Biography Jörg Michael

Jörg Michael (real name: Jörg Michael Musielak; born 27 March 1963 in Dortmund, Germany) is a German drummer who is known for playing with numerous groups, including the power metal band Stratovarius, with whom he played from 1995 to 2011. He has also been a member of Mekong Delta, Rage, and many more heavy metal bands.

Michael left Stratovarius in 2011 for "personal reasons". Around the same time he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, from which he later made a full recovery. He is currently a member of Heavatar, a German power metal band founded in 2013 as well as Devil's Train.

Michael is considered to be one of the most important and influential power metal drummers.

--Discography--

Avenger

Prayers of Steel (1984)

Depraved to Black (EP, 1985)

Rage

Reign of Fear (1986)

Execution Guaranteed (1987)

10 Years in Rage (1995)

Der Riss

They All Do What Their Image Says (EP, 1986)

100 Names

100 Names (1986)

The Raymen

Going Down to Death Valley (1986)

The Rebel Years (best-of) (1995)

Metal Sword

Metal Sword (1986)

Mekong Delta

Mekong Delta (1986)

The Music of Erich Zann (1988)

Toccata (1989)

Principle of Doubt (1989)

Dances of Death (1990)

Classics (1993)

X-Mas Project

X-Mas Project (1986)

Tom Angelripper

Ein Schöner Tag (1995)

Axel Rudi Pell

Wild Obsession (1989)

Nasty Reputation (1991)

Eternal Prisoner (1992)

The Ballads (1993)

Between the Walls (1994)

Black Moon Pyramid (1996)

Magic (1997)

Oceans of Time (1998)

The Ballads II (1999)

Laos

Laos (1989)

We Want It (EP, 1990)

More than a Feeling (EP, 1993)

Come Tomorrow (EP, 1993)

Headhunter

Parody of Life (1990)

A Bizarre Gardening Accident (1993)

Rebirth (1994)

Parasite Of Society (2008)

Schwarzarbeit

Third Album' (1990)

Grave Digger

The Reaper (1993)

Symphony of Death (EP, 1994)

Running Wild

Black Hand Inn (1994)

Masquerade (1995)

The Rivalry (1998)

Glenmore

For the Sake of Truth (1994)

House of Spirits

Turn of the Tide (1994)

Psychosphere (1999)

Unleashed Power

Mindfailure (1997)

Absorbed (EP, 1999)

Andreas Butler

Achterbahn Fahrn (1995)

Stratovarius

Episode (1996)

Visions (1997)

Live! Visions of Europe (1998)

Destiny (1998)

The Chosen Ones (1999)

Infinite (1999)

Intermission (2000)

Elements Pt. 1 (2002)

Elements Pt. 2 (2003)

Stratovarius (2005)

Polaris (2009)

Elysium (2011)

Enigma: Intermission 2 (2018)

Avec Avalon

Mystic Places (1997)

Die Herzensbrecher

Seid Glücklich Und Mehret Euch (1998)

Andy & The Traceelords

Pussy! (1998)

Beto Vázquez Infinity

Beto Vázquez Infinity (2001)

Saxon

Lionheart (2004)

Kaledon

Chapter 3: The Way of the light (2005)

Devil's Train

Devil's Train (2012)

Devil's Train 2 (2015)

Ashes & Bones (2022)

Heavatar

All My Kingdoms (2013)

The Annihilation (2018)

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