Landser reached cult status, among the large neonazi skinhead scene in post-reunification East Germany, in the 1990's. The uncompromising racist lyrics, and glorification of Nazi Germany and its military, were illegal under German law, and the band operated underground. Recording and distribution were organised from outside Germany, and the band appeared only once at a public concert. In the end, in March 2005, after three years of proceedings, the Federal Criminal Court declared the band to be a criminal organisation - the first band to be outlawed in this way. The court also confirmed a Berlin Criminal Court sentence on Regener - 2 years and 10 months in jail, for forming a criminal organisation, leadership of a criminal organisation, dissemination of propaganda for anti-constitutional organisations, incitement to hatred, incitement to criminal acts, approval of criminal acts, insulting the State and its symbols, and defamation of a religion. The final judgement against Landser is online at this legal site: http://www.hrr-strafrecht.de/hrr/3/04/3-233-04.php.
Two other band members, Andreas Moericke and Christian Wenndorf, got suspended sentences. The band broke up during the trial anyway: the other two had testified against Regener. While awaiting appeal after his first conviction, Regener started a new band in 2004 called Die Lunikoff Verschwörung, The Lunikoff Conspiracy. He also joined the Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD, currently the largest extreme-right party), and played a farewell concert at their party congress. In return, the NPD organised a demonstration at Tegel prison in October 2006, demanding his release.
Landser's first CD (originally cassette) was called Das Reich kommt wieder (The Reich Will Rise Again). Other Landser albums include Ran an den Feind (Get the Enemy), where the title song - a punk-rock remake of the 1940 German military march "Bomben auf England" - calls for the bombing of Israel. Other songs glorify one of Adolf Hitler’s top aides, Rudolf Hess, and in Opa war Sturmfuehrer (Grandpa was a Sturmfuehrer), pay tribute to a grandfather who was a Nazi SS officer. Song texts target Africans ("Afrika-Lied / Afrika fuer Affen" "Africa-song / Africa for monkeys"), Turkish immigrants in Germany ("Wieder mal kein Tor fuer Tuerkiyemspor" No goals for Tuerkiyemspor - a Berlin-Turkish club); Poles ("Polackentango"), and communists ("10 kleine Kommieschweine", 10 little commie pigs, "Kein Herz fuer Marxisten", No heart for Marxists).
Explaining the decision to prosecute the band, the Federal Prosecutor stated in March 2002: "their song texts are full of racist, nationalist, anti-Semitic tirades. They incite to violence against foreigners, Jews, and against their political opponents, and they seek to defame the Federal Republic of Germany and its pluralist political system."
Several Landser CD's were also banned by the Bundespruefstelle fuer jugendgefaehrdende Medien (BPjM, the Federal Office for Youth Media Protection). The BPjM is legally authorised to ban sales and distribution of any film, video, game, or music to persons under 18, and in some cases to ban all advertising or public sales. In any case, all 'anti-constitutional propaganda' - and specifically any attempt to propagate Nazism - is illegal under article 86 of the German Penal Code. Article 86a also prohibits all "anti-constitutional" symbols, including all Nazi insignia, flags, slogans and salutes.
To evade prohibition and seizures under such laws, Landser built up their own distribution network, using their friends within the neonazi scene, and older links with members of the former NF and SRA. Landser succeeded, in this way, in distributing almost 10 000 copies of their 1995 CD Republik der Strolche (Republic of Beggars) in Germany, outside all legal channels. Production was organised by Jens Og, ex-member of the NF and SRA, who also ran a black metal label. Marcel Schilf, an East German who moved to Scandinavia to produce and distribute music for the Blood & Honour network, organised the recording in Helsingborg (Sweden). They were then sent by post, or smuggled back into Germany.
In 1996, Schott was arrested with two women at Rostock, when he tried to smuggle 2 000 copies into Germany. In fact he had planned to drive on to France, where Christian Bouchet of the neonazi group Nouvelle Résistance, had agreed to store them for later distribution. Schott then left the band, and was replaced as drummer by Christian Wenndorff.
The next CD Deutsche Wut – Rock gegen oben (German Rage - Rock against the Power) was recorded in Minneapolis, as guests of the the American neonazi band Bound for Glory in April 1998. 10 000 copies were pressed in Canada, and the two bands set about smuggling it back to Germany, at first by sending it, 50 at at time, to neonazis in the Netherlands. Jens Og arranged the printing of the artwork and booklet in Germany, but became suspicious when the printer did not return the diskette: in fact the printer had sent it to the Public Prosecutor's office. Og now pulled out of the distribution activities, and the band made increasing use of the Blood & Honour network. However, police raids, and arrests of Blood & Honour members involved in the distribution, made this increasingly difficult.
For the production of "Ran an den Feind" in 1999/2000, Landser approached Jan Werner of Movement Records, also part of the Blood & Honour network. The CD was recorded in June 2000, and the master tape was handed to Mirko Hesse of Hate Records for production of the CDs. He had 5 000 pressed - and then another 3 000, which he kept for himself without telling Landser.
For the artwork production, Hesse recruited Toni Stadler, who had it printed in Poland. However, Stadler was an informer for the Brandenburg State Security Service, and later gave them the details of the whole deal. The CD was now distributed to selected dealers, who picked up their orders in late 2000, at autobahn restaurants and exits. Werner's friend Thomas Starke, who had organised these sales, was questioned by the Saxony State Criminal Police in November, and gave them details of the operation.
Landser planned to record their next CD in Canada, with Anthony Pierpont of the US white-power label Panzerfaust as producer. In May 2001, they flew to Canada, but Wenndorf was refused entry: the others flew back with him. Since the risk of seizure was high, it was by now difficult for Landser to find distributors anyway. The information which the police and security services had amassed, on their distribution network in the 1990's, provided the evidence for the "criminal organisation" prosecution. The end came in October and November 2001, when police raided 20 addresses associated with the band, and arrested all its members, and several others involved with it, such as ex-guitarist Jean-Rene Bauer and Jan Werner.
Sources:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landser_(Band)
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Regener
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesprüfstelle_für_jugendgefährdende_Medien
http://dejure.org/gesetze/StGB/86.html
http://www.politische-bildung-brandenburg.de/extrem/terroristen.htm
http://www.hrr-strafrecht.de/hrr/3/04/3-233-04.php
http://de.wikinews.org/wiki/Landser_laut_BGH_eine_kriminelle_Vereinigung
http://www.berlin.de/sen/inneres/verfassungsschutz/aktuell/am_lunikoff-demo_23.10.2006.html
http://www.berlin.de/sen/inneres/verfassungsschutz/aktuell/verdacht.html
http://www.berlin.de/sen/inneres/verfassungsschutz/aktuell/landser.html
http://www.berlin.de/sen/inneres/verfassungsschutz/aktuell/musik.html
http://www.berlin.de/sen/justiz/gerichte/kg/presse/archiv/20070319.0945.74752.html
http://www.turnitdown.de/58.html
Press Release of the Federal Prosecutor (Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof), 6 November 2001
http://www.apabiz.de/publikation/monitor/Monitor%20Nr3.pdf
Discography
* Landser: Lunikoff Demo '92, ~1992, MC/later CD
* Landser: Das Reich kommt wieder, 1992, MC/later CD, banned by the BPjM
* Landser: Republik der Strolche, 1995, MC/CD, banned by the BPjM
* Landser: Berlin bleibt Deutsch, 1996, CD (identical with "Das Reich kommt wieder", Bootleg) - banned by the BPjM
* Landser: Deutsche Wut, 1998, CD (called "Rock gegen oben"), banned by the BPjM
* Landser: Best of..., 2001, CD. forbidden since October 2005
* Landser, Stahlgewitter, Hauptkampflinie (HKL): Amalek -banned by the BPjM
* Landser: Ran an den Feind, 2001 CD
* Sampler, 2001, CD, banned by the BPjM
* Landser: Endlösung - Final Solution: The Early Years, 2002, CD., banned by the BPjM
* Tanzorchester Immervoll, 2002, CD
* Rock gegen ZOG - hepp, hepp..., 2003, CD
* Tribute to Landser, 2003, CD
http://musicbrainz.org/show/artist/?artistid=44013
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Skrewdriver
Xenophobia
Landser Lyrics
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Kommt rein, kommt nur ihr beschissenen stinkenden Drecksäcke,
ihr verlausten Gelben Affen.
Wovor habt ihr Angst- warum scheißt ihr euch in die Hosen
Das hier ist unser Land - hier gibt's kein Wegrennen
Hier ist Schluß, hier machen wir sie platt...
Treu dem Geist von Ho-Che-Minh
Hocken sie im Wohnheim drin
Im -Wohnheim brennt noch Licht
Die Zigarettenmafia, die schläft nicht
Fidji, Fidji, gute Reise
Fidji, Fidji, non-stop nach Saigon
Fidji, Fidji, ab durch die Mitte
Fidji, Fidji, auf und davon
Am Tag, da wird das Heim bewacht
Damit kein Skin was Böses macht
Doch in der Nacht dann bumm-bumm-bumm
Legen sie sich gegenseitig um
Ein Schlitzauge grinst dich an
Bietet dir Zigaretten an
Du nimmst Dir 'ne Stange mit
Doch statt der D-Mark kriegt er nen Tritt
Auf und davon, davon, davon
Auf und davon
The song "Xenophobia" by Landser is a hate-filled anthem targeting immigrants, particularly those of Asian descent. The song begins with an intro taken from the movie "Romper Stomper," in which a character addresses immigrants as "stinking, lousy yellow monkeys." The lyrics are full of derogatory terms and violent imagery, portraying immigrants as a threat to German society and culture. The chorus encourages listeners to reject multiculturalism and to take a stand against outsiders by asserting their ownership of the country. The lyrics also reference the Viet Cong leader Ho Chi Minh, suggesting a militant approach to defending Germany against outsiders.
The verses of the song describe Asian immigrants as criminals, using terms like "cigarette mafia" and portraying them as violent and untrustworthy. The lyrics suggest that these immigrants are taking advantage of German society, using violence and intimidation to get what they want. The chorus repeats the idea that this is "our land" and that outsiders are not welcome.
Overall, the song is a deeply disturbing example of the kind of hate speech that has been used to target immigrants and minorities in Germany and around the world. It is a chilling reminder of the dangers of xenophobia and the need for greater understanding and compassion in our society.
Line by Line Meaning
Kommt rein, kommt nur ihr beschissenen stinkenden Drecksäcke,
ihr verlausten Gelben Affen.
Welcome, welcome you disgusting and smelly sacks of filth, you dirty yellow monkeys.
Wovor habt ihr Angst- warum scheißt ihr euch in die Hosen
Das hier ist unser Land - hier gibt's kein Wegrennen
Hier ist Schluß, hier machen wir sie platt...
What are you afraid of - why are you so scared? This is our land - there's no running away here. This is the end, we will crush them here.
Treu dem Geist von Ho-Che-Minh
Hocken sie im Wohnheim drin
Im -Wohnheim brennt noch Licht
Die Zigarettenmafia, die schläft nicht
In the spirit of Ho Chi Minh, they sit huddled in the dormitory. The light is still on in the dormitory. The cigarette mafia never sleeps.
Fidji, Fidji, gute Reise
Fidji, Fidji, non-stop nach Saigon
Fidji, Fidji, ab durch die Mitte
Fidji, Fidji, auf und davon
Fiji, Fiji, have a nice trip. Fiji, Fiji, non-stop to Saigon. Fiji, Fiji, straight through the middle. Fiji, Fiji, off and away.
Am Tag, da wird das Heim bewacht
Damit kein Skin was Böses macht
Doch in der Nacht dann bumm-bumm-bumm
Legen sie sich gegenseitig um
During the day, the dormitory is guarded so that no skinhead does anything bad. But at night, bang bang bang, they kill each other.
Ein Schlitzauge grinst dich an
Bietet dir Zigaretten an
Du nimmst Dir 'ne Stange mit
Doch statt der D-Mark kriegt er nen Tritt
A slant-eyed person grins at you and offers you cigarettes. You take a pack, but instead of paying with Deutsche Marks, you kick him.
Auf und davon, davon, davon
Auf und davon
Off and away, away, away. Off and away.
Contributed by Charlotte D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@cody5535
Since I've not seen it posted and I want to learn the lyrics...
"Let's be xenophobic,
it's really in this year;
let's find a nasty-slimy-ugly
alien to fear.
There's no more cutesy stories
'bout E.T. phoning home!
Let's learn to love our neighbors
like the Christians learned in Rome!
We know we ought to hate 'em,
they're different- you see.
We've seen they're mean and ugly
on movies and T.V. ...
The folks that ought to know
have told us how it's got to be!
The Gospel truth is found in scenes
from Aliens and V!
Let's wipe out any life-form...
that seems to be a threat!
We'll serve them up a genocide
they... never will forget!
Cause if we miss a couple,
they'll breed a couple more!
And soon we'll all be hating
twice as many as before!
You see the aliens can never be...
as good as human kind...
A more delightful race than us,
you'll... never ever find...
So... step aside you star-slime,
we're ready for your worst!
We know you want to beat us!
Enslave us and defeat us!
Oppress us and brow beat us!
Unless we get you FIRST!"
@kmeanxneth
They are called "Human Rights" for a reason.
@okar98k76
Shouldn’t even exist
@LordVader1094
@@okar98k76 What, humans?
@okar98k76
LordVader1094 nah human rights its gonna be forgotten in a few hundred years anyways
@Cx10110100
Ah yes "human rights", we have dismissed that archaic concept in favor of arresting people for facebook posts
@okar98k76
Пацантрэ ВащеРебята yea i expect a civil war soon over censorship but still
@georgemorley1029
As Jack Handley once said “I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.”
@flamingrubys11
this is brilliant
@IvoryTower779
Sun Tzu would be proud
@sparkshark9697
This is the way