Herman Rarebell

Hermann Erbel (born 18 November 1949), known professionally as Herman Rarebell, is a German musician, best known as the drummer for the hard rock band Scorpions from 1977 to 1996, during which time he played on eight studio albums. Aside from playing drums, Rarebell wrote or co-wrote several songs for the group such as "Another Piece of Meat", "Falling in Love" and "Passion Rules the Game". He wrote the lyrics for some of the band's most well known songs such as "Rock You Like a Hurricane", "Blackout", "Make It Real", "Arizona", "Bad Boys Running Wild" and "Tease Me Please Me".

Herman Rarebell received his education in the subjects drums and piano at the Musikhochschule Saarbrücken. Rarebell played drums from 1965 with the band The Mastermen, from 1968 with The Fuggs Blues and RS Rindfleisch, with whom he released one single and performed in the clubs of the US military throughout Germany. In 1972–73, he played on three albums by the Krautrock band Missus Beastly, with a lineup consisting of three RS Rindfleisch members with a new singer and two additional musicians. The following year, he joined the band Onyx after the name change to Vineyard. During his time in Scorpions, Rarebell released two solo albums Nip in the Bud (1981) and Herman Ze German (1986).

Setup

Rarebell has been a long-time user of Ludwig drums and Paiste cymbals, which he used for his entire duration with Scorpions, though he would occasionally alter the amount of drums and cymbals he would have on his setup.

Discography Missus Beastly 1972 – Volksmusik 1973 – Spinatwachtel 1973 – Weramean · Missus Beastly (split) – Super Rock Made in Germany / Im Garten des Schweigens

Scorpions 1977 – Taken by Force 1978 – Tokyo Tapes 1979 – Lovedrive 1980 – Animal Magnetism 1982 – Blackout 1984 – Love at First Sting 1985 – World Wide Live 1988 – Savage Amusement 1990 – Crazy World 1993 – Face the Heat 1995 – Live Bites

Solo 1981 – Nip in the Bud 1986 – Herman Ze German 1986 – Herman Ze German and Friends: "Wipe Out" b/w "Pancake" (Single) 2005 – Drum Legends (Rarebell/Pete York/Charly Antolini) 2007 – I'm Back! (released in Germany, not distributed in the US) 2008 – My Life as a Scorpion 2008 – Herman's Collection (Best of solos) 2010 – Herman Ze German + My Life as a Scorpion (Box set) 2010 – HZG: "Top of the Rock" (Single) 2010 – Take It as It Comes (US version of I'm Back!) 2013 – Acoustic Fever

Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock 2011 – Temple of Rock 2013 – Bridge the Gap 2015 – Spirit in a Mission

Other 1995 – D. H. Cooper – Dee Cooper 2020 – Thomas Tomsen: "No Return to Earth"