Soul<\/em>&nbsp;will be available on CD, LP, and limited transparent red vinyl.<br>Pre-orders start Friday, August 1st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clzr9.r.sp1-brevo.net\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/6rqJfgq8dIR6SkHw3oY6Qg0XeQJ\/O_Q9AwEjw-RI\"><strong>PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM HERE!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clzr9.r.sp1-brevo.net\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/6rqJfgq8dISlVCa5Y7xeMH8THjL\/KRPUhRGeJOUx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a><a>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/clzr9.r.sp1-brevo.net\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/6rqJfgq8dIUQXesF2RNCHsGOv2N\/q4uxTxz0mj26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a><a>\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/clzr9.r.sp1-brevo.net\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/6rqJfgq8dIW5a7AOWkmkDTOKYLP\/4ohvjWkP4pTj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">| Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MICHAEL SCHENKER&nbsp; SURPRISE AT WACKEN OPEN AIR NEW MSG ALBUM&nbsp;DON\u2019T SELL YOUR SOUL&nbsp;ANNOUNCED! Exclusive world premiere of the title track \u2013 Album out October 3rd What was already a standout moment of this year\u2019s&nbsp;Wacken Open Air, the world\u2019s largest metal festival, turned into something even bigger when&nbsp;Michael Schenker&nbsp;pulled a surprise no one saw coming. 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