In 2016 Michael Schenker formed Michael Schenker Fest: a touring band featuring former Michael Schenker Group vocalists Gary Barden and Graham Bonnet, plus Robin McAuley of the McAuley Schenker Group. Instrumental back-up was provided by former M.S.G. bass player Chris Glen and drummer Ted McKenna, plus guitarist/keyboard player Steve Mann, also of the McAuley Schenker Group. These shows were so rapturously received by audiences across Japan and Europe that it seemed only logical for the protagonists to make new music together. The decision to bring in Doogie White, singer of Schenker’s Temple of Rock, adds even more substance to Michael’s assembly. The studioalbum of this classic line-up is titled Resurrection and will be released by Nuclear Blast in March 2018.