Canada #47 and United States #63
Highest Chart placing for Humanity-Hour 1:
Greece: #1
Russia: #5
Republic of Malta: #7
Argentina: #8
Germany: : #16
Switzerland: #27
Finland: #29
Sweden: #36
Austria: #41
Italy: #44
Canada: #47
Czech Republic: #47
Spain: #59
United States: #63
Netherlands: #91
Mexico: #97
A Michigan band called Arlen…
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The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending September 2, 2007, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan (all CD figures are rounded to the nearest hundred [except numbers over 20,000, which are rounded to the nearest thousand]; The Billboard 200 chart position included, where applicable):
SCORPIONS – “Humanity – Hour 1”: 10,500 (#63) this is the highest chart position for the Scorpions in the USA since Face The Heat in 1993..
First-week numbers of artist most recent release:
SCORPIONS – “Unbreakable” (2004): 4,500 (no chart position)
To all North American Fans…Best Buy is selling Humanity Hour 1 with the bonus track “Cold ” at all of their stores. Please pick up a copy with the bonus track…
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A 13-and-a-half-minute audio interview with SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine, conducted last month by Doug Podell of Detroit’s WRIF 101.1 FM, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media).
On the eve of the U.S tour, Joe Matera spoke to Matthias Jabs to discuss the new album, the evolution of his guitar and working with Billy Corgan.
Republic of Malta is reporting Humanity Hour 1 is number 7 in their charts..
Highest Chart placing for Humanity-Hour 1:
Greece: #1
Russia: #5
Republic of Malta: #7
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
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, out today!
Scorpions guitarist Rudolf Schenker recently sat down with Rock Confidential to discuss Humanity, working with Desmond Child and the influence of Scorpions music.
http://rockconfidential.com/magazine/interviews/rudolf-schenker-interview/#more-850
