Virgin Killer is the fourth studio album by the Scorpions, released at the end of 1976, and is the band's shortest album with a length

of 35 minutes. It is the second album made in collaboration with producer Dieter Dierks and was another step away from psychedelic

influences and towards hard rock. The title Virgin Killer refers to the idea that time is the "killer" of innocence. The album reached

#32 on the Japanese album charts and was the first Scorpions album to be certified gold in Japan.