German rock legends the SCORPIONS have announced the following Canadian live dates (some venues tba):

August
25 - Shawinigan, QC
28 - Ottawa, ON - Scotiabank Place
30 - Montreal, QC - Bell Center

September
1 - Chicoutimi, QC

As reported earlier today, samples for all the tracks featured on the upcoming new SCORPIONS album, Humanity - Hour 1, are now available online at this location.

Ariola Records will be releasing Humanity - Hour 1 in Europe on May 25th as a regular CD, limited edition CD/DVD digipack and LP.

The tracklisting for the album is as follows: 'Hour I', 'The Game Of Life', 'We Were Born To Fly', 'The Future Never Dies', 'You're Lovin' Me To Death', '321', 'Love Will Keep Us Alive', 'Your Last Song', 'Love Is War', 'Rise Again', 'The Cross', 'Humanity'.

The limited edition digipack will feature the following material on the DVD: Behind The Scenes (Video), 'Humanity', 'We Were Born To Fly', 'Cold', Photo Gallery, Ralf Strathmann - Photo, Liam Carl - Photo, Liam Carl - Photo, Liam Carl - Photo, Liam Carl - Photo, 'Humanity' (Radio Edit - Excl Orchestra)

In other news, a new EPK supporting the release is now available here.

The EPK includes interviews with Klaus Maine (vocals), Rudolf Schenker (guitar) and Matthias Jabs (guitar), in which they discuss Humanity - Hour 1.