Scorpions bassist Francis Buchholz dead at 71

[Dave Lewis]

More sad news.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/23/enter...t-francis-buchholz-dead-at-71-cause-of-death/

 

[Frodebro]

That one hurt a bit more than many, World Wide Live was the first rock concert I attended as a teenager.

 

[PhilA]

Blackout, Love Drive and Animal Magnetism were seminal albums for more before more extreme forms of music took over for a while.
Blackout tour was one of my first ever gigs.

 

[Frodebro]

Blackout, Love Drive and Animal Magnetism were seminal albums for more before more extreme forms of music took over for a while.
Blackout tour was one of my first ever gigs.

I consider that time to be the “golden era” of metal (‘79-‘89) There was a ton of great albums in those years.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

RIP!!

Pops showed me his Blackout album when i was just a wee little lad. I thought it looked crazy AF at the time. He said he wanted me to play it at his funeral.

 

[Frodebro]

RIP!!

Pops showed me his Blackout album when i was just a wee little lad. I thought it looked crazy AF at the time. He said he wanted me to play it at his funeral.

I was 13 when that one came out, and it was a bit out there even as a not so wee little lad. But a great album.