Can you believe it? In 2015 German heavy metal legends Scorpions will celebrate their 50th anniversary…and their 25th anniversary since the date they announced their first farewell tour. We joke of course – but that’s a seriously long time!

Guitarist Rudolph Schenker started the band in 1965, amazing to think that this band started before the Vietnam War. Now the band is officially not retiring (again) they have announced plans to celebrate this massive feat by planning a new tour and a new studio album. Guitarist Mathias Jabs was asked about whether the process for the new album had started:

“Yes, we started already. We have 12 songs. We found songs mainly from the early Eighties ‘Blackout’ and ‘Love At First Sting’ days, when many people consider our most creative and best time. The leftover tracks sound good, but they were never finished. They don’t have lyrics or vocals, and they’re not recorded to a click. So we have to do everything new. But it sounds quite good so far.”

We can probably expect something special from this. A 10th anniversary is an achievement for most bands, but 50 really is something! Here’s to another 50 years of farewell tours!