Scorpions (band)

Scorpions are a heavy metalWeinstein, Deena. Heavy Metal: The Music and its Culture. DaCapo, 2000. , pg. 29, 36./hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and their singles "No One Like You", "Still Loving You", and "Wind of Change". The band has sold over 100 million albums worldwide  and were ranked #46 on VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock program.The Greatest: 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock (40 - 21)  at VH1.com

 Band members 
 Current members 
 Klaus Meine - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion, tambourine, backing vocals (1970-present)
 Matthias Jabs - lead & rhythm guitars (1978-present)
 Rudolf Schenker - rhythm & lead guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Hey You" (1965-present)
 Paweł Mąciwoda - bass, backing vocals (2003-present)
 Mikkey Dee - drums, percussion, backing vocals (2015-present)

 Former members 
 Lothar Heimberg - bass, backing vocals (1965-1973)
 Wolfgang Dziony - drums, percussion (1965-1973)
 Michael Schenker - lead & rhythm guitars (1970-1973, 1979)
 Ulrich Roth - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Drifting Sun", "Fly to the Rainbow", "Dark Lady", "Sun in My Hand", "Hell Cat", "Polar Nights" (1973-1978)
 Francis Buchholz - bass, backing vocals (1973-1983, 1984-1992, 1994)
 Achim Kirschning - keyboards (1973-1974)
 Joe Wyman - drums, percussion (1973)
 Jürgen Rosenthal - drums, percussion (1973-1975)
 Rudy Lenners - drums, percussion (1975-1977)
 Herman Rarebell - drums, percussion (1977-1983, 1984-1995)
 Don Dokken - lead vocals, backing vocals (1981)
 Jimmy Bain - bass (1983-1984)
 Neil Murray - bass (1983-1984)
 Bobby Rondinelli - drums, percussion (1983-1984)
 Ralph Rieckermann - bass (1993-2000, 2000-2003)
 Curt Cress - drums, percussion (1996)
 Ken Taylor - bass (2000)
 Barry Sparks - bass (2004)
 Ingo Powitzer - bass (2004)

 Manager 
 Stewart Young (1995-Present)

 Discography 
 Albums 
 Lonesome Crow (1972)
 Fly to the Rainbow (1974)
 In Trance (1975)
 Virgin Killer (1976)
 Taken by Force (1977)
 Tokyo Tapes (1978, live)
 Lovedrive (1979)
 Animal Magnetism (1980)
 Blackout (1982)
 Love at First Sting (1984)
 World Wide Live (1985, live)
 Savage Amusement (1988)
 Crazy World (1990)
 Face the Heat (1993)
 Live Bites (1995, live)
 Pure Instinct (1996)
 Eye II Eye (1999)
 Moment of Glory (with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, 2000)
 Acoustica (2001, acoustic)
 Unbreakable (2004)
 Humanity: Hour I (2007)
 Sting in the Tail (2010)
 Return to Forever (2015)
 Rock Believer (2022)

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official Website 

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