This five-disc set from legendary UFO and Scorpions guitarist Michael Schenker collects all six albums that he made for Chrysalis between 1980 and 1984 under the Michael Schenker Group moniker. Bolstered by a handful of live cuts, B-sides, and alternate edits, The Chrysalis Years: 1980-1984 includes the group's eponymous 1980 debut MSG 2 (1981), the Japanese double-live album One Night at Budokan (1981), Assault Attack (1982), Built to Destroy (1983), and the band's second live album, Rock Will Never Die (1984).

Tracklist CD1:

01. Armed And Ready (Michael Schenker Group) (4:08)
02. Cry For The Nations (Michael Schenker Group) (5:11)
03. Victim Of Illusion (Michael Schenker Group) (4:43)
04. Bijou Pleasurette (Michael Schenker Group) (2:16)
05. Feels Like A Good Thing (Michael Schenker Group) (3:46)
06. Into The Arena (Michael Schenker Group) (4:12)
07. Looking Out From Nowhere (Michael Schenker Group) (4:29)
08. Tales Of Mystery (Michael Schenker Group) (3:17)
09. Lost Horizons (Michael Schenker Group) (7:10)
10. Armed And Ready (Live At Manchester Apollo) (4:30)
11. Cry For The Nations (Live At Manchester Apollo) (6:19)
12. Victim Of Illusion (Live At Manchester Apollo) (5:52)
13. Rock Bottom (Live At Manchester Apollo) (10:29)
14. Tales Of Mystery (Live At Manchester Apollo) (3:56)
15. Lost Horizons (Live At Manchester Apollo) (9:21)

Tracklist CD2:

01. Armed And Ready (Live B-Side / Bonus Track) (4:41)
02. Into The Arena (Live B-Side / Bonus Track) (4:16)
03. Cry For The Nations (Radio Edit / Bonus Track) (3:33)
04. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (Sounds Flexi Edit - Previously Unreleased On CD / Bonus Track) (2:51)
05. Ready To Rock (MSG) (3:27)
06. Attack Of The Mad Axeman (MSG) (4:20)
07. On And On (MSG) (4:45)
08. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (MSG) (5:23)
09. But I Want More (MSG) (7:00)
10. Never Trust A Stranger (MSG) (4:27)
11. Looking For Love (MSG) (4:03)
12. Secondary Motion (MSG) (3:46)

Tracklist CD3:

01. Introduction (One Night At Budokan) (1:32)
02. Armed And Ready (One Night At Budokan) (4:53)
03. Cry For The Nations (One Night At Budokan) (5:31)
04. Attack Of The Mad Axeman (One Night At Budokan) (5:05)
05. But I Want More (One Night At Budokan) (7:22)
06. Victim Of Illusion (One Night At Budokan) (6:15)
07. Into The Arena (One Night At Budokan) (4:54)
08. On And On (One Night At Budokan) (5:35)
09. Never Trust A Stranger (One Night At Budokan) (5:37)
10. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (One Night At Budokan) (7:11)
11. Courvoisier Concert (One Night At Budokan) (3:36)
12. Lost Horizons (One Night At Budokan) (7:30)
13. Doctor Doctor (One Night At Budokan) (6:19)
14. Ready To Rock (One Night At Budokan) (6:42)

Tracklist CD4:

01. Assault Attack (Assault Attack) (4:19)
02. Rock You To The Ground (Assault Attack) (5:47)
03. Dancer (Assault Attack) (4:42)
04. Samurai (Assault Attack) (5:16)
05. Desert Song (Assault Attack) (5:51)
06. Broken Promises (Assault Attack) (6:21)
07. Searching For A Reason (Assault Attack) (3:48)
08. Ulcer (Assault Attack) (3:55)
09. Girl From Uptown (B-Side / Bonus Track) (5:22)
10. Rock My Nights Away (Built To Destroy / Side One) (4:07)
11. I'm Gonna Make You Mine (Built To Destroy / Side One) (4:16)
12. The Dogs Of War (Built To Destroy / Side One) (4:22)
13. Systems Failing (Built To Destroy / Side One) (4:24)
14. Captain Nemo (Built To Destroy / Side One) (3:23)

Tracklist CD5:

01. Still Love That Little Devil (Built To Destroy / Side Two) (3:25)
02. Red Sky (Built To Destroy / Side Two) (5:14)
03. Time Waits (For No One) (Built To Destroy / Side Two) (3:58)
04. Rock Will Never Die (Walk The Stage) (Built To Destroy / Side Two) (5:53)
05. Captain Nemo (Rock Will Never Die) (3:54)
06. Rock My Nights Away (Rock Will Never Die) (4:14)
07. Are You Ready to Rock (Rock Will Never Die) (4:12)
08. Attack Of The Mad Axeman (Rock Will Never Die) (4:57)
09. Into The Arena (Rock Will Never Die) (4:15)
10. Rock Will Never Die (Rock Will Never Die) (5:26)
11. Desert Song (Rock Will Never Die) (5:50)
12. I'm Gonna Make You Mine (Rock Will Never Die) (5:26)
13. Doctor Doctor (Rock Will Never Die) (7:34)
14. Armed And Ready (Radio Remix - As featured in Guitar Hero: Metallica / Bonus Track) (4:08)