Virgin Killer

by Scorpions

Overview

Recorded just before the band began cranking out their earliest hits on classic albums like Lovedrive and Animal Magnetism, Virgin Killer is the first of four studio releases that really defined the Scorpions and their urgent metallic sound that was to become highly influential. While there are no tracks recognizable to the casual fan like "Blackout" and "Another Piece of Meat," on Virgin Killer, serious fans of the group treasure this 1977 collection. Some all-time Scorpions standouts like "Pictured Life" and the title cut have all the necessary guitar chops and fierce falsetto melodies to get even the most jaded heavy metal old-timer teary eyed with nostalgia. Perhaps Virgin Killer isn't as focused as the brilliant Lovedrive or as tuneful as either Animal Magnetism or Blackout, but the group's trademark enthusiasm (the single element that separated and defined them, especially during the occasionally over-serious days of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal) and dexterity shines through on this near-historic heavy metal collection. ~ Vincent Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	06/16/2023
Label:	Bmg
UPC:	4050538875782
Rank:	28967

Tracks

1. Pictured Life
2. Catch Your Train
3. In Your Park
4. Backstage Queen
5. Virgin Killer
6. Hell Cat
7. Crying Days
8. Polar Nights
9. Yellow Raven

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Scorpions   Primary Artist
Uli Jon Roth   Guitar,Vocals
Francis Buchholz   Bass
Klaus Meine   Vocals
Ulrich Roth   Vocals
Rudolf Schenker   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm)
Achim Kirschning   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Rudy Lenners   Drums,Percussion

Technical Credits

Uli Jon Roth   Composer
Dieter Dierks   Arranger,Producer
Scorpions   Arranger,Composer
Klaus Meine   Composer,Lyricist
Ulrich Roth   Composer
Rudolf Schenker   Composer,Lyricist
Dieter Kierks   Producer