Temple of Rock

Temple of Rock
Studio album by Schenker's Temple of Rock
Released	7 Sep 2011 (Japan) 23 Sep 2011 (Europe) 11 Nov 2011 (North America)
Studio	Kidroom Studios, Münster, Germany
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	58:00(European edition), 60:32 (Japanese edition), 64:08 (Limited edition)
Label	in-akustik (Europe), King (Japan)
Producer	Michael Schenker, Michael Voss
Michael Schenker chronology
The 30th Anniversary Concert – Live in Tokyo (2010) Temple of Rock (2011) Temple of Rock: Live in Europe (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Temple of Rock is an album by the German guitarist Michael Schenker. Schenker's tour for the record had setlists with few tracks from the album, being primarily composed of UFO songs, older solo band material, and Scorpions songs.^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listing

All music by Michael Schenker, all lyrics by Michael Voss, except where indicated

1. "Intro" - 1:12
2. "How Long" - 3:56
3. "Fallen Angel" - 4:10
4. "Hanging On" - 4:01
5. "The End of An Era" - 3:57
6. "Miss Claustrophobia" - 4:47
7. "With You" (Michael Schenker) - 4:45
8. "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" (Michael Schenker, Doogie White) - 4:39
9. "Storming In" - 4:43
10. "Scene of Crime" - 3:56
11. "Saturday Night" - 3:28
12. "Lover's Sinfony" (Michael Schenker, Robin McAuley) - 4:16
13. "Speed" - 4:11
14. "How Long (3 Generations Guitar-Battle Version)" - 5:50
15. "Remember" - 2:32 (Japanese edition bonus track)
16. "Miss Claustrophobia (Radio Edit)" - 3:36

Personnel

Band members

• Michael Schenker - guitars
• Michael Voss - vocals
• Wayne Findlay - keyboards
• Pete Way - bass
• Herman Rarebell - drums

Additional musicians

Vocals

• William Shatner - spoken word on track 1
• Robin McAuley - track 12
• Doogie White - track 8

Guitars

• Rudolf Schenker - tracks 4, 7
• Michael Amott - track 14
• Leslie West - track 14

Keyboards

• Don Airey - track 5
• Paul Raymond - tracks 4, 7

Bass

• Chris Glen - tracks 9, 13
• Neil Murray - tracks 2, 14
• Elliott Dean Rubinson - tracks 4, 8, 15

Drums

• Carmine Appice - tracks 5, 15
• Simon Phillips - tracks 2, 14
• Chris Slade - tracks 9, 13
• Brian Tichy - track 8

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Japan [2]	43
UK Rock Albums Chart [3]	37

References

1. Unterberger, Richie. "Michael Schenker Temple of Rock review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2011-12-26.
2. イン・ザ・ミッドスト・オブ・ビューティー (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 2011-08-23.
3. "The Official Charts - Michael Schenker - Temple Of Rock (album)".