Category: SCORPIONS

ULI JON ROTH – Scorpions Revisited Volume 1 (2015)

ULI JON ROTH – Scorpions Revisited Volume 1 (2015)

Legendary German guitarist ULI JON ROTH will release a new double album, “Scorpions Revisited – Volume 1“, next February 9, 2015. Roth, one of Scorpion’s founder members, has freshly re-recorded songs from the band’s early period when he was the lead guitar and composer. Uli states: “The material we recorded for this project will be released in two stages, beginning...

SCORPIONS – Blackout [Audio Fidelity remaster SACD AFZ-164] (2014)

* Audio Fidelity gurus have remastered from the original tapes (German, not the UK re-work) “Blackout“, SCORPIONS‘ break-through album that made them global superstars. On “Blackout” every song is catchy, balancing ’80s heavy metal with rock&pop melodies (which later derived into hair metal) and power ballads.Produced & engineered by Dieter Dierks who was the helping guide to the group to...

SCORPIONS – We Built This House [single] (2015)

SCORPIONS – We Built This House [single] (2015)

* Not too long ago, it looked like The SCORPIONS were ready to call it quits, but nearly two years after officially canceling their retirement, they are back with a new album: ‘Return To Forever’ will be released on Feb. 20, 2015.The record will have 12 songs, with a Deluxe Edition containing four additional tracks, and will also be a...

HERMAN RAREBELL & FRIENDS – Herman’s Scorpions Songs (2014)

* Former Scorpions drummer Herman Rarebell has brought in singers including Don Dokken, Doogie White, Jack Russell and Tony Martin for a collaborative album. “HERMAN RAREBELL & FRIENDS – Herman’s Scorpions Songs” features 13 takes from the German veterans’ catalogue plus a new song.It follows a similar acoustic album last year, which he’s been touring with the help of John...

V.A. – Ronnie James Dio ; This Is Your Life (2014)

* To celebrate one of the most powerful voices ever in Rock, the great RONNIE JAMES DIO, an all-star group of his friends and fans recorded a bunch of favorite tracks for a tribute album to be released next April 1 entitled “Ronnie James Dio ; This Is Your Life”. Produced by his longtime manager and wife Wendy Dio, the...

SCORPIONS – MTV Unplugged Live In Athens [2 CD] (2013-14)

* the real German release On September this year, German hard rock legends SCORPIONS played three concerts in Athens, Greece under the banner “MTV Unplugged – Scorpions Live In Athens” at the Lycabettus Theatre over the roofs of the ancient city. For the first time in the history of the MTV Unplugged series, a concert in Greece under the open...

HERMAN RAREBELL & Friends – Acoustic Fever (2013)

* German HERMAN RAREBELL hit the drums in Scorpions during the band’s most commercially successful era, and since he left the band in 1996 founded a music label, set up a recording studio and has been releasing sporadic solo albums.Now ‘Herman-Ze-German’ released yesterday “Acoustic Fever” under the moniker HERMAN RAREBELL & FRIENDS, containing all-acoustic versions of 12 Scorpions songs Herman...

SCORPIONS – Love At First Sting [24 Karat Gold edition] (2012)

* The SCORPIONS are the largest selling German band in rock history – Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Matthias Jabs, Francis Bucholz, and Herman Rarebell are legends of the metal genre. Although the Scorpions had already achieved fame after 1982’s ‘Blackout’, “Love at First Sting” was the first album to please the overall radio world and brought them their biggest single...

HERMAN ZE GERMAN And Friends (2012)

* German drummer Herman ‘Ze German’ Rarebell is best known for his tenure with the Scorpions during their most popular era – from 1977 to 1995 – playing on theband’s more influential albums.He was an important composer in the history of the group, co-writing such classic songs as ‘Rock You Like a Hurricane,’ ‘Make It Real,’ ‘Dynamite,’ ‘Blackout,’ ‘Arizona,’ ‘Bad...

SCORPIONS – Comeblack (2011)

* Scorpions, who are heading for retirement (really?) after their current tour ends in the middle of next year, are releasing a new album, “Comeblack”, on November 4 that is split between re-recordings of some of their biggest hits and covers of other artist’s songs. “Comeblack” includes seven brand new versions of classic songs from their catalog like “Rhythm Of...

SCORPIONS – Sting In The Tail [Japan Release] (2010)

Japan release including 2 extra tracks After the release of STING IN THE TAIL, and a three-year mammoth tour, which will take them across five continents, one of the most successful rock bands in the world, SCORPIONS, will be ending their career. During their 40-year career, SCORPIONS sold over 100 million albums and received many awards, such as the World...