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Scorpions are a German heavy metal band formed in 1965 in Hanover by Rudolf Schenker.[4] Since the band's inception, its musical style has ranged from hard rock[5][6] to heavy metal.[7][8] The lineup from 1979 to 1992 was the most successful incarnation of the group, and included Klaus Meine (vocals), Rudolf Schenker (rhythm guitar), Matthias Jabs (lead guitar), Francis Buchholz (bass), and Herman Rarebell (drums). The band's only continuous member has been Schenker, although Meine has appeared on all of Scorpions' studio albums, while Jabs has been a consistent member since 1979, and bassist Paweł Mąciwoda and drummer Mikkey Dee have been in the band since 2003 and 2016 respectively.[9]

During the mid-1970s, with guitarist Uli Jon Roth part of the line-up, the music of the Scorpions was defined as hard rock.[5][6] After the departure of Roth in 1978 and short-lived reunion with Schenker's brother Michael, Matthias Jabs joined and, following the guidance of producer Dieter Dierks, the Scorpions changed their sound towards hard rock/heavy metal, mixed with rock power ballads. Throughout the 1980s the group received positive reviews and critical acclaim from music critics, and experienced commercial success with the albums Animal Magnetism (1980), Blackout (1982), Love at First Sting (1984), the live recording World Wide Live (1985), Savage Amusement (1988) and Best of Rockers 'n' Ballads (1989), which is their best-selling compilation album

Background information Also known as The Hunters (1975) Origin Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany Genres Hard rockheavy metalglam metal[1][2][3] Years active 1965 - present Labels RCAAriolaEast WestHarvest/EMIVertigoMercuryEMI ClassicsSony Associated acts UFOThe Michael Schenker GroupElectric SunMotörhead Website the-scorpions.com

Band members Main article: List of Scorpions members Current members Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1964–present) Klaus Meine – lead vocals (1969–present) Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, backing vocals (1978–present) Paweł Mąciwoda – bass, backing vocals (2003–present) Mikkey Dee – drums (2016–present) Awards and honours 1975: Best German Live Band 1976: Album of the Year in Germany – Virgin Killer 1979: Playboy magazine: Best artwork of the year for the Lovedrive cover 1985: Entry into the Golden Book of Hanover 1986: Bravo Otto Band in Silver Category, Hard & Heavy 1991: Bravo Otto in Gold Category band, Hard & Heavy 1991: Invitation to the Kremlin, reception in the former Soviet state with party leader Mikhail Gorbachev 1992: Bravo Otto in bronze category band, Hard & Heavy 1992: World Music Award as the most successful German rock act 1992: Echo as the best national group 1992: Europe Golden (German: Goldene Europa) 1994: World Music Award 1998: Radio Regenbogen Award, Rock International 2000: Town of Hanover Plaque (German: Stadtplakette) 2000: Entry into the Golden Book of Hanover 2000: Cultural Prize of the City of Hanover 2001: Scorpions Street in Leganes, Spain 2009: Echo Lifetime Achievement award 2010: Star on the Hollywood Rock Walk, Los Angeles 2010: Rock Legend Award – the World Music Award (special award for outstanding contribution to the development of rock music) 2010: Special postage stamp Scorpions for the Brazil tour, published by the Brazilian postal service 2010: Lifetime Achievement Awards, the Hard Rock Cafe chain 2011: Radio Regenbogen Award in the category Lifetime Rock[72] 2011: Pioneer of Pop – awarded by SWR3-New-Pop-Festival[73] 2011: Metal Guru Award from Classic Rock (magazine)[74] 2012: CGDC Award for Music for Dialogue from the Center for Global Dialogue and Cooperation (CGDC)[75] 2012: Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis der Städte und Gemeinden[76] 2013: Steiger Award Discography Main article: Scorpions discography Studio albums Lonesome Crow (1972) Fly to the Rainbow (1974) In Trance (1975) Virgin Killer (1976) Taken by Force (1977) Lovedrive (1979) Animal Magnetism (1980) Blackout (1982) Love at First Sting (1984) Savage Amusement (1988) Crazy World (1990) Face the Heat (1993) Pure Instinct (1996) Eye II Eye (1999) Unbreakable (2004) Humanity: Hour I (2007) Sting in the Tail (2010) Return to Forever (2015) Tours The Scorpions have played around 2,500 concerts in over 80 countries.[77][78] 1972–1974: Lonesome Crow Tour 1974–1975: Fly to the Rainbow Tour 1975–1976: In Trance Tour 1976–1977: Virgin Killer Tour 1977–1978: Taken by Force Tour 1979: Lovedrive Tour 1980: Animal Magnetism Tour 1982–1983: Blackout Tour 1984–1986: Love at First Sting Tour 1988–1989: Savage Amusement Tour 1990–1991: Crazy World Tour 1993–1994: Face the Heat Tour 1996–1998: Pure Instinct Tour 1999: Eye to Eye Tour 2000–2001: Moment of Glory Tour 2001: Acoustica Tour 2002–2003: Bad for Good Tour 2004–2006: Unbreakable Tour 2007–2009: Humanity Tour 2010–2014: Get Your Sting and Blackout World Tour[58] March 2010 – October 2011: Get your Sting and Blackout November 2011 – December 2012: Final Sting July 2013 – November 2014: Rock 'n' Roll Forever Tour 2015–2016: 50th Anniversary World Tour 2017–2020: 2017–2020 Crazy World Tour

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