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12 tracks · 49 min
12 tracks · 49 min
Humanity: Hour I is the sixteenth studio album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions, which was released in Europe on May 14, 2007 and in the United States and Canada on August 28, 2007. Humanity: Hour 1 is a concept album based on a loose storyline by Sir Desmond Child and futurist Liam Carl, which predicts a world torn apart by a civil war between humans and robots. This apocalptic nightmare serves as a warning shot to all mankind, whose only hope of survival is to reclaim our humanity. The album was produced by James Michael and Desmond Child, who also provide backing vocals. The song "Humanity" was performed for the first time by Scorpions on March 24, 2007 in Brussels, Belgium and released as the first single from the album. Also of note is the band's logo on the album's cover: the text font is similar to their first two albums, as opposed to the band's more famous logo. This marks only the third time in the band's career (and the first time in 33 years) the less familiar font has been used. However, if one looks closely, their more familiar logo can be seen on the back of the neck of the female android. The opening track "Hour I" has been used as the intro of the NHL's Min…