# Decent German music

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 4, 2003, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decent-german-music/216862 "2003-12-04T03:35:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decent-german-music/216862/1 "2003-12-04T03:35:43Z")

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I’m thinking in the genres of either rock or whatever you would classify linkin park/system of a down as. I can also listen to really stupid, non-sensical German hip-hop more than I can in English. I need recommendations on artists/songs along those lines that you guys enjoy. So far, I’ve found Rammstein’s music slightly more than decent, and Eko Fresh and someone else’s stupid hip-hop amusing to listen to. Help! (Hilfen Sie mir!)

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**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decent-german-music/216862/2 "2003-12-04T05:17:45Z")

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You might like Megaherz; I like them but find that they _really_ need more bass in their music. They’re a rock/rap mix. I also like Die Toten Hosen, but they’re not quite as heavy as Linkin Park.

If you also like more industrial-style music, there’s always KMFDM (although most of their stuff is in English), Das Ich and Wumpscut. Tanzwut is another band I like as well.

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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decent-german-music/216862/3 "2003-12-04T05:36:12Z")

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In Extremo, although that’s a little more metal. Still, you’ve probably never heard someone rock so hard on a bagpipe.

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2003, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decent-german-music/216862/4 "2003-12-04T07:14:08Z")

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Well, there’s the dark and industrial and highly influential Einstürzende Neubauten. What else? For rap, there’s Die Fantastischen Vier. Other than that, most of the German stuff I know is more electro-punk or electronica.