Scorpions News and Photos

My Favorite Metal Guitar Solo, by Anciients Guitarist Chris Dyck

Thu, May 16 2013 9:10pm - Source: Metal Sucks

So I am supposed to be talking about my favorite guitar solo here.

Like, Omigod! Digging Through the ’80s Pop Culture Box, Part 14

Wed, May 15 2013 1:30pm - Source: Pop Dose

This week, as we reach the midway point of Disc 4 of this seven-disc box set, we're at the official halfway mark of the series. 1983?

Uli Jon Roth: The Best of the TVD Interview

Fri, May 10 2013 7:18pm - Source: The Vinyl District

It's not lost on us that some of the biggest and most talented artists and musicians of this or any generation have gone on the record—on records—here at TVD.

Danko Jones: There's No Such Thing as a Musical Guilty Pleasure

Sat, May 04 2013 7:50am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Do you like playing festivals more or clubs more?

The albums you can judge by their cover thanks to Storm Thorgerson - the master of the record sleeve

Fri, April 19 2013 6:46pm - Source: The Independent - Music

It's this canvas, longingly gazed at through the window of the Spinning Disc, sported beneath the arm of the party-bound sixth former or twirled between the listless fingers of a long hair perched equidistant between his new Wharfedales, which provided the visual focus for an auditory experience and encouraged a surprising wave of visual literacy.

Question Of The Week: “Lead Singer’s Disease (Instrumental)”

Fri, April 12 2013 8:42pm - Source: Metal Sucks

Can't live with 'em, can't shotgun them in the scrotum.

Joe Lynn Turner: Ex-Rainbow, Deep Purple Frontman Says Jon Bon Jovi Roadied for Him in the '70s (INTERVIEW)

Thu, April 11 2013 5:24pm - Source: Noisecreep

Las Vegas is a one of kind multi-media celebration of classic rock.

A Sunday Conversation with Doro Pesch

Sun, April 07 2013 7:35am - Source: The Ripple Effect

Years ago I had the pleasure of meeting Doro Pesch at the New Jersey Metal Meltdown.

Former Anthrax, Current Armored Saint Singer John Bush Reflects on His Diverse Career (INTERVIEW)

Mon, March 11 2013 4:18pm - Source: Noisecreep

John Bush 's spot in heavy metal history is assured.

Celtic Pride - Light Up The Sky

Sat, March 09 2013 8:57am - Source: The Ripple Effect

Until I was nine years old I lived on the East Coast.

Def Leppard Singer Joe Elliot Thinks Slipknot, Foo Fighters Might Also Do Las Vegas Residencies in the Future

Thu, March 07 2013 10:59pm - Source: Noisecreep

"You have to understand, I grew up in Sheffield, England, so I was completely removed from Las Vegas and that whole mystique. How we would hear about Vegas was through a singer named Tony Christie who was also from Sheffield. You would read in the papers about him performing there, Wayne Newton, people like that. Oh, and of course Elvis Presley – the fat one [laughs]. But yeah, Vegas was a mythical thing for me and the boys," Def Leppard vocalist Joe Elliot tells Noisecreep.

Mothership - S/T

Fri, February 22 2013 8:35am - Source: The Ripple Effect

Is this band trying to put the rest of the bands on Ripple Music out of business?

The Popdose Interview: A Silent Film

Thu, February 21 2013 1:29pm - Source: Pop Dose

Spencer Walker, Karl Bareham, Robert Stevenson and Ali Hussain.

Uli Jon Roth: The TVD Interview

Tue, February 19 2013 5:50pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Ask anyone these days what comes to mind when you say "The Scorpions," and your average music fan is gonna answer with something along the lines of "Rock You Like a Hurricane" or "No One Like You." For a number of die-hard fans, they will say "Go back to 1973?you'll hear something very different."

The Soundtrack Of Our Youth: Conny Plank Remembered

Wed, February 13 2013 3:17pm - Source: The Quietus

"Without Conny... I don't know," sighed Klaus Dinger in one of the last interviews before his death.

Question Of The Week: Who Art In Heaven (NSFW)

Fri, January 25 2013 10:10pm - Source: Metal Sucks

There's little question that, of all musics, metal boasts the wildest enthusiasm for art and imagery.

Uli Jon Roth on Why He Left the Scorpions, Sharing His Guitar God Knowledge (INTERVIEW)

Thu, January 17 2013 4:46pm - Source: Noisecreep

German guitar legend Uli Jon Roth is returning to North America for a special tour in honor of his 40th anniversary of joining legendary metal founding fathers, the Scorpions.

Scorpions officially cancel retirement

Tue, January 08 2013 5:30am - Source: Music-News.com

Just under three years ago, the band the Scorpions announced that they would be ending their 40-plus year career after touring in support of their album Sting of the Tail. In June of last year, member Matthias Jabs indicated that the band would be continuing, but in a limited capacity.

Stereoboard Talk To Guitar Legend Michael Schenker About New 'Temple Of Rock' Live Album/DVD

Fri, December 14 2012 5:06pm - Source: Stereoboard

What do the late great Randy Rhoads, Metallica's Kirk Hammett, Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden and Slash all have in common?

Michael Schenker - Temple Of Rock: Live Over Europe (Live Album/DVD Review)

Fri, December 14 2012 4:46pm - Source: Stereoboard

Long before the good old internet, live rock & roll record's were an exciting window to a thrilling, unknown world.

Marti Frederiksen: Songwriter Behind Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Carrie Underwood Hits Can't Slow Down

Wed, November 07 2012 8:58pm - Source: Noisecreep

"Yeah, I guess most people don't know who I am, but I'm glad they like my songs," laughs Marti Frederiksen.

Michael Schenker Announces 'Temple Of Rock: Live In Europe'

Fri, November 02 2012 4:15pm - Source: Stereoboard

Released on CD, DVD, Blu-ray and as a Limited Deluxe Edition containing all 3 formats, this essential live rocknroll release includes songs performed live in Tilburg, The Netherlands in May 2012, and at Londons High Voltage Festival in 2011.

Ed Schraders Music Beat

Fri, November 02 2012 2:28pm - Source: Glasswerk National \ Thirst for Music

For those of you unfamiliar with Ed Schraders Music Beat, firstly, Id advise you not to expect to find a representative genre in which to place them, for their sound is a mish mash of punk-rock, spoken word poetry, Beastie Boys vocals and God-knows what else.

“There’s space for politics in music right now” – DiS meets And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of De

Thu, November 01 2012 10:44am - Source: Drowned In Sound

With the corpse of last years' astounding Tao Of The Dead barely cold, And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead are already back with their latest album, Lost Songs.

Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins and Stephen Christian of Anberlin Meet and Talk "Oceania" Tour, Influences, and More

Thu, October 04 2012 6:22pm - Source: ArtistDirect

Alternative music has certainly changed, but there are a few bands still doing it right.

Mos Generator - Nomads

Thu, October 04 2012 7:40am - Source: The Ripple Effect

I had a really hectic summer and didn't get a chance to check out any new music at all.

Song Premiere: . . . And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, 'Catatonic'

Tue, September 25 2012 3:10pm - Source: Rolling Stone

And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead's explosive indie-prog is defined by the push and pull of Conrad Keely's epic mysticism and Jason Reece's primal punk surge.

Proto-Metal Report: Scorpions - Fly To The Rainbow

Thu, September 20 2012 7:49pm - Source: The Ripple Effect

I've been totally negligent in listening to new music lately.

Wake Up Lucid: The TVD First Date

Thu, September 20 2012 7:28pm - Source: The Vinyl District

"Anytime you heard R2-D2 make that "beep-bop-whistle" sound, you knew it was time to turn the page. Yeah, I spun wax as a kid."

Blog jam: Real Gone

Mon, September 10 2012 2:41pm - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

A haven for music buffs who don't believe in snobbery or guilty pleasures.

Screaming For Vengeance: Rob Halford Of Judas Priest Interviewed

Mon, September 10 2012 10:49am - Source: The Quietus

Whoever you are you know who Judas Priest are; of course you fucking do.

Herbert Goes 'Banana': Germany's Biggest Star Takes On England

Wed, August 22 2012 10:04am - Source: The Quietus

The man opposite and I have little obvious in common.

There Is No Rock In Morocco: Beyond The Festival Of Sacred Music

Fri, July 06 2012 12:33pm - Source: The Quietus

The city of Fez is located in a valley that works like a natural amplifier.

MPA AGM: Stephen Navin calls on publishers to 'think big'

Fri, July 06 2012 10:54am - Source: Music Week

Speaking at the MPA AGM in London last week, Navin talked of "big publishing, a big MPA... and thinking big" over the issue, whilst castigating the UK Government for its percieved cosy relationship with Google.

Desert Island Discs: 1980s Rock and Pop Edition

Tue, July 03 2012 11:35am - Source: Something Else!

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip … through our record collections.

Ousted 'Smash' Star Will Be Back

Fri, June 22 2012 5:39pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

While all his friends were jamming out to Def Leppard or the Scorpions, Brian d'Arcy James was in a different state of mind – he was listening to Billy Joel. "He was my North Star," the two-time Tony Award nominee says about the Piano Man. "He's just one of those artists, for whatever reason, who sort of plops down in your life at a formative stage and I latched onto him. I got a lot of crap for that in eighth grade."