New Rammstein Record Censored In Germany

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Brad Kelly

10th November 2009
At 18:14 GMT

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German industrial-rock collective Rammstein have kicked up a fair amount of controversy in their home country over their newest record 'Liebe Ist Für Alle Da'.

As The Guardian reports, The L.P (artwork above) will be removed from display in a host of record stores across Germany due to it's offensive artwork, lyrical content and song titles. Under Section 18 Of The Youth Protection Act from Germany's Office For The Examination Of Harmful Media To Young People, the record can no longer be sold to persons under the age of 18 and this will go into effect as of tomorrow, November 11th.

Additionally (and quite randomly if you ask us) the band have been forced to never play Ict Tu Dir Weh (which lovingly translates into I Want To Hurt You) from the new album in Germany ever again.

So, what do we all think then? A good move on a god-awful band or another unfair restriction on a controversial music genre? Let us know below.

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Ben

commented 4 months ago

In response to your message about Rammstein being censored in Germany, but nowhere else in the world, there is only one reason that the selected songs are censored: the children in Germany might supposedly hear what the singer is singing. However, even the grungiest of bands here in North America can't even be understood or even play music that is not noise to the ears of modern metal lovers.

I think it rather unfair that an artist have their music censored extremely, even though the lyrics may cause problems for the parents. However, truth be told, there are parents out there who swear at and/or in front of their children. Some of these kids in Germany are either going to learn the lyrics or not. I must admit, though, that sometimes I can't even catch the words that the singer is singing. As much as some of the song titles may have a bad rep for negativity, the musicality of the song is all that matters. If the kid doesn't like the songs because it is "noisy" or "hard to understand", then they won't be able to enjoy that song. I, for one, am a music junky who enjoys music that has quality for its balance, the singer's intonation, and the band's ability to be understood on the world scale.

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