KLAUS MEINE: Right Now Is 'Not The Moment' For SCORPIONS To Create New Music – BLABBERMOUTH.NET

In a new interview with Colombia’s Radioacktiva, SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine and guitarists Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs were asked if there are any plans for the band to work on the follow-up to 2022’s „Rock Believer“ album. Klaus responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): „We’re so busy with touring that you know you need a moment where it’s time again for the band to join in the studio and we create some new music. But right now, this 60-years-of-SCORPIONS celebration will take us again one more time around the world so many places. So it’s not the moment to create something new. But maybe a song or two, that might work, but not an album like ‚Rock Believer‘.“
Added Rudolf: „Think about that we [would be] spending our time of 60 years of SCORPIONS in the studio. That would be terrible. We have to party like crazy. [Laughs] So that’s the point. We want to enjoy, with all the people around the world, that rock is still living and we are still living and we are enjoying [performing] still, and we love you.“
Two months ago, Meine told Scorpions Brazil that „there are many good reasons why we maybe should [create new music], because it’s so much fun, and to write new songs and to give it a try. And we have such a great team working with us. And our co-producer, engineer, Hans-Martin Buff, just received a Grammy in L.A. last weekend for his working with Peter Gabriel on 3D sounds. He is very specialized on 3D productions now, and he is really, really good, and it’s always fun to work with him in the studio, record vocals, record new songs. And we have such a great setup.
„So there are a million good reasons to go back into the studio sometime soon,“ he continued. „But, on the other side, these days, it’s not the time anymore really to make albums. It might be good to record a few songs; that would be a good thing. But it’s always a good option to go back and to wake up your creativity. That’s always something great, and we enjoy this always. So I don’t know. But let’s see how it goes this year. And there’s so many shows coming up, and, yeah, we’ve gotta bring it on first before we make plans for what might come up in ’26.“
„Rock Believer“ was recorded primarily at Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover, Germany and was mixed at the legendary Hansa Studios in Berlin, Germany with engineer Michael Ilbert, who has earned multiple Grammy nominations for his mix work with producer Max Martin on albums by Taylor Swift and Katy Perry.
SCORPIONS originally intended to record the new album in Los Angeles with producer Greg Fidelman, whose previous credits include SLIPKNOT and METALLICA. However, because of the pandemic, some of the initial work was done with Greg remotely, after which SCORPIONS opted to helm the recordings themselves with the help of their engineer Hans-Martin Buff.
SCORPIONS‚ latest album marked their first release since 2017’s „Born To Touch Your Feelings – Best Of Rock Ballads“, which was an anthology of new and classic material.
SCORPIONS‚ previous full-length collection of new recordings was „Return To Forever“, partially comprising songs the band had in the vault from the ’80s. It was the final recorded appearance of SCORPIONS‚ longtime drummer James Kottak, who was dismissed from the band in September 2016. He has since been replaced by Mikkey Dee, formerly of MOTÖRHEAD.
In January, SCORPIONS postponed their 2025 Las Vegas residency due to Dee‚s recovery from his recent hospitalization. Promoted by Live Nation and Caesars Entertainment, „Scorpions – Coming Home To Las Vegas 60th Anniversary Las Vegas Residency“ was scheduled to kick off on February 27, 2025 at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. SCORPIONS.
The new dates are as follows: August 14, August 16, August 19, August 21 and August 23.
BUCKCHERRY will still provide support for the new SCORPIONS Las Vegas residency dates.
In celebration of SCORPIONS‚ 60th anniversary, the new show follows the band’s two previous sold-out residencies at the venue — „Scorpions – Love at First Sting Las Vegas“ in 2024 and „Sin City Nights“ in 2022.
Earlier in January, Mikkey, who was previously a member of MOTÖRHEAD for 23 years, revealed that he was recovering after spending most of the holiday season battling a „very serious blood infection (Sepsis).“
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