Rammstein album banned in Germany

Rammstein have run into trouble with the German authorities after it was claimed their new album, Liebe Ist Fuer Alle Da, contains lyrics of a sado-masochistic nature.

The album has been withdrawn from public sale after officials took issue with the track Ich Tue Dir Weh (I Want To Hurt You), which includes the lyric,'Bites, kicks, heavy blows, nails, pincers, blunt saws, tell me what you want'.

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Posted by Katie at 04:46PM | November 12, 2009

Hurrah for the Germans!

comes as another blow to the Germans after xbox said they will not be releasing the new aliens vs predator game :P

we live in a lovely world where were told what we can and cant be

Posted by chris | November 12, 2009 5:08 PM | Reply to this

Wrong

xBox is Mircrosoft, not xBox

Posted by . . . | November 15, 2009 5:35 PM | Reply to this

LOL

Pfft as if that's going to stop young Rammstein fans from getting it?...
Then again I guess they can actually understand the lyrics on first listen xD

Posted by Joel | November 12, 2009 5:33 PM | Reply to this

LOL

Pfft as if that's going to stop young Rammstein fans from getting it?...
Then again I guess they can actually understand the lyrics on first listen xD

Posted by Joel | November 12, 2009 5:34 PM | Reply to this

Rammstein!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A Hasta, Richard, Paul, Oliver "Ollie", Christian y Christoph de Rammstein. Le envío sólo por correo electrónico para decir que usted se mece. Amo su música y he sido un abanico grande una eternidad. No puedo esperar a oír Liebe ist piel alle da. ¡¡Tengo 13 años, Amo su música, no puede conseguir bastante de ello!!!!!! Puede usted por favor envíeme por correo electrónico atrás

Posted by Matty Holmes | November 26, 2009 2:22 AM | Reply to this

e-purchase

Assuming they don't just torrent it, the joys of an open common market means that anyone in Germany can just get online and pick it up from France, Holland, Belgium, the UK, Spain, Italy... And buying it mail order will be cheaper than getting it from a shop anyway.

Posted by Mosh | November 12, 2009 6:14 PM | Reply to this

e-purchase

Posted by Mosh | November 12, 2009 6:14 PM | Reply to this

e-purchase

Posted by Mosh | November 12, 2009 6:16 PM | Reply to this

banned?

Hey, so I'm from Germany and I didn't know that they banned the new Rammstein album as I bought it right after it was released on October 16, was it banned afterwards? This is crazy, they ban Rammstein but leave bands like Tokio Hotel etc. release every single song? That's not fair!

Posted by musicfreak_87 | November 12, 2009 6:38 PM | Reply to this

Kerrang suck!

The artwork has been banned. The album can still be bought over the counter in Germany. Expect new artwork any day now...assuming Rammstein want to make any money.

Please Kerrang, if you're going to have a news section
a) write things that are interesting (who cares when Marilyn Manson does something "wacky")
b) get it right
2 simple concepts

Posted by me | November 12, 2009 8:08 PM | Reply to this

very close but wrong....

You said a part of the verse is "....Tell me what you want..." it isn't. its actually " Make a wish, I won't say no"

lol.

Posted by Bethany | November 14, 2009 10:43 PM | Reply to this

Bull****

That's just silly. What about Cannibal Corpse album with their lyrics? (No offense to CC fans, I like them to!)

I think that Ich Tu Dir Weh is an awesome song with great lyrics on it. I hate when people/media is messing with our music. F*ck it, as long as I got their album, I'm happy! :)

Stay metal, folks!

Posted by Victor | November 15, 2009 2:01 PM | Reply to this

Now, this is just stupid. The German government has NO right to ban CDs just because they don't like the content. I'm not a fan of this band; I've never even heard of Rammstein, but reading this article makes me want to go out and listen to the songs. :P

Posted by Kayla | November 16, 2009 6:45 AM | Reply to this