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‘We were being watched by the KGB’: how Scorpions made Wind of Change

‘A guy from our record company told me to take out the whistling. I said no way. When the song went through the roof, he came to me, bent over and said, “Kick my ass!”’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2025

Judas Priest’s Rob Halford reveals his reaction to Ozzy Osbourne’s death: “I curled up in a ball and bawled my eyes out for hours”

The Metal God says he’s “still grieving” following the death of Black Sabbath’s Prince Of Darkness in July

Metal Hammer · Aug 20, 2025

“Somebody had stolen some equipment from the opening act and we got blamed for it. The crowd went crazy”: Ricky Byrd on the disastrous Joan Jett gig where they were wrongly accused of stealing gear – and the audience turned on them

Byrd and Jett were on the road with Scorpions at the time – and it’s not a gig that brings back fond memories

Guitar World · Aug 6, 2025

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“I remember Eddie Van Halen asking me, ‘What’s wrong with you? Where’s that fire, dude?’ But I didn’t want to explain it to him”: George Lynch, the guitar hero who connected with EVH but got burned by Ozzy Osbourne

He almost got the gig to replace Randy Rhoads

MusicRadar · Jul 17, 2025

“Their music changed my life – if not saved it”: Band that soundtracked history gets the biopic treatment

Dominic West is among the names cast in Wind of Change

MusicRadar · Jul 1, 2025

“Vox AC30s lasted half an hour and Fender Twins lasted an hour. 5150s sounded great for about 10 seconds, then they were fried”: Uli Jon Roth’s struggle to contain his brainchild, the Sky guitar – and why he never played Jimi Hendrix’s black Strat

The former Scorpions guitarist on how he blazed a trail in guitar modding, and why he’d like to see the Hendrix guitar on display – but not being used

Guitar World · Jun 24, 2025

What are the 20 most controversial album covers of all time?

Don’t judge an album by its cover... Easier said than done for some. Following the controversy surrounding the album image for Sabrina Carpenter’s new album, we look at the most controversial album artworks which landed the artists in hot water with the censors. And, in some cases, the taste police.

Euronews · Jun 18, 2025

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"It was the day I'd been waiting for my whole life, but I was dismayed": How Skid Row and Sebastian Bach Went To War

Skid Row were once blood brothers, but infighting and a split with their singer turned it all into an ‘abyss of hatred’

Louder · May 29, 2025

"Some people say it's too personal but I owe my fans the truth": Michael Schenker and the appetite for self-destruction

Confronting Michael Schenker with the truth about Michael Schenker

Louder · May 22, 2025

“When we came to England, all the headlines said: ‘Crash-boom-blitzkrieg, the Krauts are here!’”: The epic story of the Scorpions, the German band who smashed through the barriers to conquer America

The Scorpions proved that Britain and the US didn’t have the monopoly on hard rock and heavy metal

Metal Hammer · May 10, 2025

Judas Priest ‘gutted’ to miss final Ozzy Osbourne show says singer

Frontman Rob Halford commented: ‘I had no idea it was happening!’

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

Judas Priest’s Rob Halford is “gutted” to not be playing Black Sabbath’s final show: “I had no idea it was happening!”

Judas Priest are one of the only veteran metal bands to not be playing Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell concert this summer. Rob Halford explains why.

Metal Hammer · May 8, 2025

Scorpions cancel three shows as illness leaves Klaus Meine with "inability to sing"

The Scorpions' 60th Anniversary Tour is scheduled to arrive in Europe next month

Metal Hammer · May 5, 2025

“I don’t think anybody can be prepared for how big the crowd was. A sea of denim and leather as far as you can see”: The epic story of Monsters Of Rock, the greatest heavy metal festival of them all

The triumphs, the bottlings, the rucks, the rain – long-running festival Monsters Of Rock changed hard rock and heavy metal forever

Metal Hammer · Apr 18, 2025

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Metal Hammer · Apr 15, 2025

Alice Cooper and Judas Priest announce co-headline tour

Guillotines and motorbikes, together at last

Louder · Feb 28, 2025

Heavy metal, classic rock, prog and beautiful Mediterranean sunshine collide at Spain’s Rock Imperium - one of the most stunning and unique festivals in the world

Scorpions, The Cult, King Diamond, Till Lindemann, In Flames, Blind Guardian and Stryper are just some of the names confirmed for this year’s amazing lineup

Louder · Feb 16, 2025

“She grew up in Russia and bootlegged banned Deep Purple and Scorpions albums. It’s one of the reason I married her”: Kansas’ Joe Deninzon left the USSR and built a musical world out of a surprising coincidence

Violinist discovered MTV and never looked back thanks to the influence of Yes, Rush, Zappa – and the band he’d later join

Metal Hammer · Feb 4, 2025

"Ted Nugent came down to the dressing room and said ‘Guys! You have to calm down!'": The turbulent story of the Scorpions

Whether it’s almost changing their name to Stalingrad or filling their biggest hit with whistling, there’s always a sting in the Scorpions' tale

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BANG Premier · Jan 20, 2025

Scorpions postpone Vegas residency as drummer Mikkey Dee continues recovery from sepsis

Mikkey Dee requires a few more months of recovery before he can take on Scorpions' Las Vegas residency.

Metal Hammer · Jan 18, 2025

Scorpions postpone Las Vegas residency to allow Mikkey Dee to recover from illness

Scorpions were due to commence their Planet Hollywood residency next month

MusicRadar · Jan 13, 2025

“I don't think the term ‘Heavy Metal’ was used for Led Zeppelin”: So what was the first metal album to hit No 1 in the US?

Was it Randy Rhoads’ old band Quiet Riot that made history?

Guitar World · Jan 10, 2025

“I was playing with the Scorpions, and I broke a string and had a solo coming up. My brother and I swapped guitars really quickly”: Michael Schenker talks Vs, his early flirtations with offsets, and how he joined one of hard rock's biggest juggernauts

The Scorpions, UFO, and MSG veteran takes readers back to when he heard distorted guitar for the first time as a teen, and the day the Scorpions came together

Metal Hammer · Jan 9, 2025

Hear ex-Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo team with wife Paula and current Slayer guitarist Gary Holt to cover Scorpions’ Animal Magnetism

The mini-Slayer reunion is taken from To Cross Or To Burn, the second album by the Lombardos’ project Venamoris

BANG Premier · Jan 3, 2025

'Another day and I'd be playing drums with Lemmy in heaven': Motorhead's Mikkey Dee feels lucky to be alive after contracting sepsis

Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee feels lucky to be alive after contracting sepsis following a sprained ankle.

Metal Hammer · Jan 2, 2025

“Another day and I’d be playing drums with Lemmy in Heaven”: Scorpions and former Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee was hospitalised with sepsis last month

The Scorpions/ex-Motörhead man is at home recovering after a series of surgeries, but is expected to appear at all of his current band’s planned live dates

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