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===50th anniversary and ''Return to Forever'' (2015–2017)===

On 23 October 2014, Meine spoke to the band's French fan-club Crazyscorps, and announced the new record would be published in February or March 2015, to coincide with the band's 50th anniversary. Contrary to what the band said in 2013, the new album presented not only newly recorded versions of never-published songs, but also new material, written between 2011 and 2014.
The album was recorded in Sweden, with producers Martin Hansen and Mikael Nord Andersson. Drummer James Kottak, who left the band in May 2014 for rehab, returned to play drums.<ref>{{cite web|title=SCORPIONS' Klaus Meine – The new record sounds amazing !|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBschU63xPw| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/hBschU63xPw| archive-date=2021-10-30|author=Crazyscorps|website=YouTube|access-date=27 October 2014|date=23 October 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The new album ''[[Return to Forever (Scorpions album)|Return to Forever]]'' was released on 20 February 2015.
[[File:Scorpions 2015.jpg|thumb|Scorpions performing at RockFest in 2015]]
On 29 August 2015, the Scorpions announced 50th anniversary deluxe editions of their albums ''Taken By Force'', ''Tokyo Tapes'', ''Lovedrive'', ''Animal Magnetism'', ''Blackout'', ''Love at First Sting'', ''World Wide Live'', and ''Savage Amusement'' which were released 6 November 2015. These deluxe releases include "dozens of unreleased songs, alternate versions of big hits, rough mixes, and rare live concert recordings". On 28 April 2016, it was announced that [[Motörhead]] drummer [[Mikkey Dee]] would fill in for James Kottak and play drums on 12 North American headlining dates,<ref>{{cite web|title=SCORPIONS RECRUIT MIKKEY DEE TO FILL IN ON U.S. DATES|url=https://www.the-scorpions.com/Archive/2355|website=The-scorpions.com|access-date=12 September 2016|date=28 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913133745/https://www.the-scorpions.com/Archive/2355|archive-date=13 September 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/scorpions-recruit-motorhead-drummer-mikkey-dee-for-u-s-tour/|title=SCORPIONS Recruit MOTÖRHEAD Drummer MIKKEY DEE For U.S. Tour|date=28 April 2016|language=en-US|access-date=12 September 2016}}</ref> including a run of shows at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas dubbed "Scorpions Blacked Out in Las Vegas" with [[Queensrÿche]] opening the Vegas shows,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hardrockhotel.com/las-vegas-events/entertainment/scorpions-blacked-out-in-vegas-with-special-guest-queensryche-the-joint-7-00-p-m-ages-6/2058|title=Scorpions Blacked Out in Vegas with special guest Queensrÿche|work=HardRockHotel.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322181405/https://www.hardrockhotel.com/las-vegas-events/entertainment/scorpions-blacked-out-in-vegas-with-special-guest-queensryche-the-joint-7-00-p-m-ages-6/2058|archive-date=22 March 2016}}</ref> and dates in São Paulo. On 12 September 2016, Dee was officially announced as the band's new permanent drummer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Former MOTÖRHEAD Drummer MIKKEY DEE Joins SCORPIONS As Permanent Member|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-motorhead-drummer-mikkey-dee-joins-scorpions-as-permanent-member/|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=12 September 2016|date=12 September 2016}}</ref>

On 18 January 2017, the Scorpions were inducted into the Hall of Heavy Metal History for leading the two-guitar attack in heavy metal.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Althea|last=Legaspi|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/scorpions-metal-blade-records-nominated-to-hall-of-heavy-metal-history-109710/|title=Scorpions, Metal Blade Records Nominated to Hall of Heavy Metal History|date=22 December 2016|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> Proceeds from the ceremony benefitted the [[Ronnie James Dio]] Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund.