Hermann Erbel[1] (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[2] 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,[3] with a line-up 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).
^"Ein 'Scorpion' kehrt zurück". Saarbrücker Zeitung (in German). 21 March 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
^"RS Rindfleisch". Discogs. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
^"Missus Beastly (2)". Discogs. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
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