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Die Toten Hosen and Wolfgang Niedecken release anti-extremism song
The German punk band Die Toten Hosen has collaborated with Wolfgang Niedecken, leader of the band BAP, to release a cover of the song “Kristallnaach”. The track is featured on the bonus album of the band’s final studio release, “Trink aus! Wir müssen gehen”, published in 2026.
Originally released in 1982 in Cologne dialect, “Kristallnaach” serves as a warning against the resurgence of racism and fascism. The title refers to the November Pogroms of 1938. While the original version was written in dialect, this new version is performed in standard German to emphasize its ongoing political relevance and the necessity of the anti-fascist struggle.