So is the "Fest" thing done or is it something he switches on and off? Man, that's one of the things I don't like about Schenker; it's sometimes so hard to follow the progression.
So basically everything was released under the Michale Schenker Group label through 2010. In 2011, Michael tried to get a band off the ground with Pete Way, Herman Rarebell, and Michael Voss.
It was to be called Temple Of Rock.
I think the record company insisted it be under Michael Schenker's name.
Well, Pete Way was a mess at the time, and only played a few tunes. Michael Voss was on vocals, and Doogie White sang on one song. By the time they went and toured the album, Francis Buccholz joined on bass and Doogie took over full time vocals.
This lineup made Bridge The Gap and Spirit On A Mission, two of Michael's best albums.
So technically, 3 albums were released under the Michael Schenker's Temple Of Rock label.
He ended up getting an offer to tour Japan with his 3 original singers (Barden, Bonnet, and McCauley). Doogie White wasn't even part of it originally. He's not on the live album that was recorded.
They called it the Michael Schenker Fest celebrating Michael's career, or at least those classic years.
Michael brought Doogie back in so he could merge the classic singers with his current singer. The Michael Schenker Fest recorded two albums, Ressurection and Revelation.
Michael decided that he would to a Michael Schenker Group album to coincide with his 50th year in music. He thought he should move on from Doogie to keep things fresh. He chose Ronnie Romero to sing on the album. The problem was, due to Covid, Romero couldn't get there, so Michael continued recording without him. He had Michael Voss with him, who sang all of the guide vocals on the demos, and Ralph Scheepers was also in Germany, so he did a couple of songs. Somehow, Joe Lynn Turner was available and he did a couple of tunes. Ultimately, Romero finished the last few tracks.
Unfortunately, with the many vocalists, it does come off like the two MS Fest that preceeded it, but without the familiar vocalists. I think that threw you guys, but I'll be honest, Immortal is better than both Ressurection and Revelation.
So now Michael is back to touring as MSG, and he has Romero with him.