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.
I’m not very familiar with KMFDM. I’ve heard Hau Ruck and MDFMK and for the others…only heard at a friend’s house long long ago. When did he last sing for them?
This is probably a hoax. The statement first appeared on blabbermouth.net and they have since then removed it. Hasnt been confirmed on any of the band’s official sites.
I have to admit though, En Esch is probably the best replacement I can think of, save for Die Krupps’ Jurgen Engler.
I really didnt like the last 2 Rammstein releases so perhaps a change of frontman would actually do them some good. Not like they were ever a brilliant band or anything but they had a knack for those “Just One Fix” like thumping industrial metal anthems.
SINCE I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY MANY FRIENDS, FANS AND ACQUAINTANCES ABOUT THE NEWS THAT I’M THE NEW SINGER OF RAMMSTEIN I THINK I NEED TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT. ALTHOUGH IT SOUNDS INTERESTING, IT IS NOT TRUE.
I’M WORKING ON NEW SLICK IDIOT MATERIAL AND AM IN THE MIDST OF MIXING TRACKS FOR MONA MUR.
RAMMSTEIN AND I ARE AND WILL STAY FRIENDS AND I WISH THEM THE BEST IN THEIR FUTURE ENDEAVOURS.