In September, The Scorpions announced that their long-awaited new studio album, Rock Believer, was due out on February 11, 2022, but the release date recently was pushed back to February 25.

This week, Scorpions frontman Klaus Meine and guitarist Rudolf Schenker shared some details about the album during a Zoom interview with Chile's Radio Futuro.

Asked what fans can expect when they hear the new material, Meine said, "Well, you can expect an album that is dedicated to all the rock believers in the world…The goal was to make a rock album -- to make an album with lots of attitude, power and focus on the good old times and really enjoy the music and have some fun with the music."

Talking about the meaning of the album's title, Schenker said, "Look, we [have been] around the world since 50 years or more. And [if] somebody can say he's a rock believer, then this is us. And of course, we meet our rock believers in front of us, our audience."

The Scorpions gave fans their first taste of Rock Believer last month when they released the lead single, "Peacemaker," along with a companion music video for the hard-driving tune.

Meine told Radio Futuro that "Peacemaker" exemplified a lot of the tunes on the new record, noting, "It is an uptempo rock song, and this album really rocks…There are many uptempo songs and, believe it or not, there are even faster songs than 'Peacemaker.'"

In addition, the singer revealed, "There's also a very beautiful ballad on the album, and I'm sure there are fans out there [who] especially love the Scorpions ballads, and they will enjoy this record as well very much."

Rock Believer can be pre-ordered now.

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