Rammstein guitarist doesn’t think of Ghost as a “stage” band
The era of stadium rock may be coming to an end, at least in the mind of Rammstein guitarist and Emigrate frontman Richard Kruspe. In a recent interview with Summa Inferno (shared via Louder Sound) in which the musician first lamented the lack of rebellion in rock and metal these days, he also shared his grim outlook for the bands’ future. of rock and metal playing in the stadiums.
“Rock music was music that we all rebelled against our parents. I remember when I was little I would rock music and my parents would come and say, ‘Can you let go? “Kruspe said, then adding,” Today when my kids play rock music, I come over and say, ‘Can you turn up the volume? “The rebellion in rock music is therefore over.”
As the interview followed up on the fact that Rammstein and Metallica’s presence in the stadiums always showed there was an audience for heavy rebellious music, the guitarist added, “Yeah, yeah, but they’re all like. Dinosaurs. Think about it, all these dinosaur bands are old, we’re old. The younger generation, they might listen to rock too, but they’re interested in other kinds of music as well. “
Kruspe then added that the days when the rock and metal bands were ‘stage bands’ were’ almost over, ‘saying,’ The other problem is these big bands – they’re not coming after. I’m still talking about of those stadium groups – it’s almost over! What’s the last stadium group you know of? “
When the interviewer suggested Ghost as a potential future stage band, the guitarist replied, “Yes, but they’re not a stage band. {We]are talking about huge stage bands that can play in a stadium. They become less and less and less, and they will certainly die.
Ghost has seen its popularity grow in recent years, making a leap into headlining arena shows. Speaking to Full Metal Jackie in 2019, Ghost’s Tobias Forge said of his graduation in arena shows: “When you make headlines in an arena it has to be that big. have this amount of fire cartridges and this, this and the other. If you do everything really well, it’s going to look like an arena group. But my ambitions are bigger than that. There’s a lot on my list of things to do in the future, so hopefully Ghost takes that next step with their live presentation.
While Kruspe has doubts about the future of rock and metal bands playing in stadiums, that’s not a problem for Rammstein at the moment. The group had booked dates at stadiums in the United States and Europe before the pandemic and will finally have the chance to perform these shows in 2022. Check out their tour schedule and get ticketing information here.