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'''Herman 'Ze German' Rarebell''' (born {{birth date and age|1949|11|18}}{{#set:Date of birth=November 18, 1949|Month birth=November}} as Hermann Erbel) is a German drummer, best known for his time in the band Scorpions (1977-1995), playing on 8 studio albums. Rarebell was an important composer in the history of the group, writing classic songs like "Another Piece of Meat", "Falling in Love" and the second single from Savage Amusement "Passion Rules the Game". He wrote the lyrics for some of the most classic songs of the band like "Rock You Like a Hurricane", "Make It Real", "Dynamite", "Blackout", "Arizona", "Bad Boys Running Wild", "Don't Stop at the Top", "Tease Me Please Me" and others.

In 1982 he released his first solo album Nip in the Bud (which he re-recorded as Herman ze German & Friends with the help of some friends of his as guest, such as members of Dokken, Great White, Ratt etc.) He remains the only member of the Scorpions to have released a solo project while still a full member of the band.

Later on, he co-created Monaco Records with Prince Albert of Monaco.

He participated in the Drum Legends project with his friend Pete York (ex Spencer Davis Group) and Jazz drummer Charly Antolini and released a live CD & DVD.

On August 3, 2006 he joined Scorpions onstage at the Wacken Open Air Festival, as a special guest along with Ulrich Roth and Michael Schenker.

Rarebell released I'm Back in June 2007 on Mausoleum Records, with touring in the United States, Europe and Japan.

In 2009 Herman returned with his new band Herman Ze German to perform at Rocklahoma. HZG featured Herman with guitarist Duke Jackson of Strikforce, bassist Joe Council of PUSH, and singer Timexx nasty of Drivin Rain and Beggars Jury. Herman Rarebell signed with Dark Star Records in 2010.

To preserve his legacy within the Scorpions, Rarebell released his autobiography in late 2011, "And Speaking of Scorpions..." Written with the aid of an American writer, Michael Robert Krikorian of Pleasanton, California, the frank and extremely humorous book chronicles not only his vast contributions to the Scorpions but his philosophies on life and music.

In 2012 Herman toured with Michael Schenker on the Japanese and European dates of his Temple of Rock tour, alongside another former member of The Scorpions, Francis Buchholz.

==Herman Rarebell [[Drumstick Collection]]==
'''Current [[More Than a Pair|Drumstick Count]] in Collection: [[Drumstick count::3]].'''

[[File:0863-rarebell.jpg|frame|center|'''0863 Herman Rarebell''' - new signature model Vic Firth drumstick.]]

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