Rammstein keyboardist Christian “Flake” Lorenz says the band have no plans to stop. “We’ll keep going with Rammstein until we can’t anymore, even if at some point we have to bring a doctor with us,” he said in a recent interview, describing life in the band as “like a long marriage, with all the ups and downs that come with it”.
Lorenz said music rescued him from a period of emotional turmoil in his youth. “Making music is what I’m good at. I can make a lot of people happy with it, help them, just like the Stones helped me back then,” he said. Speaking about the reach of the band’s concerts, he added: “Through our concerts, we have reached many people very directly. We’ve brought couples together, given strength to the sick and prevented suicidal thoughts.” For Lorenz, being able to do that is a blessing: “That’s another reason why we’ll keep going until we can’t anymore.”
In the same conversation, the keyboardist addressed the allegations made public in mid-2023 against vocalist Till Lindemann, who was accused by several women of alleged sexual misconduct in the context of the band’s concerts. Lindemann denied the allegations, and in late August 2023 Berlin prosecutors closed their investigation into him, citing insufficient evidence. Lorenz said the episode affected him deeply and made him lose faith in objective reporting, arguing that much of the media was not interested in providing facts: “They sensationalised the story at any cost.”
Formed in Berlin in 1994, Rammstein mark 32 years this year. Their most recent album is 2022’s ‘Zeit’, and in 2024 they wrapped their European stadium tour. The band have not announced new dates. Lindemann, meanwhile, is preparing a 2027 solo world tour that reaches Manchester’s O2 Apollo on 19 October and London’s Eventim Apollo Hammersmith on 21 October.
