Michael Schenker (born January 10, 1955 in Sarstedt, Germany) is a hard rock and heavy metal guitarist of UFO and a founding member of Scorpions. He signed with Chrysalis Records in autumn 1979 after leaving UFO. He is the younger brother of Rudolf Schenker of Scorpions fame.

Career with UFO

• 1973 - Michael Schenker's first gig with UFO
• 1974 - Phenomenon is released.
• 1975 - Force It is released.
• 1976 - No Heavy Petting is released.
• 1977 - Lights Out is released.
• 1978 - Obsession is released.
• 1979 - A live album Strangers in the Night is released after "Only You Can Rock Me" was the second single from spring from the album Obsession.
• 1995 - Walk on Water is released.
• 2000 - Covenant is released.
• 2002 - Sharks is released.

Career with The Scorpions

• 1972 - Lonesome Crow is released.
• 1979 - Lovedrive is released.

Discography

UFO period (1973-1979):

• Phenomenon (1974)
• Force It (1975)
• No Heavy Petting (1976)
• Lights Out (1977)
• Obsession (1978)
• Strangers in the Night (1979)

Scorpions period (1970s):

• Lonesome Crow (1972)
• Lovedrive (1979)

Solo Period (1979-present):

• The Michael Schenker Group (1980)
• M.S.G. II (1981)
• One Night at Budokan (1981)
• Assult Attack (1982)
• Built to Destroy (1983)
• Rock Will Never Die (1984)
• M.S.G. (with Robin McAuley on vocals) (1992)
• M.S.G. Unplugged (199?)

UFO period (1993-2003):

• Walk on Water (1995)
• Covenant (2000)
• Sharks (2002)