Gary Barden
Gary John Barden (born August 27 1955 in Tunbridge Wells, England) and first sang in the group Fraser Nash before fronting Michael Schenker Group from 1979 to 1982. He was discovered by Michael Schenker upon the guitarist's hearing a Fraser Nash demo [1]. He appeared on The Michael Schenker Group [1980], MSG [1981] and One Night at Budokan [1981] albums. He was asked to leave the group and in the interim worked with Gary Moore. Barden returned to MSG in 1983 for the album Built to Destroy [1983], followed by the live album Rock Will Never Die [1984]. After his stint in MSG he went on to form Statetrooper with brothers Steve and Paul Johnson. Gary Barden is currently [2007] fronting Silver and Statetrooper and maintaining a solo career. Gary Barden has been recording a new album with Michael Schenker Group called "In the Midst of Beauty" which will be released in April followed by a world tour.
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Discography
with MSG:
- The Michael Schenker Group 1980
- M.S.G. 1981
- One Night at Budokan 1982
- Built to Destroy 1983
- Rock Will Never Die 1984
- Heavy Hitters : 1 song 2005
- Tales Of Rock'n'Roll (2006) : 1 song 2006
- In the Midst of Beauty (2008)
With Praying Mantis :
With Statetrooper :
- Statetrooper 1986 (re issued with extra tracks in 2002)
- The Calling 2004
With Silver :
- Silver 2001
- Dream Machines 2002
- Intruder 2003
- Addiction 2004
- Gold 2005
Solo as Gary John Barden :
- Past & Present (MSG remixed) 2004
- Agony & The Xtasy 2006
- Love and War 2007