Scorpions Share "Shining of Your Soul" — LISTEN▶

19TH ALBUM ROCK BELIEVER OUT FEBRUARY 25, 2022

It's about the moment in a person's life that must be one of the most frequently interpreted emotions, be it in rock, pop or in electronic music: a moment the French call amour fou (the significance of this sudden emotion and its intensity being considered to be almost obsessive).


But what the SCORPIONS primarily wanted to express in their song "Shining of Your Soul" is that breathtaking emotion caused by the sudden realization, as the lyrics' author, SCORPIONS vocalist Klaus Meine, puts it: "When someone enters the room and you sense an aura that makes everything else fade into the background. When the atmosphere changes inexplicably, and one is enveloped in a warm glow. The shining of a soul."

That moment, which the band describes on the new lead single lifted from their current, brilliant album Rock Believer, ("I can't stop believing, it's more than a feeling, and when you come through the door, I see the shining of your soul”), also illustrates one of the unsolved mysteries of our emotional world, those mythical moments in our encounters with other people.

At the same time, "Shining of Your Soul" is one of the very few love songs on Rock Believer.

MEDIA ALERT: Scorpions Share "Seventh Sun" — LISTEN

19TH ALBUM ROCK BELIEVER OUT FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In the language of musicians, the term "flageolet" refers to an ingenious technique of eliciting harmonics from a string instrument, producing various overtones in addition to the fundamental frequency of that one string.

From the very first note of "Seventh Sun," Rudolf Schenker and his Flying V manage to spectacularly draw us into this powerful song in an almost mystical way, much in the tradition of Scorpions classics such as "Animal Magnetism" and "China White."

Once more, artistic elements of this kind highlight the band's intention to reaffirm the Scorpions' unique DNA with their latest album Rock Believer.

"Seventh Sun" is the imminent lead single from their outstanding studio recording Rock Believer, scheduled for worldwide release on February 25.

Yet again, the band underlines the authenticity and power of their songs with exceptional lyrics.

Rock Believer, the credo of their new album, will also be the moniker of their upcoming tour.

In March and April 2022, the band is set to perform at the Planet Hollywood Resorts & Casino in Las Vegas as part of their residency, followed by a world tour scheduled to kick off with a number of shows in Germany in June 2022.

Scorpions Share "Rock Believer" Single

19TH ALBUM ROCK BELIEVER OUT FEBRUARY 25, 2022

SCORPIONS have shared the title track for their new album Rock Believer. Listen here.

Commenting on the advance release of the title track of their latest album, due out on February 25, Klaus Meine, both singer and author of the lyrics, says, "Over the years, we've heard people say lots of times that rock is dead. But there are still millions of rock believers out there all over the world that prove them wrong. Our fans are the best in the world. We'll see you someday somewhere out there, because we're Rock Believers, just like you."

The song is a fundamental commitment to rock music, composed by a band in the style of their outstanding, globally successful recordings of the 1980s.

Meine says, "The new material sees us return to our roots. We simply wanted to reactivate the original SCORPIONS' DNA — great riffs, strong melodies. We tried to transport that live feel to the studio with all five of us playing in one room again at last. Having Mikkey Dee in the band is like a shot of fresh energy and real fun."

Due to the pandemic, the recording sessions planned in America had to be canceled and relocated to Germany.

Matthias Jabs says, "In a way, the situation was a blessing in disguise for us." The band had already hired a studio in Los Angeles, but their plans were thwarted by fate. Instead, the musicians found themselves stuck at home, three of them only a stone's throw away from the legendary Peppermint Park Studios in Hanover, and as soon as travel restrictions were relaxed, Pawel Maciwoda and Mikkey Dee were able to join them from Poland and Sweden respectively.

"And everything suddenly felt like it had back in the 1980s, when the five of us rocked together, hanging out at the corner pub in the evenings and talking about our music," Jabs reminisces.

"We had already started to talk about a new album back in 2018," recalls Rudolf Schenker.

The new single "Rock Believer"is the album's exclamation mark and credo. The video will follow on January 18.

The spectacular single cover was designed by Klaus Voormann, Grammy winner ("Best Record Cover 1966") and also creator of the artwork of the award-winning Beatles album Revolver.

In March and April 2022, the band are set to perform at the Planet Hollywood Resorts & Casino in Las Vegas as part of their residency, followed by a European tour scheduled to kick off with a number of shows in Germany in June 2022, with more concerts around the world in the pipeline.

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