411 Mania — The year was 1976 and one of the biggest years in metal history. It all started this year with Judas Priest changing metal with a landmark release while AC/DC rocked the world. Plus we have reviews of great albums released this year from Judas Prie... more info

ContactMusic — German rockers THE SCORPIONS are to end their time together with an honour on Hollywood's RockWalk.The group announced plans to split for good following a two-year... more info

Rolling Stone — The Scorpions begin to unveil plans for their farewell U.S. tour, the Psychedelic Furs announce a 25-date trek and after disbanding six years ago, Orbital reunite for three gigs, including sets at the Ultra Festival and Coachella. The full details fo... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) German rockers Scorpions [ tickets ] have unveiled the first US dates on their impending farewell trek, and fans who pre-order copies of the band's new album, "Sting in the Tail," can get a jump on purchasing tickets to the tour. more info

Metalsucks — Reader Cody Barrick sent in the side-by-side comparison from totallylookslike.com, which shows that the cover of Sabbath’s 1994 album Cross Purposes is nearly identical to that of Scorpions’ 1991 single, “Send Me an Angel.” And… sheesh. It ... more info

411 Mania — The year was 1975 and rock and roll was introduced to the guitar shred. What is shredding and who was the first to do it? Plus we look at albums from Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Scorpions, Nazareth, Aerosmith, KISS, and Alice Cooper! more info

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Allmusic Blog — Before officially calling it quits, Scorpions will issue one more studio album, Sting in the Tail, and launch a two-year, five-continent world tour. The tour launches in Prague this March — the same month that Sting in the Tail will be released —... more info

Live Daily — After producing a "great" album in the forthcoming "Sting in the Tail," veteran German rockers Scorpions [ tickets ] have decided to hang up their instruments after a world tour in support of the set. "We found out by, really, mastering the album ... more info

ContactMusic — German rockers the SCORPIONS chose to split for good after their manager suggested they'd never be able to top their new album.Guitarist Rudolf Schenker tells AOL the... more info