HERMAN RAREBELL: “All I See Around Me Is Hate, More Hate. It’s Important To Send The Message Of Love”

March 16, 2025 Bryce Van Patten Interviews, Video Interviews 0

Herman Rarebell and friends collage

Herman Rarebell is well known as probably the most famous drummer for the Scorpions, as well as his work with Michael Schenker on Temple of Rock, and he’s set to release a new album that can only be described as a love letter to 1980s anthems. You’d expect him to transform these songs (the ones that aren’t already hard rock/heavy metal), but that’s not what he did. Instead, he’s got together with some excellent musicians like Howard Leese (Heart), Bob Daisley (Rainbow/Ozzy Osbourne) and singer Van de Forst with a few more great musicians to recreate these songs, some very close to the originals, while others are complete re-workings, like the cover of “Sweet Child of Mine”.

Metal Express Radio’s Bryce Van Patten spoke with Herman Rarebell, and they talked about the new album What About Love that comes out April 11th, 2025, a possible tour in support of the album, and a lot more.

Herman Rarebell & Friends

Herman Rarebell – drums
HERMAN’s FRIENDS:
Michael Voss – vocals & guitars
Van de Forst – vocals, acoustic guitars & keyboards
Dann Huff – lead guitars
Howard Leese – lead guitars
Bob Daisley – bass
Neil Carter – keyboards
Jim Vallance – keyboards
Eva von der Forst – backing vocals
Lexus de la Foret – backing vocals

Check out the new video of “Love is a Battlefield” by Herman Rarebell & Friends:

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Bryce Van Patten
Bryce is an audio engineer and a graphic designer here at Metal Express Radio. From the day he purchased his first album (Machine Head by Deep Purple), he has had a passion for heavy music, which has influenced his whole life. Bryce is from the great Pacific Northwest in USA, and has played in metal bands like Babylon, Holy Terror, The Wild Dogs, Warhead and Egypt through the 80s. He had his first interview for the Portland, Oregon publication The Rock Rag with guitarist Paul Gilbert in his Racer X days. Then he was honored to get to have drinks, and talk for an hour with the legendary Dan McCafferty of Nazareth for his second interview. In 2013, he spent an amazing hour talking to Andi Deris of Helloween, which was the high point of his heavy metal journalism. In the year 2001, he formed Man in Black Music Publishing. They released recordings by several local bands, and in the spirit of the old Metal Massacre compilations, he created a 2-album series called The Defenders of Metal. The albums featured classic styled Metal bands from all around the world, with bands from Australia to England, and from Argentina to Russia. Currently, he is the producer/creator/vocalist of the Metal band The Black Tuesdays.
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