When the Scorpions went into the studio at the end of 1979 to record 'Animal Magnetism' between two tours, they were under a lot of pressure to write and record songs in a very short time.

Despite this, or perhaps because of it, they succeeded in creating a masterpiece with 'Animal Magnetism' that still stands up decades later. It is one of the Scorpions' most innovative albums.

They anticipate developments that years later would lead to the formation of their own subgenre of heavy metal.