Press Release: SCORPIONS READY TO STING WITH NEW ALBUM

SCORPIONS READY TO STING WITH NEW ALBUM,
'HUMANITY - HOUR 1,' OUT AUGUST 28;

GUEST APPEARANCE BY SMASHING PUMPKINS
SINGER BILLY CORGAN;

U.S. TOUR STARTS SEPTEMBER 4


July 31, 2007 -- SCORPIONS, Germany's most successful international music
export, are poised to "sting" once again and are planning a frontal attack
on the musical artery of rock fans all over the globe with their new
album, HUMANITY - HOUR 1. Thirty five years after the release of their
debut album, LONESOME CROW, SCORPIONS believe they have reached a new
creative high in their impressive career. They plan to prove it with the
release of album #21 on August 28 (New Door Records/UMe).

Smashing Pumpkins singer/guitarist Billy Corgan makes a special appearance
on the album as a featured guest on "The Cross."

The band--Klaus Meine (vocals), Rudolf Schenker (rhythm guitars), Matthias
Jabs (lead guitars), James Kottak (drums) and Pawel Maciwoda
(bass)-enlisted acclaimed songwriter/producer Desmond Child (Aerosmith,
Bon Jovi, KISS) and producer James Michael to work behind the boards on
the album, which was recorded at several Los Angeles studios. "Desmond is
a fabulous visionary who took us to musical levels we had never reached
before," declares lead guitarist Jabs.

The fruit of this extremely productive collaboration is an album that
melds the classic hard SCORPIONS sound with modern elements of today's
musical style. HUMANITY - HOUR 1 is a mature concept album, with lyrics
that are often provocative and deal with the dark sides of the world we
live in. Such is the case with the timely first single, "Humanity," a
song filled with the band's renowned melodies, big guitars and global
awareness. A video for the track can be found on the band's official
website (www.the-scorpions.com) and on YouTube.com.

"At the same time, though, we are sending our fans a positive musical
message, telling them not to let the insanity going on around us every day
get them down," explains Meine, who considers HUMANITY - HOUR 1 to be the
most powerful album since the global success of CRAZY WORLD in 1991. "The
new album will feature the great power-rock ballads, of course, but we
have been and we remain a rock band, and people who go for hard but
melodic songs will love this album."

"As exciting as it is to work on new songs in the studio, when it comes
right down to it, we are a die-hard live performance band that really
shifts into overdrive when we hit the stage," says Schenker. "Direct
contact with our fans is our biggest source of inspiration," continues
Meine.

And that's one significant factor explaining why the band's calendar is
already quite full for this year. "Humanity World Tour 2007/2008" will
take SCORPIONS through Europe, South America, and Asia. They land in the
U.S. starting September 4 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Dates through
September 30 are being confirmed and will be posted on the band's official
website in the coming days.

SCORPIONS-who've sold more than 70 million albums worldwide--still fill
the biggest stadiums in the world each year, performing in front of
hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic fans. In early March, the band
returned to Moscow to give a concert in the Kremlin at the invitation of
Russian President Vladimir Putin--an honor granted to relatively few
Western artists. For decades, their power-packed live shows have been
among the few events that broke records for sold out shows in the USA,
Canada and many European countries.

Since its release in Europe and Asia in May, HUMANITY - HOUR 1 has been a
smash in various countries as well as on various album charts:

Greece: #1
Russia: #5
Argentina: #8
Germany: #9
Japan: #16
France: #16
Switzerland: #27
Finland: #29
Sweden: #36
Austria: #41
Italy: #44
Czech Republic: #47
Spain: #59
Netherlands: #91
Mexico: #97

Check out SCORPIONS at any of the following stops, with more to be added
in the coming weeks:

DATE CITY VENUE

Tue Sep 4 Sault Ste. Marie, MI Dreammakers Theatre at Kewadin Casino
Thu Sep 6 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sun Sep 9 Edmonton, AB. Shaw Conference Centre
Mon Sep 10 Calgary, AB. Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Wed Sep 12 Vancouver, BC. Orpheum Theatre
Fri Sep 14 Kelseyville, CA Konocti Harbor Resort
Sat Sep 15 Universal City, CA Gibson Amphitheatre
Sun Sep 16 Indio, CA Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
Mon Sep 18 Tucson, AZ AVA Amphitheatre
Wed Sep 19 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
Fri Sep 21 Las Vegas, NV The Joint
Sat Sep 22 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Theatre
Wed Sep 26 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
Fri Sep 28 Wallingford, CT Oakdale Theatre
Sat Sep 29 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre

www.the-scorpions.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w9AukcojEc

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