After a career spanning 45 years, the German based rock band has announced retirement via their official Website.  The Scorpions formed in Hanover, Germany in 1965, attaining success a decade later.  In the U.S., probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and their singles "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel, "Still Loving You", and "Wind of Change".  The band has sold over 75 million albums worldwide. Fans don’t have to say goodbye just yet, either: a press release notes that the Scorpions will release one final album, Sting in the Tail, on March 23, followed by a three-year farewell world tour. 

From the Website

It was always our pleasure, our purpose in life, our passion and we were fortunate enough to make music for you - whether it was live on stage or in the studio, creating new songs.

While we were working on our album these past few months, we could literally feel how powerful and creative our work was – and how much fun we were still having, in the process. But there was also something else: We want to end the Scorpion’s extraordinary career on a high note. We are extremely grateful for the fact that we still have the same passion for music we’ve always had since the beginning. This is why, especially now, we agree we have reached the end of the road. We finish our career with an album we consider to be one of the best we have ever recorded and with a tour that will start in our home country Germany and take us to five different continents over the next few years.

We want you, our fans, to be the first to know about this. Thank you for your never-ending support throughout the years!