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New Scorpions: Watch it now, sing it in your head later

Franzman
Feb 25, 2022 | 8:10 AM

His voice hasn’t changed one bit! New Scorpions album is out today. Listen to the first single below.
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The Scorpions’ Klaus Meine says his band’s new album, ‘Rock Believer,’ is for “the hard and heavy community”

You can pre-order new Scorpions now: https://scorpions.lnk.to/RockBeliever

By Matt FriedlanderFeb 25, 2022 | 5:00 AM
Spinefarm Records

The Scorpions‘ long-awaited 19th studio album, Rock Believer arrived today.

Frontman Klaus Meine tells ABC Audio that with the album, exemplified by its title track, The Scorpions deliver the message that they believe hard-rock music is alive and well, and that they know their fans feel the same way.

“The lyrics [of ‘Rock Believer’ are] about saying, ‘We are the essence of rock believers, doing this for so long,’” Meine explains. “And, of course, it was addressed to all the rock believers out there, addressed to the hard and heavy community.”

Meine says the band’s objective with Rock Believer was “for us to have great songs, powerful songs for our live set, and…for the hard and heavy fans out there hoping The Scorpions this time would not focus too much on ballads.”

The Scorpions recorded the album during the COVID-19 lockdown, and while some of the songs feature lyrics inspired by the global health crisis and other serious issues, Meine says he focused more on writing tunes “for the fans to enjoy and get away from this whole corona thing…and just to rock out with us with positive energy.”