Scorpions Throw Down the Gantlet

On March 23rd the Teutonic rockers, The Scorpions, throw down a new (and reportedly their final) album, Sting in the Tail, which my sources tell me includes a tribute to Slatko 'Sly' Gantlet. Indeed, a perusal of the Scorpions official website confirms that track number 10 is entitled Sly.

Though the Scorpions and the Gantlet Brothers were initially from opposite sides of the wall--The Gantlet Brothers escaping over the Berlin Wall in 1982--they considered each other as fellow Germans, double-billed a number of shows, and even celebrated the fall of the Berlin wall together. Though former Scorpion drummer Herman 'the German' Rarebell and drummer Mitz Gantlet were said to have a few moments of friction on their tour, these were invariably ironed out the next day.

Anyway, it's very cool to see The Scorpions honoring their lost brother. Of course, you can read further about the life and adventures of Sly Gantlet in my book The Nuclear Suitcase which is available at PulpworkPress and Amazon.