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Richard Z. Kruspe

From: Wittenberge, Germany
Since: 1967–present
Releases: 2

About

Richard Kruspe (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈkʁʊspə]; born Sven Kruspe; 24 June 1967) is a German musician. He is the lead guitarist and one of the founders of the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, as well as the frontman of the industrial metal band Emigrate. He has released eight studio albums with Rammstein and four albums with Emigrate.

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Member of

Orgasm Death Gimmick 1991–1994
Rammstein 1994–now background vocals, guitar
Emigrate 2005–now guitar family, lead vocals
Das elegante Chaos now
Das Auge Gottes now
First Arsch guitar

Discography

Singles 2

Links

Reference

Married

Caron Bernstein 1999–2006

Parent

Maxime Alaska Kruspe Bossieux now

Also known as

Richard Kruspe · Richard Kruspe-Bernstein · Richard Z. Kruspe-Bernstein · Richard Zven Kruspe · Scholle

Tags

ddr
multiple ipi

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 2c449bbd-b19e-456b-af78-f2e592ff2245
ISNI: 0000000078803007
IPI: 00253653368
IPI: 00293439732
IPI: 00479767088

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 10 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.