 Rammstein stated that they " have no lyrical content or political beliefs that could have possibly influenced such behavior . " Rammstein have also been controversial for their use of Nazi imagery , including footage shot by Leni Riefenstahl for Olympia in their video for " Stripped " . Alec Empire , a German digital hardcore musician , declared that " [ Rammstein is ] successful for all the wrong reasons . I think they 're not a fascist band at all , but I think in Germany there 's a lot of misunderstanding and that 's why they sell records and I think that 's dangerous . " In response to the controversy , Rammstein stated that " We are not Nazis , Neo @-@ Nazis , or any other kind of Nazi . We are against racism , bigotry or any other type of discrimination . " 
