Rammstein’s Funeral

Photo: Frédéric Batier

What is the most successful German band outside of Germany? No, it is not Tokio Hotel, and it is not The Scorpions, it is – Rammstein. In fact, they are also the most controversial band. In the past, these boys from East Berlin have done a great job in producing scandals. They played around with Leni Riefenstahl’s aesthetic, they shot porno music videos and did songs about SM. Last week, they celebrated their own funeral in Berlin. A video about it, after the jump.

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The Funeral of the Bar 25

Berlin is the only city where a funeral is held for the closing of a club and lightning up memorial candles for it doesn’t seem totally inappropriate or even blasphemous. The funeral for the Bar 25 last Sunday was a real emotional moment for a lot of people. I remebered beeing very very emotional last year, but that is a too long story for this little blog. Seeing the complete area empty was a shocking experience and strangely magic at the same time. After the jump you’ll find a really nice picture of our co-author Jens titled “The last dance” which he shot at the bar closing in September. Read on…