"I play Mapex drums because of several reasons. First of all, I love the sound and the possibility to use one set in different kinds of musical-styles.
Even if I´m known as a Metal-drummer, I´m playing different genres and I never had problems adjusting the sound of my drums to these different situations.
Hand in hand with the sound goes the playing comfort and the fact that the hardware meets the highest standards, which is one of the most important things for a live drummer."
Michael Ehré is currently not only the drummer for Primal Fear, Gamma Ray, The Unity and Uli Jon Roth - he is also a guitarist, songwriter, producer and drumteacher. On many albums he can be heard at the same time, both on drums and guitar and is also significantly involved in songwriting and production. Worldwide tours and CD releases have made him a world-respected and busy musician who played drums for numerous renowned artists, such as Firewind, Unisonic, Metalium, Vinnie Moore, Kee Marcello, Saeko and Velvet Viper. Michael Ehré was born August, 1st, 1971. His musical career began at the age of 10 years and led him through various local bands before he joined the Hamburg-based Metalband Metalium in late 2001. Since 2005 he is a member of the band of former Scorpions guitarist Uli Jon Roth, with whom he first toured beyond the borders of Europe and traveled to countries like Japan, USA and New Zealand. On Uli's latest album "Under A Dark Sky" you can hear that Michael is much more than a pure metal drummer. Since 2012 he is a member of the Hamburg-Metal-Institution Gamma Ray. Their latest album "Empire Of The Undead" claimed the charts in several European countries. In 2017 he founded The Unity to follow his own musical visions. Since then they released two albums and played several European tours. Their second album "Rise" entered the German Official Album Charts at #69. In June 2019 Michael joined the German metal commando Primal Fear as their permanent member.
