{"id":21732,"date":"2025-03-18T23:42:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T03:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"dondeleaumont.podbean.com\/ba96f6a2-b950-317a-b72a-bbd9dea59209"},"modified":"2025-03-18T23:42:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T03:42:59","slug":"episode-122-herman-rarebell-ex-scorpions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/?p=21732","title":{"rendered":"Episode 122: Herman Rarebell (ex-Scorpions)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Drummer, pianist, lyricist, artist, and whatever else you can imagine is what makes up the life of legendary former Scorpions drummer, Herman Rarebell.\u00a0 Since leaving the Scorpions in 1996, Herman Zee German has been a busy so and so.\u00a0 Never one to sit still, Herman has returned in 2025 with a new release called What About Love as Herman Rarebell and Friends.<\/p>\n<p>It was such an honor speaking with such a legendary, iconic artist and he couldn&#8217;t have been more amazing.\u00a0 We talked about the new album and why he chose to cover his favorite &#8217;80s songs.\u00a0 We also talked about the Scorpions now legendary performances at the 1984 US Festival and the 1989 Moscow Music Peace Festival. 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