Real name: Rudolf Ratzinger

Effective period / Period of releases: 1991 - 2023

German Dark Electro-Industrial project, originally active between 1991 and 2017, before Rudy Ratzinger put the project to rest.
In late 2020 :wumpscut: returned with the announcement of a new album, to be released in 2021.

:wumpscut: was formed in May 1991 by Rudy Ratzinger, who started writing music after he DJed for a while in several south German clubs and was impressed by his archetype Leæther Strip.
:wumpscut: is a studio only project. Although there were some rumors about live appearences in the past, every time it was just a hoax.