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SCORPIONS
CURRENT NAME	Scorpions
FORMER NAMES	-
ORIGIN	Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
STATUS	Active
FORMED IN	1965
LABEL	BMG
GENRE	Hard rock; Heavy metal
STYLE	-
LYRICAL THEME	-
BAND ADDED	2004-01-12, 00:00
LAST UPDATE	2007-05-14, 03:21

Band biography

At the start of the new millennium and exactly 35 years since the foundation of Germany’s most successful hard rock band of all time, SCORPIONS Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs can look back together on a spectacular career in the international music business.

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Current members Add - Fetch
James Kottak	1996-	Drums	See also Dio, Kingdom Come
Pawel Maciwoda	2004-	Bass	See also TSA, Virgin Snatch
Rudolf Schenker	1965-	Guitars	See also Michael Schenker Group
Matthias Jabs	1978-	Guitars
Klaus Meine	1970-	Vocals	See also Michael Schenker Group

Former members Add - Fetch
Ralph Rieckermann	1992-2003	Bass
Wolfgang Dziony	1965-1974	Drums
Lothar Heinburg	1969-1973	Bass
Jurgen Rosenthal	1974-1975	Drums
Rudy Lenners	1975-1977	Drums
Francis Buchholz	1973-1992	Bass
Ulrich Roth	1973-1978	Guitars
Michael Schenker	1970-1973, 1978-1978	Guitars	See also Contraband, Michael Schenker Group, Ratt, UFO
Herman Rarebell	1977-1995	Drums	See also Steppenwolf
Karl-Heinz Vollmer	1965-1970	Guitars
Achim Kirchhof	1965-1969	Bass

Session musicians Add - Fetch
Ariane Arcu		Cello	On Acoustica.
Mario Argandona		Percussion	On Acoustica.
Johann Daansen		Guitars	On Acoustica.
Christian Kolonovits		Piano	On Acoustica.
Melanie Marshal		Vocals	On Moment.
Rita Campbell		Vocals	On Moment.
Zoë Nicholas		Vocals	On Moment.
Susi Webb		Vocals	On Moment.
Michael Perfler		Vocals	On Moment.
Kai Petersen		Vocals	On Moment.
Vince Pirillo		Vocals	On Moment.
Günther Becker		Sitar	On Moment.
Ray Wilson		Vocals	On Moment.
Zucchero		Vocals	On Moment.
Lyn Liechty		Vocals	On Moment.
Ken Taylor		Bass	On Moment.
Curt Cress		Drums	On Pure.
Billy Corgan		Vocals	On Humanity - Hour 1. See also Enuff Z'Nuff, Jane\'s Addiction, Smashing Pumpkins, The

Buy Scorpions albums

Official releases Add
1972	Lonesome Crow	RCA Records
1974	Fly To The Rainbow	RCA Records
1975	In Trance	RCA Records
1976	Virgin Killer	RCA Records
1977	Taken By Force	RCA Records
1978	Tokyo Tapes (2CD)	RCA Records
1979	Lovedrive	Polydor
1980	Animal Magnetism	Polydor
1982	Blackout	Polydor
1984	Love At First Sting	Polydor
1985	World Wide Live	Polydor
1988	Savage Amusement	Polydor
1990	Crazy World	Polydor
1993	Face The Heat	Polydor
1995	Live Bites	Polydor
1996	Pure Instinct	Atlantic Records
1999	Eye To Eye	EastWest Records
2000	Moment Of Glory	EMI Records
2001	Acoustica	EastWest Records
2004	Unbreakable	No label
2007	Humanity - Hour 1	No label

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