There are fierce accusations surrounding the band Rammstein, which the band has vehemently denied. IL collected all the twists and turns of the commotion.
The German industrial metal band is buzzing around. In particular, serious accusations have been made against the band’s singer Till Lindemann.
It has been alleged that the band lures beautiful young women to their concerts in the “zero row”, i.e. in front of the stage, and then invites them to their private parties, the events of which have leaked to the public about inappropriate behavior and suspicions of sexual abuse.
Rammstein has denied all the charges.
Shelby Lynn
It all started on May 25, when an Irishman Shelby Lynn posted a arresting post on twitter.
– I’m the girl who got drugged at Rammstein’s gig. I’m going to make a larger post of all the pictures and videos I have. In the videos, I’m clearly completely confused.
If you don’t see the embed, you can watch it from here.
Lynn published pictures and videos on her Instagram account, in connection with which she told about the things that happened at the Vilnius concert on May 22. After the gig, Lynn had big bruises on her sides, which she says she doesn’t remember anything about.
He says that he drank only a few doses of alcohol and a shot of tequila offered by Lindemann, after which his memory freezes or becomes completely blurred. In the middle of the concert, Lynn was invited to the space under the stage, where she was supposed to have sex with Lindemann. Lynn had refused intercourse, which Lindemann said made her enraged and left the place.
The next morning, Lynn had given herself a drug test, which was negative.
According to rumors, there was Lindemann’s “suck box” under the stage structures, where he had sex during concerts. PIOTR PIATROUSKI / Alamy Stock Photo
The publication generated a lot of media attention and prompted other female fans to tell about their experiences related to the band’s concerts and especially the after-parties, from which women reported similarities, for example about their suspicions of getting drugged.
The German event organizer also confirmed to Die Welt magazine how it is an open secret that there is a space under Rammstein’s stage intended for Lindemann and female concertgoers to have sex.
According to the event producer, young women were attracted to the “Suck Box” or the windowless “sex cube” by the representatives of the band.
Rammstein answers
After the exits, the band also reacted to the accusations, which they vehemently deny. As soon as May 29, an update was published on the band’s Twitter account, denying the alleged actions.
– There are rumors circulating on the Internet about the events of our concert in Vilnius, and we can hereby announce that the alleged things have not happened. We have also not come to our knowledge of any criminal investigation on the subject, Rammstein announced.
On June 3, Rammstein published an article on their own Instagram account in which they took a further position on the matter.
– The discussion of the last few days has caused a lot of questions and confusion among our fans. We have taken the allegations very seriously.
The band wrote how they want their audience to feel safe at Rammstein’s concerts in the future.
– Whether you were in front of the stage or behind.
The letter also asks that people who make accusations not be lynched, because everyone has the right to their own opinion. As with the band.
– We also have our rights – namely to be judged before things are resolved.
Information about the concert in Helsinki is leaking
Rammstein performed at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on May 27 and 28, just after the accusations became public. The group was said to have celebrated at The Riff bar in Punavuori, Helsinki.
In German in Welt magazine it was revealed on June 4 that a newspaper reporter was involved and reported what he saw. According to Helsingin Sanomat, the band had visited the restaurant on Thursday and Sunday during their gig week.
The reporter says that after the concert, Rammstein’s party continued into the early hours of the night in the bar’s cabinet, which was covered with curtains to prevent visibility, and a security guard also came in front of it.
Till Lindemann allegedly spoke harshly in a Helsinki nightclub. CLEMENS BILAN
Rammstein’s assistant was brought into the space Alena Makeeva by female fans. The reporter says that Lindemann was there elegantly dressed and holding a drink.
– Look around and have fun. As you can see, everyone here is drugged and raped, Lindemann allegedly said.
Helsingin Sanomat interviewed by one of the owners of The Riff restaurant, Jussi Vuori that is, more familiarly, Jussi69 had participated in the follow-up party. In the interview, he says that it was not a “group of girls” recruited into the restaurant’s cabinet.
– There were a lot of girls there. Everyone was there voluntarily, and everyone thought it was absolutely amazing, he says in HS.
In addition, he says that he was at the concert and spent time with the band members.
– I was at Sunday’s gig and the band members were perfect gentlemen, he says in the interview.
The assistant gets fired
On Wednesday, June 7, German Welt magazine had learned how the Russian assistant Alena Makeeva, who had mainly worked for Lindemann since 2019, was fired. At the same time, Makeeva was forbidden to participate in Rammstein’s events or to approach the band’s members, and she was deported back to her home country of Russia.
Makeeva called herself a Casting director and was rumored to be recruiting women for sexual intercourse with Lindemann. It was said that he approaches women on social media, among other things, and invites them to the band’s gigs as a “zero line” or to an after party.
Rammstein logo on the bass drum. Brill
In the same Welt article, it was revealed that the band had enlisted the help of a top-level German PR agency that specializes in communicating in crisis situations.
Demonstration at the venue
The day after Aleena Makeeva was fired, Rammstein had a gig in their home country of Munich, Germany on June 8. At that time, protesters had gathered in front of the stadium, defending the women who made the accusations.
At the same gig, the band’s stage show differed from the usual, as the show about sex had been removed from the program Pussy-paragraph. During the song, Lindemann’s trademark has become riding a large foam-spraying penis cannon. The band is also known to have filmed a music video for the song left from the concert set, with uncensored sex scenes in which Lindemann himself is involved.
Demonstrators in Munich. PDO
The gig also didn’t have a nervous zero row, and Lindemann didn’t leave the stage as usual Deutschland during the song. It has been reported from previous concerts that the soloist would have left to have sex in the room under the stage during this song.
Shelby Lynn also told about such a space under the stage during the Vilnius concert.
German magazine’s giant report
German Der Spiegel -magazine made a gigantic report on the details of the Rammstein uproar. The newspaper had interviewed women who had spent their evenings at the band’s popular gigs.
In the article, the women share their own stories about how they believe they were drugged and thus sexually abused. His story tells, among other things Zoe– a woman who said that her memory froze after only a few doses of alcohol and she ended up having sex with Till Lindemann against her will.
Spiegel’s article also makes a harsh comparison, comparing Lindemann to the Harvey Weinstein of the movie world, whose history of sexual crimes launched the global Me too campaign.
In the case of Weinstein, the sexual abuse was planned and systematic, so according to Spiegel, similar features can be seen in the case of Rammstein.
Rammstein in the Province 2016. Juha Metso
The investigation starts
On Wednesday, June 14, the Berlin State Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed that it has opened an investigation into Rammstein singer Till Lindemann.
German magazines such as Tagesspiegel and Bildin according to the investigation is related to section 177 of the Criminal Code, which deals with sexual violence. According to Bild, the investigation has been started on the basis of two separate criminal reports. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, there is reason to suspect that Lindemann has committed a crime.
On the other hand, no investigation is launched into Shelby Lynn’s claims in Lithuania. According to the authorities, there was not enough evidence against Lindemann. The decision still requires the approval of the prosecutor.
The same event organizer who told the German newspaper about Lindemann’s Suck Boxes, criticized how the accusations related to Lindemann have been kept quiet for a long time.