"Hail! Hail The Sting in the TAIL!!!"

SCORPIONS have begun their final world tour with succesful shows in Prague & Moscow where songs from their new record (now available in Germany, March 22nd & 23rd worldwide) were debuted and well received. STING IN THE TAIL seems to be doing well in terms of chart places so far and reviews have been positive, it's certainly a cut above 'Humanity: HOUR 1, it's certainly a fantastic send-off from the teutonic heroes of metal. The album is hard, heavy, & melodic. Highlights include, 'NO LIMIT', 'RAISED ON ROCK' 'TURN YOU ON', 'LORELEI'...think CRAZY WORLD MEETS 1984's LOVE AT FIRST STING with a slight modern twist. This is pure SCORPIONS, don't expect an overnight sensation, this album takes time to grow, but in my eyes this is a sign of it's quality. Is it their best? No, is it worth it, ABSOLUTELY. It's a stronger record than Humanity or Unbreakable and probably their best since FACE THE HEAT. Buy IT, love IT and GET STUNG. A quality album to end their career with. "Hail! Hail The Sting in the TAIL!!!"

Check out the SCORPIONS official site for more info. Full song clips can be found on Youtube.

Some live reviews:

Prague & Moscow

SCORPIONS - ''THE GOOD DIE YOUNG'' full track

Thanks to Rockmachine.gr, the youtube user and the GREEK STING FAN CLUB!

The track has the potential to really be part of a final STING from the SCORPIONS on their imminent final tour.

TRACK HAS BEEN REMOVED

Greek Sting fan club site

Official SCORPIONS site

Dates so far:

Get your Sting and Blackout World Tour 2010 - 2011

European Leg Date Venue City Country Info 15 Mar 2010 O2 Arena Prague Czech Republic Tickets 18 Mar 2010 Ice Palace Moscow Russia Tickets 10 Apr 2010 PPM Fest Mons Belgium Tickets 7 May 2010 Arena Leipzig Germany Special guest: Edguy Tickets 8 May 2010 Olympiahalle München Germany Special guest: Edguy Tickets 12 May 2010 Festhalle Frankfurt Germany Special guest: Edguy Tickets 14 May 2010 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle Stuttgart Germany Special guest: Edguy Tickets 15 May 2010 Long "I" Rock Longirod Switzerland Long I Rock 19 May 2010 Olympia Paris France opening act: Karelia Tickets 21 May 2010 Stade Couvert Lievin France opening act: Karelia Tickets 22 May 2010 Zenith Strasbourg France opening act: Karelia Tickets 29 May 2010 O2 World Berlin Germany Special guest: Edguy Tickets 30 May 2010 Stadthalle Zwickau Germany Special guest: Edguy Tickets 1 Jun 2010 TUI Arena Hannover Germany Special guest: Edguy Tickets 5 Jun 2010 Zosimadon National Stadium Ioannina Greece Opening Acts: Giorgos Gakis & The Troublemakers 7 Jun 2010 T.B.A. Thessaloniki Greece 9 Jun 2010 Pampeloponnisiako Stadium Patra Greece 12 Jun 2010 Stadtgarten am Festspielhaus Recklinghausen Germany Special guest: Edguy Tickets North America Leg Date Venue City Country Info 19 Jun 2010 M3 Rock Festival Columbia, Maryland U.S.A. Latin America Leg Date Venue City Country Info 7 Sep 2010 Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City Mexico 9 Sep 2010 T.B.A. Bogotá Colombia 11 Sep 2010 T.B.A. Lima Peru 14 Sep 2010 Movistar Arena Santiago de Chile Chile 16 Sep 2010 T.B.A. T.B.A. Brazil 18 Sep 2010 T.B.A. T.B.A. Brazil 19 Sep 2010 T.B.A. T.B.A. Brazil 20 Sep 2010 T.B.A. T.B.A. Brazil

SCORPIONS PRESS KIT VIDEO - STING IN THE TAIL

SCORPIONS SWISS BOOTLEG

Brilliant SCORPIONS performance from this year, taken from a Swiss TV performance on the 22.1.10, enjoy:

Tracklist:
01. Intro / Coming Home [3:27]
02. Loving You Sunday Morning [3:50]
03. Is There Anybody There [4:09]
04. Make It Real [3:48]
05. The Zoo [6:11]
06. Coast To Coast [5:59]
07. Send Me An Angel [4:03]
08. Bad Boys Running Wild [4:35]
09. Blackout [4:00]
10. Still Loving You [6:33]
11. Wind Of Change [5:24]
12. Rock You Like A Hurricane [6:40]

http://www.sendspace.com/file/tiu32d

"HEY LEPPY' LETZ PARTY!

Interview regarding the SCORPIONS split and upcoming album and tour...last link reveals Rudolf's tv destroying abilities...

http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/interviewScorpions.htm

SCORPIONS CALL IT A DAY...SOON....

Source from official website:

Important Message to our Fans

It was always our pleasure, our purpose in life, our passion and we were fortunate enough to make music for you - whether it was live on stage or in the studio, creating new songs.

While we were working on our album these past few months, we could literally feel how powerful and creative our work was – and how much fun we were still having, in the process. But there was also something else: We want to end the Scorpion’s extraordinary career on a high note. We are extremely grateful for the fact that we still have the same passion for music we’ve always had since the beginning. This is why, especially now, we agree we have reached the end of the road. We finish our career with an album we consider to be one of the best we have ever recorded and with a tour that will start in our home country Germany and take us to five different continents over the next few years.

We want you, our fans, to be the first to know about this. Thank you for your never-ending support throughout the years!

We uploaded the very first snippets from our new album for you.

And now… let’s get the party started and get ready for a “Sting in the Tail”!

See you on the world tour,

Yours

Scorpions

The following are only snippets of tracks from their upcoming album, but it sounds promising, let's hope the SCORPS end their career in a high note!

STING IN THE TAIL Samples:

mms://the-scorpions.com/scorpions/ror_snippet.wma

mms://the-scorpions.com/scorpions/tgdy_snippet.wma

Certainly a sad moment for many, but also a celebration of their incredible career, let's look forward to their lengthy tour schedule and new record!

NEW ALBUM ARTWORK (STING IN THE TAIL)

Classic tracks playlist:

1. China White

2. Hey You

3. Always Somewhere

4. Big City Nights

5. In Trance

6. Lovedrive

7. Still Loving You

8. Pictured Life

9. Alien Nation

10. Holiday

11. Coast to Coast

12. Sails of Charon

13. Humanity

14. Blackout

15. Dynamite