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Unbreakable is the fifth studio album by German hard rock and heavy metal band Scorpions, released in 2004 under the BMG Music label for Europe and by Sanctuary Records for the United States. According to the specialized press, its sound is a return to the characteristic style of the group, so it has been considered the heaviest of the band since Face the Heat in 1993.

On the other hand, it is the first recording with bassist Paweł Mąciwoda after Ralph Rieckermann's retirement after the Scorpions World Tour 2003.

Background

With the arrival of the 1990s, the popularity of hard rock and heavy metal bands began to fall gradually due to the reprimand of alternative and grunge rock groups. Scorpions decided not to compete with them, so in the second half of that decade he took advantage of exploring new styles. Although it was mostly focused on the power ballads, Pure Instinct of 1996 achieved a positive commercial success especially in continental Europe and Southeast Asia; in several countries of the latter region it received gold and platinum disk certifications before the end of the year. In contrast, Eye II Eye of 1999 was a failure, as it obtained lower positions on the musical lists of many countries and a poor record sale. This was mainly because the band engaged in pop rock and dance-rock, and because markets, mainly European, were focused on other musical genres.

In 2000 he saw the symphonic album Moment of Glory, a crossover between Scorpions and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra designed in 1995. Although he received criticism from the orchestra's executives, it turned out to be a success in Germany, because he achieved the post three on the Media Control Charts list and in the same year the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) certified it as a gold disc representing 150 000 copies sold. The desire to try parallel projects motivated Scorpions to make the album unplugged Acoustica in 2001. Co-produced and arranged by Austrian orchestra director Christian Kolonovits - the same one behind Moment of Glory - he got important sales in several nations of continental Europe, Southeast Asia and Latin America.

In 2002 they performed the Scorpions World Tour 2002, which allowed them to play in the United States with Deep Purple and Dio. In addition, he had dozens of concerts in Europe, especially in the eastern region, highlighting the extensive tour of almost a month in eastern Russia, as they reached cities as far away as Krasnoyarsk and Vladivostok in Siberia. The positive acceptance of the American public led them to schedule a new 2003 tour called Scorpions World Tour 2003, where they appeared in several cities in that country - in addition to Canada - along with Dokken and Whitesnake, between the last days of January and March. In May and August, Scorpions played some shows in Europe and