The German hard rock juggernaut's song-focused approach has required their guitarists to showcase their distinctive styles ...

Hell hath no fury like a Schenker scorned. Several months after going on record with accusations that the Scorpions have "distorted" the story of his brief tenure with the band, guitarist Michael ...

Guitarist Michael Schenker was a member of Scorpions in the early '70s before leaving to join UFO. There is no love lost between Schenker and the Scorpions, including his older brother Rudolf. In a ...

"Yes, when he first put Motorhead together, Lemmy asked me to be the guitarist," Schenker admitted in an interview with Metal Talk. "It was many years ago, but we toured together when he was in ...

“I was around nine years old, but I had been very keen on music since I was three or four. I always loved going around the house singing and expressing my love for rhythm by banging on pots and pans ...

The guitarist was 17 years old when he left Scorpions for UFO after receiving an offer he’d been looking for. “I always told the Scorpions I’d leave if an English band, no matter what band, an English ...

Guitarist Michael Schenker toured and recorded with the Scorpions when he was just 15. He says he liked all the little things about being part of the band back then. "I had a fantastic time," he says ...

On the Road Again, USA TODAY's spotlight on artists on tour, this week looks at heavy metal band The Scorpions. The early days. Founding guitarist Rudolf Schenker is the only remaining member who ...

Ingenious, really, taking ALL your vocalists on tour. In this case, that’s nearly 40 years’ worth. Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet, Robin McAuley, and Doogie White all orbit a red-hot turbine at the center ...

With his backing band Temple of Rock, German guitarist Michael Schenker pays tribute to an "era of rock" that he says someday might be gone. "[I'm] celebrating my era of rock that started with ...