Guitarist Kruspe says: "I think Rammstein can never be over. Those things develop their own chemistry, their own energy. Even if we said it would be over, it would never be over. If you're asking me if we're doing something right now, the answer is: 'We're taking time off.'"

The members continue to meet at least once a year and consider whether it's time to start work on a follow-up to 2009 album Live Ist Fur Alle Da. "We met a couple of months ago an we were just talking," Kruspe says. "We decided not to do anything at the moment, so we'll meet up next year again."