Herman 'Ze German' Rarebell is a German drummer, best known for his time in the band Scorpions from 1977 to 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 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 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. 

November 18th, 1948 in Saarbrücken (Age 76) as Hermann Erbel