I actually found "Viva Los Tioz" and " ein böses Märchen" in a used CD shop a while back (go figure, it was a few blocks away from the German embassy). Politics aside, this stuff rocks! I've downloaded some MP3s of their older stuff, and as music, it's not bad at all. I live in the wrong country and speak the wrong language to know anything about them or their views and politics. About the only thing I've figured out about them is that they have a very high opinion of themselves (which, face it, ain't all that uncommon in rock'n'roll).
I do agree with 2 points that Xantia and PV brought up to me at Wacken, as to why we don't need them at Wacken:
Xantia's point: They are an exclusively German band. Wacken is an international metal festival, and it just seems out of place to have a headlining band like the Onkelz, who remain insular to Germany (as opposed to, say, Rammstein, who sing in German but have toured the world and worked to develop an international fanbase).
Nothing wrong with having a few such exclusively German bands - the festival's in Germany, why not have some of Deutschland's special flavor on the bill? Subway to Sally and In Extremo were both appropriate at the last two Wackens. But a band as big as the Onkelz
headlining? It seems a bit much.
PV's point: That the Onkelz' presence will, in his words, "bring out elements of the German population we don't want at Wacken." If indeed the Onkelz have a right-wing/skinhead following (which seems a little ironic, if they've sworn off their skinhead past), which I don't know about, then we have no need of them at Wacken.
One of the great things about Wacken is that it is so (relatively) peaceful and positive. Anything which is so certain to disrupt that harmony, like problems with skinheads, is not needed at Wacken.
Frankly, though, I'll probably be drinking in the forum camp during their set, the way most of you posers bailed on Running Wild.
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