In 1989, East German guitarist Richard Kruspe escaped to West Berlin and started the band Orgasm Death Gimmick. At that time, he was heavily influenced by US music, especially of hard rock band Kiss . After the Berlin Wall came down, he moved back home to Schwerin , where Till Lindemann worked as a basket-weaver and played drums in the band First Arsch (loosely translated as “First Arse” or “First Ass”). At this time, Kruspe lived with Oliver Riedel of The Inchtabokatables and Christoph Schneider of Die Firma.
Escape to West Berlin
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