, ▁Die ▁T oten ▁H osen ▁released ▁their ▁album ▁Ball ast ▁der ▁Republik . ▁A ▁special ▁edition ▁includes ▁a ▁bonus ▁CD ▁with ▁cover ▁versions ▁of ▁songs ▁that ▁influenced ▁the ▁band . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁former ▁drum mer ▁Wolfgang ▁R oh de ▁had ▁died ▁after ▁suffering ▁from ▁cancer . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁M embers ▁of ▁Die ▁T oten ▁H osen ▁recorded ▁backing ▁vocals ▁on ▁Australian ▁band ▁The ▁Living ▁End ' s ▁e ighth ▁studio ▁album ▁W under bar , ▁which ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Musical ▁style ▁▁ ▁All ▁band ▁members ▁are ▁self - t aught ▁mus icians . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁their ▁musical ▁career ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁still ▁at ▁school . ▁Their ▁first ▁album ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁a ▁studio ▁r ented ▁by ▁the ▁hour . ▁The ▁band ▁kept ▁to ▁simple ▁guitar ▁ch ords ▁and ▁lyr ics , ▁in ▁gar age ▁style . ▁Die ▁T oten ▁H osen ▁were ▁mainly ▁influenced ▁by ▁punk ▁bands ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁to ▁whom ▁they ▁frequently ▁pay ▁t ribute ▁in ▁recorded ▁work ▁and ▁live ▁performances . ▁On ▁occasion ▁they ▁have ▁played ▁songs ▁by ▁the ▁Beat les ▁and ▁the ▁Rol ling ▁St ones . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁songs ▁have ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" Sch unk el p unk ", ▁a ▁fusion ▁of ▁German ▁sch l ager ▁music ▁and ▁punk , ▁exempl ified ▁by ▁E is ge k ühl ter ▁Bom mer