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HERMAN RAREBELL Discusses SCORPIONS Catalog; Audio Available

January 29, 2009

For the eighteenth installment of the "Shockwaves Skull Sessions" podcast, host Bob Nalbandian is joined by longtime SCORPIONS drummer/songwriter Herman Rarebell along with hard rock/metal journalists/connoisseurs Jon Sutherland and John Kornarens as the four discuss the tremendous 35-year-plus career of the legendary German rockers SCORPIONS. In this episode, Herman shares for the first time some amazing and hilarious stories about his tenure with the band while all four discuss the SCORPS' extensive catalog — from the group's 1972 debut "Lonesome Crow" to the 1993 "Face The Heat" record.

You can stream the podcast below.

As previously reported, HERMAN ZE GERMAN AND FRIENDS, the band led by Herman Rarebell, will embark on a tour of the U.S. and Europe this summer.

The group's current lineup is as follows:

Herman Rarebell (SCORPIONS) - Drums
Duke Jackson (STRIKEFORCE) - Guitar
Timexx Nasty (DRIVIN' RAIN, BEGGARS JURY) - Vocals
Joe Council (STRIKEFORCE, PUSH) – Bass

HERMAN ZE GERMAN AND FRIENDS' setlist will include the following SCORPIONS classics, among others:

* "Rock you like a Hurricane"
* "Blackout"
* "Another Piece of Meat"
* "He's a Woman, She's a Man"
* "Passion Rules The Game"
* "Make It Real"
* "Loving You Sunday Morning"

In an interview with Classic Rock Revisited, Rarebell stated about the huge commercial success of SCORPIONS' 1982 album "Blackout", "Mercury Records was totally behind us and they believed in us. They wanted us to keep making albums. They wanted us to grow and do better each time out. 'Lovedrive' went gold. 'Animal Magnetism' went gold and then 'Blackout' was the first one to go platinum. Schenker/ Meine/ Rarebell was a great songwriting team. You can see that from how many successful albums we had. After I left the band, they didn't have any more hits."

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