Scorpions

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Scorpions are a German hard rock band formed in Hanover in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker. The longest-running line-up of the band, active from 1978 to 1992, included Schenker, Klaus Meine on vocals, Matthias Jabs on lead guitar, Francis Buchholz on bass, and Herman Rarebell on drums. Schenker has been the only continuous member, while Meine has been with the band since 1969, Jabs since 1978, and bassist Paweł Mąciwoda and drummer Mikkey Dee joined in 2003 and 2016, respectively. The band's debut album, "Lonesome Crow" (1972), featured Michael Schenker on lead guitar, who later left to join UFO and was replaced by Uli Jon Roth. Roth played on the next four studio albums, "Fly to the Rainbow" (1974), "In Trance" (1975), "Virgin Killer" (1976), and "Taken by Force" (1977), as well as the live album "Tokyo Tapes" (1978). After Roth's departure, Matthias Jabs joined and the band shifted towards a more melodic rock style with the release of "Lovedrive" (1979), which included a brief reun