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MAD MAX “Stories Of Destiny”
MAD MAX “Stories Of Destiny”
By Iron Sheik
MAD MAX return in 2026 with their special 45th anniversary album, “Stories Of Destiny” which includes songs written with collaborators such as David Readman of PINK CREAM 69, Sascha Gerstner of HELLOWEEN and others. Their seventeenth studio album overall, it includes bandleader Jurgen Breforth's first ever guitar riff written in 1981 in the form of the song “Piece Of Candy”. This track is not only the earliest, but also contains has a couple of firsts for MAD MAX. “Stories Of Destiny” is a 45 year celebration of all that is MAD MAX.
As a sporadic listener of MAD MAX, I can honestly say I never really connected with any of their music. It is not that any of their music is bad, just that it has lacked any kind of hook or groove that grabbed my ears. And that brings us to “Stories Of Destiny”, an album of laid back lackluster songs. They all sound very similar even under Jurgen Breforth's guitarwork backed up by Uwe Starck on drums, Wilfred Schneider on guitar, Thomas Hoffman on bass, and Alan Clark on vocals
To the right set of ears “Stories Of Destiny” would be a very kickass album. Mine just are not that set. I have an old friend that I can hear asking me "what's wrong with you? This album rocks!" Sorry, it just sparks no interest to my ears.
“Stories Of Destiny” is an album of songs written by Jurgen with outside input. All of the songs have a very laid back vibe. Almost not existent laid back. There is one track - “Piece Of Candy”, mentioned above that is the only sore spot. Being corny it just happens to be that earliest of tracks by MAD MAX: the earliest riff written, now it features both Alan Clark the current 2026 singer and MAD MAX's first singer from 1981, Andreas Baesler. It probably would have been a cool or great song in the very early 80s. Now it reeks of desperation by sixty something year old men. This album is easily meant to sound like an album with an 80s vibe to it. Overall it is an 80s sounding album and in that realm if in no other they succeeded.
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