Done with R+ for now, I've jumped onto other interests

For the sake of 100+ pages of content, I'm leaving the ref page: On desktop, top left corner is the Rammstein masterpost . You've got each individual member tagged, trivia, interviews, eras (still vaguely sorted)... Search for Rammstein glossary for the general/referential information about Rammstein.

[kristina100000]

[punxsutawneyfilth]

I constantly think about the quote (literally no idea what it’s from) I read once about how teenage girls want to fuck their band guy idols because it’s the closest they can get to wanting to BE their band guy idols. Like damn… way to recontextualize my entire adolescence with 1 sentence

[transmascmikey]

this is the quote

[chachamare]

"What really happens at Rammstein Afterpartys"

Kayla Shyx, german web video producer and amateur actress, posted her announced video about Rammstein Afterparty & Till. The video is around 37 minutes long so I won't translate everything word for word but put down here the summary of her experience -> her video (no english subtitles as of now)

kayla went to rammstein concert in june 2022

she wanted to post the story on her insta but her former management told her to stay quiet, she got no support from anyone

her story is coming out only now bc she was scared, not allowed to talk about it and had personal problems, now it feels more safe since there's many media reports about it

kayla summarizes shelbys story and row0 etc.

her own experience: she went to the concert with an 18 y/o girl, was in firezone, got asked by alena if they wanna go to the afterparty

kayla gave alena her insta to talk about place and time, alena seemed extremely nice and trustworthy and said it's a normal fun party to meet the band so they went there

alena asked if they're HUGE rammstein fans and when kayla said "yeah i like their music" alena was like "ok 😬"

known actors were at the afterparty, kayla got into queue and wanted to do the covid test + passport control to enter but alena led them to a staircase where other girls were waiting (she and her friend giggled that they're part of the hot girls group)

big security guys came in and the girls had to stand in a row, a security man stood behind kayla and they were led to walk through the afterparty to a another room

she got a little irritated and asked where they're going, alena said to a private party and when the girls entered the room they had to lay their phone on a table for "privacy reasons"

kayla wanted to go but she felt pressured from the big security guys and alena soothed her to stay since it will be chill and fun

they went in and the doors were closed, the room had two black leather couches and mini fridges, a table with alcoholic drinks

like 8 girls sat on a couch, some of them seemed mentally far away

at that point kayla was really afraid and realized what kinda situation that is

she was overwhelmed since it all happened really fast

she met eyes with another girl (nickname paula) who had the same thought so they all said they want to go to the bathroom and they went in there

kayla asked the girls wtf that is and paula said she was invited to the preparty and wanted to bring a friend but wasn't allowed to bc "guest list was full"

kayla asked girls about the preparty, they all said they went there, got drinks, security came in with till and till looked at all girls and chose one

that chosen girl gave till a blowjob under the stage, some of the girls like paula didn't know they would/could be chosen for something like that (and didn't want to)

paula said you can do/have everything at the afterparty, even cocaine no problem

paula felt that everything was wrong and predatory and seemed like she was wrong there bc the other girls acted like all's normal

one of the other girls in the bathroom said "what do you expect it's rock n' roll", kayla said she was invited to an afterparty and expected a normal party (like the one she saw the actors at) so she wanted to leave immediately bc she didn't want to participate at an orgy/whatever that special party is

she couldn't handle looking at the "zombie girls", wanted to leave and told alena she wants to leave

alena looked at her in a "really scary way" and asked "you don't wanna meet till?? go drink something first, drink drink" and basically pressured her to go back and drink and relax

kayla said she and her friend really wanna go and then alena said "ok", alena also said they need to go-go so they weren't allowed to go to the "normal" afterparty

paula later texted kayla that till didn't come to the afterparty but that all girls were brought to his hotel room, that's also when paula finally left and said that it was scary bc the girls were again led to somewhere else without them being told cleary why

kayla says they were shaking and still shocked about how unclear and bad the communication was (it's said repeatedly that it's a normal party, when asked if it's about sex alena and co. say no, they're not told where they're going and why) and how much she felt like a sex object there

kayla says she talked, texted and called a lot of girls: many can tell these exact same experiences with being chosen to blow/fuck till, being filled up with alcohol where till then chooses drunk girls to fuck at pre- and afterparty

a lot of them also say they didn't remember anything and woke up in hotel rooms with wounds and ripped clothes, or that they went home or to their own hotel and had symptoms of being spiked

kayla explains that this whole procedure is a pure ego/power thing since till could easily get escort/prostitutes but wants to pressure vulnerable young fangirls who idealize him into it to use them while knowing that they're drunk and confused

some of the girls and the people in the industry said till has a heavy sex addiction so he needs sex before concerts and that he only get's this power satisfaction from young fangirls that won't say no with the pressure they're under

there are girls she spoke to who went to more than one day and they said till is very aggressive, comes in and destroys stuff, get's angry when the girls don't drink and takes drugs himself (girls from different cities and times can account to that)

one girl witnessed till sniffing a long line of cocaine, then going to the girls toilet and peeking under the door where a girl was in

many of them said they weren't allowed or didn't dare talk about it

kaylas former manager said it's "normal" and that everyone in the circles of rammstein and the industry knows about these things

she points out it doesn't appear to be rammstein but specifically till (as far as she knows)

she had former experiences with men in power positions in this industry (music, entertainment) touching her and other girls

she says that scandals about men in power positions like Weinstein and Epstein coming out is nothing new and that people shouldn't act surprised, it happens again and again that men in power positions use them to abuse girls as they're having a whole system around them allowing to do so "and till lindemann is one of them."

Kayla has many screenshots and photos proving that she had contact with Alena, texted her former management about this, that she was at the afterparty etc.

[hell-in-the-rain]

[richardzk]

Important things:

1. Till’s laugh. 2. SCHNEIDER’S YELL.

[pcpestar]

Do you think the members of Rammstein ever fathomed making it to where they have today? Like, seriously.

Do you think they ever consisting of rowdy punks who played nude and put chickens inside of drums and had silly band names like "Orgasm Death Gimmicks" and "First Arsch" ever thought they'd become an international name (fairly certain they've played at least once in every continent saave for Antartica... I mean, obviously) that's sold out multiple times, never lost a member over its course of near thirty years, and hit high ranking spots in music charts not even from their own country (the Untitled album from 2019 hit number one in fourteen countries), all while doing so mostly entirely in their native tongue (save for Pussy, Amerika, Moskau, Stripped, Te Quiero Puta, and the two English versions of Engel and Du Hast although I think those never made it big and the first three are also primarily in German)?

(ft. Richard singing in the beginning?)

(shares a rift with Sehnsucht!)

Do you think they ever thought they'd sell out and perform across stadiums and in big venues (Schneider was very proud to become a stadium band in the 2019-2020 tour, Richard was very proud to perform in Madison Square Garden, cannot recall which interview as they've blurred together for me) when their first or so show in America had maybe thirty people?

(bottom photos by delfi.lv)

(ft. Bück Dich... but how the tables have turned?)

Do you think they ever thought they could top a simple music video trying to emulate masculinity in East German eyes, releasing Deutschland twenty-four years later with their highest production yet (I assume) which is an incredibly, passionately constructed dedication to German as opposed to a tacky looking perfume commercial?

Do you think they ever foresaw a life outside of a restrictive GDR, a life that's brought them across the world, a life that's lead them to multiple decades of being the best of friends, a life that's been Rammstein?

I don't think they ever did, and it's a bit awe-inspiring, isn't it?

Feel free to add in more comparisons from past to current, stories, whatever. Below are some more early shows compared to now and some more pre-Rammstein videos/songs. Audio means that there is no video, video means there is audio and video.

[video] Du Riechst So Gut, 1996 vs 2019

[audio and video] Heirate Mich, 1994 vs 2019

[audio] Big Dong by First Arsch, ft. Till and Paul singing- Till in English! (1. Oh, Paul... 2. Compare this with Yukon, another English song where Till sings!)

[video] In the studio, 1994

[video] Silly little Feeling B compilation, centered around Paul

[audio] To Be by The Inchtabokatables; I belieeeeevvvvvee Oliver played the bass during this album (White Sheep), but I could be wrong, so take this entry with a grain of salt.

[audio] Crime by Orgasm Death Gimmicks, and I just want to say... literally the best band name possible.

[video] Spacerace by Feeling B, because who can say no to Schneider's hair here?

[video] Stitched together live compilations of songs to show them over time

[audio and video] Some rare performances (well... the playlist says so)

[babypaulchen]

Ich Will, EMA’s 2001 ⭐️

[theelliottsmiths]

So anyway who remembers that time when Richard wrote a love song to Rammstein? Like literally wrote a song you’d hear as a love song if you didn’t know what it was about?

Do you ever think about how the others must have felt when Richard rocked up and said hey guys I wrote a song about you for my new album do you want to hear it and they were probably just like yeah sure whatever and then he plays THIS for them?

A lot of caring and love, he says

[ghostlovesc0re-deactivated20210]

Top 5 cute Rammstein moments?

The infamous cuddle version of Heirate Mich. You know the one.

Richard head-bonking Ollie. And Paul. #rzkconfirmedcat

Also, Richard hugging Ollie, koala-style.

Till cuddling Flake after they were released from jail in the Im Amerika documentary.

Also, Flake proudly looking at Till playing the piano in the aforementioned documentary.

Basically, those guys showing each other affection through physical connection? Total cuteness. 

[theelliottsmiths]

I’m sorry, I tried not to but I gotta

Piano

Bonus: Richard headbonking Till

[thecultoftill]

Till on the birth of Rammstein.

Rammstein has actually existed since 1993, And we’ve known each other much longer, more than ten years. And Richard, our guitarist, I’ve known for 14 years. When I was a member of the punk band, he played with us on tour. Then Paul came to us, also a guitarist. From time to time they gave small concerts, and for some time I played in Paul’s band(Feeling B) on the drums. We met so often that sometimes we fooled around together at rehearsals.

At last the day came when everyone simultaneously declared that they were not satisfied with their band, and that it’s time for change. This was the beginning of Rammstein. Although, for a very long time, our team existed without a name.For a long time we got used to each other, rehearsed, composed new songs. At that time we were close to the genre of “crossover. We were not completely sure in which direction we would move. Only when they came: one more guitarist and keyboard player, the moment of truth arrived.

1997 interview with Till for Teraz Rock.

[tinnike]

Paul and Flake defined Rammstein. They were also the ones that insisted on German language like Till said in another interview. Who would have thought that these two punks could make such big difference.

[magistralucis]

Are there any interesting Rammstein facts I should know?

See this question is incredibly difficult.There are so many Rammstein facts one ought to know, potentially even if one doesn’t care for Rammstein at all. I mean literally so goddamn many I don’t even know where to start. When I was asked this with Daft Punk I could bullet-point a few interesting tidbits with more ease and just call it a day, but I’ve been digging so deep into the historical/literary background of R+ for so long that there’s probably enough there to participate in a school of Rammsteinology. (I can even recommend the textbooks.) So it’s hard for me to single out certain ‘facts’ as if they didn’t keep on leading to another fact and another speculation and so on until one has a whole article in their hands.

But that’s my situation and not a response to anything. I’ll give it a go. Please forgive that the facts seem disjointed. If I tried to put categories to those (era/individual/etc) we’d be here forever. I have sources for all of those so if you need something cited in more detail, do ask. I’ll point you the way.

The Stasi wanted to have Paul around as an informer in East Germany. Paul knew lots of people, was well-liked, and had witnessed a significant event in… I want to say Ostpunk, but it was actually a serious sociopolitical incident in the country, full stop. It was a Neo-Nazi raid on a concert held in a church. If he’d ever talked, the effects would have been devastating. He did not. This was an era where probably one in six people in East Germany were informers. Someone else would likely have sold him out eventually if not for the fall of the Wall, if he chose not to co-operate, but that’s what he did anyway. He was very brave.

his mic is too damn high

MTV London treated Rammstein very very badly at their first scheduled appearance, when they were still a young band starting out. Only two songs with very downplayed pyrotechnics were allowed to them, and they were just very condescending overall to the band. As a fuck you to MTV Till hid blood capsules and popped them in his mouth during the performance, spitting them out deliberately during their second song. They were kicked out and banned immediately afterwards. Nowadays MTV would lick their boots to have R+ anywhere near them in the rare blue moons when they play real music so they can suck it

Till used to run over rabbits with his Trabant for food, usually with Paul and Flake in the same car. He did not do this with deliberate malicious intent to rid his village of fuzzy critters, he only did this when the rabbits were on his path. Considering the time and place they were in, this was not unusual nor particularly cruel.

Neither was Schneider reluctantly having to drown a cat after he came back from his military service. Ain’t no easily accessible vet in a people’s republic of tyranny

I think it is downplayed, or not well known, just how badly Schneider was fucked over by the government. Studying music at a proper university, and likely making something out of himself academically, was the only reason why he behaved and dutifully did his 18-month military service. He was given a place in computer technology, but a potential switch in major to music was rejected basically for him not being civilized enough, because he didn’t know enough instruments and anyhow drums weren’t going to be of any use. Would you not be pissed if that was what was driving you to work so hard, and your bandmates were messing around lackadaisically with no concern for the future

but grandmama, what a tasty wineglass you have

Richard’s flight to West Germany. Tracking his route is probably the one piece of original research that I am most proud of doing in this fandom. Please read up on it.

Olli once stole a boat as a boy in East Germany. He felt bad.

‘Scholle’ (’plaice’/’flounder’), Richard’s nickname among the R+ members in their earlier days, likely originated from a time spent in Schwerin where Paul/Flake were introduced to Richard ‘alongside the ones who cleared fishing nets’. He might have been doing some work around those parts. I think it is a far more wholesome nickname than anything fandom has come up with and we should return to it

Flake is the gentle, tol, catte-loving trashlord we all aspire to be deep in our hearts. We all know that. The thing I didn’t tell you in this post in that the kitten he’s talking about died a cruel and unusual death, likely from being preyed upon by something else ;_;

what the fuck are y’alls doing in my house (applicable MULTIPLE TIMES, the entire band once broke into a random house by accident)

“… Richard helped out every once in a while… he attracted my attention because of his funny haircut: he had a long ponytail, short at the front with blond streaks - basically, he looked like a stripy squirrel.” (Till, from the R+ Autobiography)

this happened, literal quote:

I hope that was useful, anon.

[tillcore]

the fact that allegedly straight Till Lindemann has sat down four whole separate times in his life and thought yes. I will write a song about having sex with men.

[crowtoed]

The fact that allegedly straight Till Lindemann stuck a sausage down his pants, then got so worked up and excited when Olli got down and put it in his mouth that he smashed his fist into an overhead light…. is just so very hetero.

[schneewitchn]

[endlich-allein]

Voice and laugh 😍

📽 credit to owner

[nanaexe]

I can't control myself,,,,I just want to say that these men are my wholesome idiots

Also tag yourself im olive oil

[petercushing]

@heidiainoelisabet

[flakelli]

New from Till Instagram account.

[jackshithere]

Christopher Schneider

Ok, but can anyone explain the “character arc” of Schneider? He went from this outwardly dominant, icicle of a man:

To band’s soccer mom - outwardly very soft and gentle, but still dom as fuck (hail Frau Schneider)

in like 5 years time.

(seriously, his vocal register moved all the way from this to this softer tone)

Please don’t read this as any sort of a negative comment, it’s not intended as such, I am merely fascinated by how much a man can change just by altering his posture and where his voice is coming from

[nyarisu]

This is a question I’ll always have. Why such a dramatic change? What happened?? My theory is he had really high hopes of a Totally Serious™ band but after a few years he realised that is simply not possible and embraced the goof.

[theelliottsmiths]

He got older and realised this was a lot more fun and sustainable, is my opinion which was not asked for but is here. He was trying to lean into the whole Oh Were So Serious And Intimidating thing but eventually realised sometimes it’s also okay to be silly (even if Pussy is Absolutely Stupid). It’s hard to be a Serious Artiste™ when Paul is leaping around like a springbok and Flake is doing the Weißes Fleisch dance. I personally believe it’s related to that whole ‘Schneider found a whole new way to drum when we were making Reise, Reise’ thing.

Why miss the final (or most recent) part of his transformation out though? Softest goofy Dom with a side of hi-hungry-im-dad.

…was the change pre- or post-Frau Schneider? Because he did imply it awakened something in him.

[jackshithere]

@theelliottsmiths that was such a valid answer! You’re right, the mid-transformation him is amazing 😍

(and the tags as well~!)