What's next?

[Snake]

^I did not meant to imply that they owe us anything. They are totally within their right to do whatever they feel like. I am not mad at them. But by the same logic, I am also not obligated to maintain interest in them if their chain of decisions completely fails to hold my enthusiasm. And if turns out that the amount of people that don't give a damn anymore is as insignificant as you believe it is, than kudos to the fanbase. In my opinion, they have maintained more loyalty than the band deserves.

[Waidmann]

Nah, I cannot imagine a signifcant part of the fans checking out big enough to break their sales rates in a significant way. They're way too high up there for that. And as you give yourself as an example of moved on and being someone who cannot bring himself to care anymore: note that you will still going to the next tour AND even probably going to buy that new album. As many will as well. If it's not about curiousity, it will be just about completing the set or giving it a go or some nostalgic thing. This is the most popular german speaking band in history we're talking about; they pretty sure can pull off almost everything now, like Richard implied in a 2016 interview. It also seems like a very new generation-minded way losing interest in a band when they don't bring out records for a long time. I don't think many older people, especially "casual fans" (like my two older brothers, my friend Matthias, my mother,...) would mind buying an album of a band they liked long ago; they don't watch the calendar and constantly remind themselves of how long it's been since a last album (they probably don't even know it exactly). They just hear new stuff is out and buy the record.

Related to that, and not saying that you (Snake) are in this case, but I will never understand people who are getting mad at Rammstein for this long waiting. They don't owe anyone anything, they didn't sign any contract with the fans claiming that they would produce this or that within this period. Nor was this anyway something we actually earned or so. Maybe if it were you it’d be different. Maybe you’d do it for this reason or that. Peace, whatever. But no band owes you your personal happy ending, especially not at the expense of their own personal goals (which at least several of them had, which can be seen in Till's, Richard's and Flake's side projects, to name just one thing).

[Snake]

^When I wrote fanbase, I was not tallking about the dedicates fans like you. I was talking about the casual fans that are actually going to make or break their album sales and their next tour. Not everybody has the same passion as you, and even the ones who do, may very well have had enough of waiting and moved on. I sure as fuck cannot bring myself to care about them anymore. Sure, I will go watch them live if I get the chance and probably buy the new album, but I simply cannot bring myself to care as much as I used to. I am done as a dedicated fan. And if I feel this way, it is not unreasable to speculate that a good chunk of people that like the band have also checked out.

[Waidmann]

Yey, it is only going to take him almost 10 years to produce a new album. I am sure the entire fanbase is still incredibly excited about them and that nobody has moved on.

Are you seriously thinking a significant part of the fanbase lost interest? They get thousands of likes for everything they post, they sold out tons of festivals in the last years without even releasing anything. This is Rammstein you're talking about. No doubt whatever they'll bring out will be praised, will reach #1 in the german charts and will have great sales. Even the people complaining about the long wait will surely buy the album. I think there's even 65% chance you will buy it. After all, why not? You adore one album of them, you don't really dislike the next two and from the album you claim to hate there are actually several songs you appreciate. It's not like it's a ton of money anyway. Just out of mere curiousity people will buy it in excitement. Rammstein released several succesfull albums. People who like more than one of their albums will be very tempted to buy the nex one. I mean, have you really ever met a big fan of a band saying that heor she won't buy an album because the periode of time since the last release seems rather long??? No, my friend, then you're not dealing with a fan in the first place. If you won't buy it , then it's because you lost interest in what they did in this last decade, not because you had to wait that long for an album. If Lifad had been a great hit in your eyes you would buy the next record for sure, even if they took yet another decade.

[Snake]

Yey, it is only going to take him almost 10 years to produce a new album. I am sure the entire fanbase is still incredibly excited about them and that nobody has moved on.

[Waidmann]

^I'm sure the band's indeed done by now but if they are still recording choir chants, then I don't think they're in the "finishing touch" fase yet :/ ...

[The Rose]

I think the band as such are done, now it's the finishing touches. But I agree, there's no need to ad the album to our Christmas-list, at least not this year .

[Waidmann]

Sounds epic! But this also means they are still recording for the album :/ . By the time this is all produced and edited... No record before the spring, I tells ya!

[Maya]

This time it's true, we'll see it soon.

[The Rose]

Work in progress:
Almost done! Orchestra and choir recordings in Minsk for album No. 7!

https://www.facebook.com/pg/Rammstein/posts/?ref=notif

[The Rose]

^ Good one

[Waidmann]

I came across this one today ...

[The Rose]

The article says also the new Rammstein album will still definitly see the light of the day in 2018. I wonder...

I think they were rehashing old news and rumours to fill space

[Maya]

The article says also the new Rammstein album will still definitly see the light of the day in 2018. I wonder...

2018???????? I didn't get that part.

[Waidmann]

The article says also the new Rammstein album will still definitly see the light of the day in 2018. I wonder...