Till Lindemann was part of a group of 100 German artists who signed an open letter addressed to the German Pirate Party.
Till Lindemann
This letter expresses harsh criticism towards the party’s demand on reforms to the copyright law:
“We Are the Creators. [...] The new realities of digitization and the internet are no reason to justify ordinary theft of intellectual property”
This letter was published this Thursday by the German newspaper Die Zeit. You can check the original news here (in English). The letter’s content is also published on the Internet, and can be found on this site (in German).
Joe Letz, Combichrist’s drummer, will serve as the opening act for Rammstein during their North American tour, performing DJ mixes of various Rammstein songs. You can check Joe Letz oficial announcement here.
Richard Kruspe granted this Friday another telephone interview, this time to NO CONTROL Radio station.
Richard Kruspe
Richard mentioned that after the concerts in North American soil are over, Rammstein will go on a short break to take care of personal affairs. The band shall return to active next year, to play at summer festivals through Europe. Richard also mentioned that Rammstein currently have no plans to produce a new album.
Rammstein are nominated for the Metal Hammer Awards 2012 in Germany. The band is nominated on the following categories:
- Best German band;
- Best live band;
- Legend: Till Lindemann.
Voting can be made at this link. To vote, press the “Weiter” button to view more categories, press “Zurück” to return to the previous categories, and “Absenden” to cast your final votes. You must provide an email address.
Richard Kruspe recently granted a telephone interview to Philadelphia radio station 93.3 WMMR.
Richard Kruspe
Richard mentioned that Rammstein were able to send to North America all their scenic equipment. This means the shows in North American soil should be very similar to the previous shows conducted in Europe.
Richard also spoke about Emigrate, his solo project. The demos for the upcoming album are ready, and will likely be released next year. The aforementioned should be darker and more electronic than its predecessor.
This interview covered several topics other than Rammstein and Emigrate, many of them about Kruspe’s life. You can hear the full interview here (in English).
Although the official site has not yet officially released any information about the possible single / video for Mein Herz Brennt, there is now on the internet fairly strong evidence that such release will be a reality.
Mein Herz Brennt (fan made artwork)
The Production Paradise directory states that Lunik – a production company based in Berlin – includes among its recent projects the production of the aforementioned videoclip, allegedly directed by Eugenio Recuenco (Spanish photographer and filmmaker, responsible for the artwork for the album Liebe Ist Für Alle Da and the single Amerika).
Additionally, Crew United – a internet platform for professionals in the German speaking film and television industry – also displays on its website the same information regarding the videoclip (with more detailed information about its production).
An official announcement about this release shouldn’t take much longer to be reported. Special thanks to Maya for the discovery and sharing of this information with all of us!
UPDATE (29/03/2012): Yet another evidence from Franz Gronemeyer’s official website (german stage/film designer), confirming Sanatorium Beelitz Heilstätten as the rumored filming location. According to the same link, the filming began on December 17th 2011, and took 2 days to complete.
Rammstein won at the Echo Awards 2012, in the categories of rock / alternative artist and most successful act abroad. The band was also nominated in the categories of best live act and best national video (for the videoclip of Mein Land). You can check the winners of all categories on this link.
Additionally, but with the absence of Till Lindemann, the band performed at the ceremony together with Marilyn Manson, playing The Beautiful People. Here is a video of the action:
Rammstein will perform with Marilyn Manson his world hit The Beautiful People live at this year’s Echo Award show.
Marilyn Manson @ Echo Awards 2012
The Echo Awards 2012 will be broadcasted live at ARD channel on March 22nd, at 8.15 pm (Germany time). All fans can witness the performance at the same time via Live-Stream.
Rammstein are nominated for the “Hammer Golden Gods Awards 2012″, in category of best live band.
Hammer Golden Gods Awards 2012
The ceremony will be held on June 11st at IndigO2 (London). Also nominated in the same category are Iron Maiden, Metallica, Skindred, and Watain. You can cast your vote here.
The French fansites Neo-Rammstein and RammsteinWorld claim that Rammstein intend to film the upcoming double-gig at Palais Omnisports de Bercy (Paris, France).
Palais Omnisports de Bercy
Both sites claim that this is confidential information obtained and published by Rock Hard magazine, but none of the sites provide the magazine’s original statement. There is also no official confirmation about this rumor.
It is well known that the band harbors a special affection for the French public, and that in 2005 there were plans to film a concert in the same arena. However these plans were canceled on the eve of the event. The Nimes gig was filmed instead, thus spawning Volkërball.
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