Jörg Michael

Jörg Michael (born 27 March 1963 in Dortmund) is a German drummer, who is known for playing with numerous for numerous groups, including power metal band Stratovarius, who he played for from 1995 until 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 must 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)
*' (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)
;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)
;Heavatar
*All My Kingdoms (2013)
*The Annihilation (2018)
 
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