It has been announced that after Rammstein finishes up their newest album, Till Lindemann is said to leave the band. He is going to be replaced by En Esch, formerly of KMFDM. Here is a music news article that mentions his leaving. You can read more information at Laut.de (in German)
“Please welcome the talented En Esch “” Till’s footsteps are big, but maybe he can dry our tears rapidly.”
RAMMSTEIN Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Replacement – July 16, 2007
Emanuel Fialik of Pilgrim Management GmbH, which represents German industrial metal pioneers RAMMSTEIN, has issued the following press release:
“On the 13th of July 2007 the industrial gothic top act RAMMSTEIN announces that after the release of the next studio album, which is about to get finished, the current singer and frontman Till Lindemann will leave the band.
“Till’s decision is mainly based on the increasing inharmoniousness within the band and was well deliberated. He will head now for other challenges which can be a solo career or maybe a new project (as of his own words).
“The band decided not to quit but announce a new singer. There is a clear statement coming from Richard Kruspe and Christoph Schneider that ‘nobody ever can replace Till Lindemann’ but since ‘we have still so much fun doing RAMMSTEIN we looked for a new singer which is charismatic in his own way without copying Till.’
“The new singer which was found and signed to be the new RAMMSTEIN frontman is the co-founder and ex-member of the electro industrial act KMFDM and current singer of SLICK IDIOT “” En Esch “” who recently moved to Berlin to join the band.
“We all will miss Till Lindemann who gave us many years of joy by listening to his unique grinding voice. Please welcome the talented En Esch “” Till’s footsteps are big, but maybe he can dry our tears rapidly.”
RAMMSTEIN will issue its “Völkerball” DVD in the U.S. in September. The exact release date will be announced soon.
RAMMSTEIN’s latest album, “Rosenrot”, received its long-overdue U.S. release in March 2006 via Universal Music. The CD, which was certified platinum in Germany for sales in excess of 200,000 copies within two weeks of release in October 2005, topped the official album chart in Germany, Austria and Finland, and landed at No. 2 in Sweden and Denmark, No. 4 in the Netherlands and the Czech Republic, No. 5 in France, No. 6 in Mexico, No. 11 in Italy and No. 29 in the U.K. In addition, “Rosenrot” achieved gold status in Austria, the Czech Republic and Switzerland.
This information has not been officialy confirmed.
Till, please, don’t leave!!! I love your songs, I love your appearance, I love your outrageous performance. Please, stay with the band even if you wish to start your own project or separate career. You have never visited Ukraine. Please, come!!!
hey , til cant leave rammstein!! there my favourite band! and i remember rammstein saying if any of the band members leave it is all, over, KMFDM are good, but it just wouldnt be the same, i think this is not true, :<
I wouldn’t worry if I were you, guys. These rumors haven’t been officially confirmed. I heard something about him retiring, but not until they do AT LEAST one more album after ‘Liebe ist fur alle da’.
Rammstein wouldn’t ever be the same unless all 6 original members were there. I’m sure they would sooner quit the whole thing than lose Till. Getting someone else is just an insult.
P.S. This had better be just a rumor… >:(
uhh i no this late butt i just read this and god dammit i love till and rammstein ,
This was so fake- I have read numerous places that this was all a false rumour. They would NEVER replace Till and he wouldn’t leave. Till has said he wants to retire at 50 but that means that Rammstein itself would stop (That would suck! I really really hope not!)
Give the man a break..!!!
He made some great music, made some money and at the ripe old age of…..somewhere in his mid to late 40’s feels compelled to relax some..
Stop being selfish!
Oh and one more thing…..a personal question to Til…do you really have to leave ??? :-(((((
Till, i hope you don't retire or anything. Rammstein is nothing without you. In fact, music is nothing without you period!
Till Lindeman is my GOD!!! I hope he will change his mind foir leaving Rammstein.Because he got great talent,he is great musician and great man!!..The group will not be the same if Till leaves…as I said,he is my God…and someone must build a statue of him or the others from Rammstein !!!
Till we LOVE you !!! Ramms+ein forever !!!
didn’t you just read the previous comments? IT’S NOT HAPPENING! he’s staying with the group. at least until he feels like retiring. i hope he changed his mind about that.
WTF???? Fuck u En! Fuck u bitch! Till is the best!! Why the hell are these retards replacing a star with a scum!
oh good. i'm new here so i didn't know. i'm looking forward to when it comes out. you know what i read somewhere? i read that till said he would like to retire when he's 50 years old. that day is coming fast. he recently turned 46 years old.
Yehh, Saddening thought. Just hope he has changed his mind since then and decides to continue for a while longer!
oh he better not be leaving. i barely learned about him and liked him this past month.
if it's a lie, thank god he's not leaving. i don't know what i'd do if he left the band. i'd probably. sit all alone and watch their best performances over and over. who ever made up the lie, YOU'RE GOING TO HELL!!
Dude, this is old news. This was from over a year ago. No one is leaving Rammstein. They are making a new record!
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This isn't true. I looked it up on the Kerrang! website that published it, and they admitted that it was a hoax that sprung from a unreliable source. SO DON'T FREAK OUT! HE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE!
happy to hear that it's just a rumor… that'd be so crazy if it was real. has rammstein ever came to canada? i wanta see one of there concerts… taht'd be so cool
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If he leaves then the Band wont be Rammstein anymore. He made them he cant leave!!!!!!!!