The end of the partnership with Tägtgren was not a step back. Lindemann decided to continue the project under his own name – and that's meant literally: no co-author, no equal partner in the studio. Zunge (2023) he released entirely on his own – no label, on his own terms.

That sounds straightforward, but it has consequences. The album sounds like every decision was made without a committee. Some songs benefit from that.

Zunge was released on November 3, 2023. Before that came the singles Schweiß, Lecker, Nass, Sport frei, and Zunge. The Zunge Tour (2023–2024) followed immediately. After that: Übers Meer, Meine Welt, Und die Engel singen – and another tour.

The pace at which he has been putting out releases – while still being an active part of Rammstein – is notable. Whether another album is coming is unclear. That he's not stopping is less so.

Lindemann writes in German, and he writes the way you write in German when you're not afraid to. The lyrics are concrete, sometimes bluntly direct, sometimes constructed so the joke only lands on the third listen. He has never been known for taking criticism of his texts particularly seriously – that's an observation, not a criticism.

In the solo context he has more room than in Rammstein – not because Rammstein constrains him, but because here every decision is his alone.

What comes next hasn't been announced. Lindemann is working – that much is known. Singles come regularly, and the pattern of recent years shows little downtime between releases and tours.

What makes the project interesting isn't the unpredictability itself – it's the fact that he remains the only Rammstein frontman with a relevant solo project still running.