Scorpions

Becoming a household name during the 1980s, the Scorpions have given countless hard rock hits, such as the very popular rock anthem 'Rock You Like a Hurricane'. Till date, the band creates waves in the music industry and gives live performances to fans across the globe at different festivals year round. It also tours extensively, garnering more and more fans from all around the world. Yet again, the Scorpions have set out the dates for their upcoming world tour in support of their latest album - Sting in the Tail. Music buffs across the nation are already on the look-out for Scorpion Tickets since they are likely to sell out quickly! The hard rock/heavy metal band that came from Germany's town of Hannover, the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony, is none other than the Scorpions. They received instant and huge success due to their super hit single 'Rock You Like a Hurricane', which ranks at No.18 on the Video Hits One's list of the 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs. The band is also quite popular for other successful tracks, such as 'No One Like You', 'Still Loving You', 'Send Me an Angel', and 'Wind of Change'. The Scorpions have sold more than a hundred million albums on an international scale, and have been ranked No.46 on VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock program. The band has been existing for the last 45 years, and it continues to perform, tour, and record music till date. With the release of their most recent album Sting in the Tail, the Scorpions have achieved yet another career milestone.

Ever since 1995, the manager of the band remains Stewart Young; whereas the current line-up of the Scorpions includes five band members, such as the lead vocalist Klaus Meine, backing vocalists and lead and rhythm guitarists Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker, bassist and backing vocalist Pawel Maciwoda, and drummer, percussionist, and baking vocalist James Kottak. Over the past 40+ years, the band has released 17 studio albums, all a success with the masses, producing singles that rank high on the music charts.

The band was launched by Rudolf Schenker in 1965 and included beat influences. Schenker, being a rhythm guitarist, did the vocals himself at first. Then, by 1969, his younger brother Michael and vocalist Klaus Meine joined the band and things started to come together. The band's debut album Lonesome Crow released in 1972, when other band members, such as the bassist Heimberg and drummer Wolfgang Dziony had joined the group. Together, the group then hit the road for a tour in support of their debut album, on which they opened for an upcoming British band called UFO. By the time the tour was about to end, the band members of UFO offered Michael Schenker to join their band as the lead guitarist. Since Michael soon accepted the offer, abandoning his own band, the Scorpions invited Uli Roth, a friend of the Schenker brothers, to complete the Lonesome Crow tour.

Michael Schenker's departure led to the breaking up of the band. In 1973, Uli Roth was asked to join the band as a lead guitarist. Roth declined the offer, preferring to stay with his own band ? Dawn Road. Rudolf Schenker, upon deciding to work with Roth and not resurrecting the Scorpions previous lineup, attended some of Dawn Road's rehearsals, after which he joined the band. Insisted by Roth and the bassist Francis Buchholz of Dawn Road, Schenker then called Klaus Meine to join the band as well. When Meine also joined Dawn Road, the band changed its name to Scorpions, as it was renowned in the German hard rock music scene and an album had been released under that name as well.In 1974, with the all-new lineup, the Scorpions released the album Fly to the Rainbow, which turned out to be more successful than their debut album. From there onwards, the Scorpions' luck started to shine and they continued to release hit after hit. The band was at the height of its fame when MTV started to incorporate harder rock music into their daily rotation. Their 1984's video of 'Rock You Like a Hurricane' became a huge success on MTV that helped in making the song a Top 25 pop hit in the United States of America.

Their latest album, Sting in the Tail, features the highly praised single 'Raised On Rock,' which is ranked No.2 on the Classic Rock Mediabase chart. The album is a true come back to the classic and inimitable hard rock sound that has allowed the Scorpions to continue as an influential and powerful force in rock music throughout their career. People across the nation are going wild with excitement are trying hard to secure the Scorpions Tickets in advance for their upcoming tour. Grab you deal now in order to enjoy rocking Scorpions experience.

Scorpions is a heavy metal/ hard rock band based in Germany. The band has been in the picture since 45 long years and announced to retire after their last tour in 2010. Some of its singles including "Rock you like a Hurricane", "No One Like You", "Still Loving You" and "Wind of Change" have made its name worldwide. The band has got good rankings throughout the career. Overall, it has sold around 140 million albums worldwide. It is going to release the last 17th album in 2010. The band members kept changing with time. Get the Scorpions Tickets if you love rock music!