![]() ![]() We don't see it as a super promo either, I would have preferred a different one. “It's part of our job to deal with it now. Bernhard isn't afraid that his fuses will blow because he sees white-hot being treated unfairly. Harsh words were also spoken within the band, after all the band is now being pushed into a corner where they don't see themselves. Since then, Weissglut has been trying to get a counterstatement in Der Spiegel, and there may also be a court case. Weissglut keyboardist Bernhard Klumb, Josef's brother, sees this article as "character assassination". The singer's very peculiar way of expressing himself - he often speaks of an “elite”, for example - also contributed/contributes to the irritation. ![]() Josef Klumb likes artists of the Third Reich and German culture per se, which, in turn, is not to be equated with a love of Hitler (”One can have a positive attitude towards Germany and precisely because of that don't like Hitler.”). ![]() In fact, Klumb has spoken out about being an "intolerant anti-fascists" and has also criticized Zionism, which, however, does not go hand in hand with a general hostility towards Jews. With their album ETWAS KOMMT IN DEINE WELT something came into them, namely the criticism of the news magazine 'Der Spiegel' that singer Josef Klumb was a Nazi who was known to observers of the right-wing scene. But something like that can also backfire, as happened in the case of the band Weissglut, which actually started brilliantly. Nevertheless, one could only welcome a discussion, an examination of the topic of the Third Reich. In a nutshell, the record company explained that it was purely about aesthetics, not about the political context. Like recently when they were attacked in England for using Riefenstahl imagery in their 'Stripped' video. They turn their backs when they get the whip. With the courage of the successful, they dared to do even more critical and offensive lyrics on the successor. The new songs were already heard on sold-out tours, but the fans had to wait a long time until the longing was so great that the album of the same name immediately entered the charts at number 1. In every gas station the people were exposed to it. Rather, the final breakthrough on a large scale was celebrated with the pre-single 'Engel'. In the nine months the debut album could not be gotten off the charts, and no record company in the world would have pushed the next album after that. But it remained under lock and key until August. Barely a year later they produced their second record SEHNSUCHT in Malta. Their line was provocative, song lines could be interpreted, gave rise to speculation, said everything and nothing. With every gig HERZELEID climbed the charts, '96 were still considered a surprise. Already the first single, ‘Du riechst so gut’, was sold as a limited, fragrant digipack, so Motor Music also believed in its new child. ![]()
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