Jörg Michael


Jörg Michael 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.

Biography

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

Discography

;Avenger
;Rage
;Der Riss
;100 Names
;The Raymen
;Metal Sword
;Mekong Delta
;X-Mas Project
;Tom Angelripper
;Axel Rudi Pell
;Laos
;Headhunter
;Schwarzarbeit
; Grave Digger
;Running Wild
;Glenmore
;House of Spirits
;Unleashed Power
;Andreas Butler
;Stratovarius
;Avec Avalon
;Die Herzensbrecher
;Andy & The Traceelords
;Beto Vázquez Infinity
;Saxon
;Kaledon
;Devil's Train
;Heavatar