Is the band Rammstein promoters of the n**i party?

Question

My German language teacher says they are, but I didn´t think so, and neither does my German husband.

I love their songs-I don´t now all the lyrics yet, but love the band, even though I normally love classical music and never was a hard rock fan.

Answer 1

look at this website - I just found it....

http://german.about.com/library/blmus_ra...

I just found another article....

The German band known as Rammstein is unique in that it has managed to become popular in the English-speaking world by singing almost exclusively in German. Most other German artists or groups (think the Scorpions or Alphaville) have sung in English in order to reach the English-language market-or they sing in German and remain virtually unknown in the Anglo-American world (think Herbert Grönemeyer). But Rammstein has somehow turned their German lyrics into an advantage. It certainly can become an advantage for learning German.

But Rammstein has also stirred up controversy on their road to fame. One of the latest incidents involved their use of clips from the works of the n**i filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl in one of their music videos. Even before that, their lyrics and images had given rise to criticism that the band has neo-n**i or far right tendencies. With German lyrics that are often far from politically correct, their music was even linked to the Columbine, Colorado school shooting. Some British and American radio stations have refused to play Rammstein songs (even if they don't understand the German lyrics).

While there is no real evidence that any of Rammstein's six eastern German musicians themselves hold such right-wing beliefs, some people are either a little naive or in denial when they claim that Rammstein has done nothing to lead people to suspect the band of fascist leanings. The band itself has been a bit coy in their claims of "why would anyone accuse us of such things?" In light of some of their lyrics, they really should not pretend to be so innocent. The band members themselves have admitted they intentionally make their lyrics ambiguous and full of double entendre ("Zweideutigkeit").