Editing Rammstein (section)

===Relation to violent events===
Rammstein were cited in relation to the [[Columbine High School massacre]] in 1999, when a photo of [[Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold|Eric Harris]] wearing a Rammstein T-shirt in the 11th grade was revealed.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://acolumbinesite.com/eric/pics/ericramm11th.jpg|title= Eric Harris wearing a Rammstein T-shirt |website= Acolumbinesite.com}}</ref> There was no evidence to correlate the band and the massacre. In response to the shooting, the band issued a statement:

{{blockquote|text=The members of Rammstein express their condolences and sympathy to all affected by the recent tragic events in Denver. They wish to make it clear that they have no lyrical content or political beliefs that could have possibly influenced such behaviour. Additionally, members of Rammstein have children of their own, in whom they continually strive to instill healthy and non-violent values.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://herzeleid.com/en/faq/misc|title= Did Rammstein's music cause Columbine?|website= Herzeleid.com|access-date= 4 December 2014|archive-date= 4 April 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080404201742/http://herzeleid.com/en/faq/misc|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427256/kmfdm-rammstein-speak-out-about-columbine.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209222140/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427256/kmfdm-rammstein-speak-out-about-columbine.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 February 2012|title=KMFDM And Rammstein Speak Out About Columbine|publisher=MTV News}}</ref>}}

Coincidentally, on 10 September 2001 the single and video clip of "Ich will" ("I Want") was released, which portrays the band as bank robbers who want to get a message across and receiving a [[Goldene Kamera]] (Golden Camera) award, a German version of the Emmy award, for their "actions". In the United States, the video clip was broadcast only late at night after [[September 11 attacks|the attacks of 11 September 2001]], although many media officials and politicians requested the video to be pulled from broadcast completely.

Following the conclusion of the [[Beslan school hostage crisis]] in Russia in September 2004, the Russian authorities claimed that the terrorists had "listened to German hard rock group Rammstein on personal stereos during the siege to keep themselves edgy and fired up".<ref>{{Cite news|url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=3601635|title= Beslan hostage-takers were all addicts says top Russian official|date= 18 October 2004}}</ref> The claim has not been independently confirmed.

Band members said this about the issue:

{{Blockquote|text=There's been a lot of talk about that, but if there are radical feelings in people anything can wake them – a painting, a picture, whatever. It's just a coincidence that it happened to be our music. It's important to think about what caused them to make their decisions, how they became animals, not their taste in music. Whenever something like this happens it's like 'Okay, let's blame the artist'. Such bullshit.|author=Till Lindemann}}

{{Blockquote|text=Our music is made to release aggression, and people listening to it are also needed to do that, but it's not our fault. Should we stop making hard music because bad people might like it?|author=Christoph Schneider}}

Pekka-Eric Auvinen, the perpetrator of the [[Jokela school shooting]] in November 2007, also included Rammstein in one of his favorite bands. However, he noted that the music among other things was not to blame for his decisions.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://oddculture.com/the-pekka-eric-auvinen-manifesto/ |title= The Pekka Eric Auvinen Manifesto|date= 7 November 2007 |website=Oddculture.com}}</ref>

[[Elliot Rodger]], the perpetrator of the [[2014 Isla Vista killings|Isla Vista killings]] in May 2014, was also a fan of Rammstein according to his YouTube records. On a lyric video of [[Mein Herz brennt]], Rodger wrote: "[G]reat song to listen to while daydreaming about being a powerful ruler". Even though Rodger wrote in his manifesto that he wished to become a dictator and punish all the people who rejected him, there was no direct link found between the band's music and the killing spree.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1173808-elliot-rodger-manifesto.html/ |title=My Twisted World: The Story of Elliot Rodger|date= 23 May 2014 |website=Documentcloud.org}}</ref> Santa Barbara police later confirmed that Rodger's main motivations were sexual and social rejection.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/26/justice/california-elliot-rodger-timeline/ |title= Timeline to 'Retribution': Isla Vista attacks planned over year |date= 27 May 2014|publisher= CNN|first= Alan|last= Duke}}</ref>

The [[Trollhättan school attack]] perpetrator, Anton Lundin Pettersson, used a manipulated version of the band's logo that added Nazi Germany's eagle on his Facebook page.