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A candid 1989 photograph of Scorpions members Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker seated at a press conference table with a blue tablecloth. To the left, vocalist Klaus Meine wears dark oversized sunglasses and a studded black leather jacket. To the right, guitarist Rudolf Schenker sports his signature mustache and a leather jacket with a patterned blue scarf. Microphones and a silver pitcher sit on the table in front of them against a backdrop of heavy red curtains.

Flashback Interview: SCORPIONS (1989): “We Don’t Want To Shock People, We Want Strong Artwork That Fits Our Music”

April 8, 2026 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

For this flashback interview, step back to Oslo, January 1989. Scorpions are in the middle of the Savage Amusement world tour, fresh from making history as one of the first hard rock bands to storm …READ MORE

ULI JON ROTH (Live)

November 27, 2023 Mick Burgess Leave a comment

It’s hard to believe that 40 years have passed since former Scorpions guitarist Uli Jon Roth stood on stage with his fledgling Electric Sun outfit at the City Hall in Newcastle and performed arguably the …READ MORE

ULI JON ROTH (Live at The Think Tank, Newcastle, U.K., October 23, 2014)

ULI JON ROTH: “I Didn’t Think That The Music Would Be Still So Loved 50 Years Later”

November 17, 2023 Mick Burgess Leave a comment

You’ll be over in the UK soon on a 9 date UK tour. Are you looking forward to playing over here again? I’m looking forward to it very much. It’s been a while so it …READ MORE

SCORPIONS (Live)

October 14, 2022 Bryce Van Patten Leave a comment

Scorpions Haven’t Lost Their Sting Since the band released their first album in 1970, the Scorpions have enjoyed a longevity that many bands hope for, and few can sustain. With their show at the Moda …READ MORE

SCORPIONS – Rock Believer

March 6, 2022 Séverine Peraldino Leave a comment

No need to pray for they’re not dying For their 19th studio album, Scorpions renew their tradition of slightly subversive artwork. Rock Believer plays of the unholy alliance of Hard Rock and Religion. Even if …READ MORE

Tales from a Metalhead

Tales from a Metalhead: Chapter 30: Blackout

August 16, 2021 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

I actually don’t remember when I started to listen to the Scorpions. They have kind of always been there. Hailing out of the 70s of course, but I really connected to their early 80s era first.

MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST (Live at the O2 Academy, Newcastle, U.K., November 9, 2018)

MICHAEL SCHENKER: “My First Musical Composition “In Search Of The Peace Of Mind”, Which I Actually Wrote All By Myself In My Mother’s Kitchen And The SCORPIONS Credited Themselves For It, Naughty Guys!”

January 22, 2021 Bryce Van Patten Leave a comment

Few guitarist have influenced so many musicians or left such a mark in the history of Heavy Metal the way that Michael Schenker has. From his first recordings with The Scorpions to UFO, MSG, McAuley …READ MORE

Tales from a Metalhead

Tales from a Metalhead: Chapter 12: “Damn the Machines”

June 22, 2020 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

Some of you might find this chapter a bit nerdy, but I think it’s important to talk a bit about technology. Recording devices have played a highly important role when doing interviews throughout the years. In the 80s everything was edited on 1/4″ reel-to-reel tapes.

Tales from a Metalhead

Tales from a Metalhead: Chapter 9: “Scream For Me John Dee”

June 1, 2020 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

If you are into classic Heavy Metal you are most likely also into Iron Maiden. I have been fortunate enough to talk with most members (both former and present) a few times

Tales from a Metalhead

Tales from a Metalhead: Chapter 7: FM days

May 18, 2020 Stig G. Nordahl Leave a comment

I was doing Hard Rock shows on FM radio for about 15 years before going online. Even though I did various shows on air in the coming years they all had one thing in common; me playing Hard Rock and Heavy Metal on the air