43-456: Mutter ( German pronunciation: [ˈmʊtɐ] ; English: "Mother") is the third studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein . It was released on 2 April 2001 through Motor and Universal Music . The album's cover image is a photograph of a dead fetus, which was taken by Daniel & Geo Fuchs . The album has yielded six singles which, to date, are the most released from any Rammstein album. From September to December 1999,
86-456: A 2016 article published by uDiscover, Oran O'Beirne described the album as "one of the most important contemporary releases within heavy metal’s many subgenres." In the interview with Noizr Zine, the well-known Swedish producer and musician Peter Tägtgren advised "Mutter" as a reference work for beginner producers: "I think, if you are not into death metal or something like that, but if you are into metal, I would say maybe Rammstein’s "Mutter"
129-727: A concert in Mexico on 3 December 2016, which was their first show in North America since 1993. The band remained quiet throughout 2017, only going on a small tour in Russia early in the year, Faine Misto fest in Ternopil, Ukraine on 21 July, and Gothic Meets Klassik festival in Leipzig in November. Oomph! announced a string of festival appearances for 2018, including Greenfield Festival , Wacken Open Air and
172-469: A dance-laden industrial sound, they quickly moved to a much more heavily guitar-driven metal sound, while still acknowledging their electronic roots. This guitar-driven and electronic accompanied sound inspired numerous musicians, most famously Rammstein , Megaherz , and Eisbrecher , to follow their lead. Oomph! was signed on Virgin Schallplatten between 1998 and 2001, where they released three albums;
215-515: A gladiator show and display of masculinity that is simply based on shock. Vocals, instruments and manner are intended to display strength. Bands who use indulgent militaristic aesthetics or who make ambiguous reference to Nazi Germany have been harshly criticized; Rammstein and Joachim Witt in particular have been confronted regarding this issue many times. Rammstein has made several songs distancing themselves from Nazism, specifically " Links 2 3 4 " and " Deutschland ". A striking characteristic of
258-639: A gold record for their 2004 " Augen auf! " single in Austria and Germany. Eisbrecher 's 2004 self-titled debut album entered at No. 13 on the Deutsche Alternative Top 20 Chart, while the group's second album ( Antikörper ) reached the No. 85 position on the German main chart. Other NDH groups include Hanzel und Gretyl , L'âme Immortelle and Unheilig . In 2011, English comic and musician Bill Bailey parodied
301-783: A monotonous sound and are similar to those of popular modern metal from the 1990s. The rhythm focused riffs resemble those of alternative metal and groove metal bands. Just like groove metal, NDH bands lean towards mid-tempo riffs, which gain additional rhythm dominance through the use of syncopation. Additionally, strong distorted power chords and palm muting are typically incorporated into this style, and distorted and dominating basslines are also commonly used. The employment of electronic effects from synthesisers and keyboards are also characteristic of NDH, in which they are used to provide artificial string arrangements, melodic components and loops – both melodic hanger loops and background elements. The use of synthesisers and relatively simple rhythms
344-689: A new label, this time on Supersonic Records , part of the Sony BMG group of music companies. It marks their first number one hit in Germany, eventually bringing forth their major commercial breakthrough. The album hit No. 2 on the Media Control Charts . In June 2004, Oomph! played at two major European music festivals: the Dynamo Open Air Festival on 5 June in the Netherlands, and on 25 June at
387-505: A number of radio interviews in Berlin and an expected release date for the new album on 18 January 2019. On 13 January, another picture captioned "Seid ihr bereit?" (Are you ready?) was posted. On 15 November, a picture of the album artwork and its title, Ritual , was posted. The album's first single, "Kein Liebeslied", was released on 30 November 2018 with an accompanying lyric video. Ritual
430-839: A stylistic crossover of many different subcultures. During its first surge in popularity, NDH proved to be a music direction which made use of hard metal and hardcore influences as well as elements of techno with German lyrics. According to Martin Büsser, the style is characterised by its visual aesthetic of "searching for the best possible and most marketable midway." As a result, NDH incorporates electronic sound and martial rhythm with musical elements of heavy metal, dark metal and oftentimes light amounts of rapping . Typical features such as highly technical distorted guitar riffs have been adopted from hard rock and heavy metal and are often modified post recording to add further effect to their sound. The guitar riffs are often played in staccato with
473-480: A wide array of bands including Depeche Mode and Ministry , is the style's most famous and successful practitioner. NDH is especially successful in continental Europe ; Rammstein have sold nearly four million records in Germany, while accumulating gold and platinum records in Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland and Finland. Oomph! achieved
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#1732858105458516-580: Is a frequently occurring feature. The vocal melody merges with the backing track and sometimes becomes Sprechgesang . The lyrics often contain phrases laden with meaning and connotation in simple rhyme schemes that are semantically connected and often get repeated. The texts are often about general topics such as love, hate, jealousy, sexuality, religion and death, with a certain tendency to break taboos by dealing with shock topics like extreme forms of sadomasochism , necrophilia , incest , cannibalism and sexual abuse of children . Büsser calls this manner
559-559: Is a subgenre of rock music that developed in Germany and Austria during the early-to-mid 1990s and early 2000s. Alluding to the style of Neue Deutsche Welle , the term was coined by the music press after the 1995 release of the German rock and metal band Rammstein 's first studio album Herzeleid . Neue Deutsche Härte describes a crossover style that is influenced by Neue Deutsche Welle , alternative metal and groove metal combining it with elements from electro-industrial and techno . The lyrics are generally in German. NDH uses
602-415: Is also common, being heard in certain songs by Oomph! , Rammstein , Joachim Witt , Megaherz and Eisbrecher . NDH imagery is often strongly masculine and militaristic. Guitars are tuned low, usually to drop D or drop C, and are generally heavily distorted. The NDH style has crossed borders and its popularity has grown in recent years to such an extent that there are already bands outside Germany, such as
645-410: Is closely related to 1990s techno. The rhythm is occasionally created through the use of drum machines. The vocals are mostly performed by men using a deep voice "enunciating every syllable". Female vocalists – such as Luci van Org from Übermutter, or Greta Czatlos in some releases from Untoten are rarely represented as lead singers in the genre of NDH. The rolled 'R' – popularised by Rammstein –
688-884: Is very good, because it has a lot of different elements, it has orchestra parts, heavy guitars, good drum sound — that could be a good reference." All tracks are written by Rammstein There are various editions of Mutter , each with different features: Note: Some copies that have "Halleluja" as a hidden track can not be played for unknown reasons. On 3 April 2010 Rammstein posted a video with an official translation of "Halleluja" on their Facebook page, "in light of recent events". Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Neue Deutsche H%C3%A4rte Neue Deutsche Härte ( German: [ˈnɔʏə ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈhɛʁtə] ; lit. "New German Hardness"), sometimes abbreviated as NDH ,
731-736: The Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium. "Augen auf!" became part of the FIFA Football 2005 soundtrack. Oomph! appeared for the first time at Wacken Open Air on 4 August 2005. The band's ninth album, GlaubeLiebeTod ("FaithLoveDeath"), was released in March 2006, including the controversial single " Gott ist ein Popstar " ("God is a popstar"), its follow-up "Das letzte Streichholz", "Die Schlinge", and " Träumst du? ". In August 2006, Virgin released
774-590: The Media Control Charts at No. 8. The album's cover art was designed by a fan who won a contest the band held through their Myspace page. The band's most successful single from the new album is " Labyrinth ", released in September 2008, which peaked at No. 26 on the Media Control Charts and No. 4 on the DAC Singles charts. The remaining tracks were released as B-sides on the upcoming singles. The first and only
817-862: The dark wave genre, on their "Alpha-Omega" tour in 1995. Oomph! Oomph! is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band from Wolfsburg , formed in 1989. The band pioneered the Neue Deutsche Härte movement. Their work contains lyrics in both English and German, with a shift towards German exclusively on recent albums ( GlaubeLiebeTod , Monster , Des Wahnsinns fette Beute , XXV , Ritual and Richter und Henker are entirely in German). Oomph! incorporated many styles of music such as metal , industrial , alternative rock , electronica and gothic to create their sound. Their style changed between their self-titled debut, Oomph! (1992), and its successor Sperm (1994). Though they started with very much
860-519: The German Album Charts in its first week after its release. On 21 September 2023, the band announced two new live members: Simon Schröder (drums) and Lajos (keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals), with the former replacing Michael 'Silvestri' Merkert, who recently moved to Canada. Lajos was initially meant to replace Felix Vonk in 2020, but this was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced
903-507: The NDH music genre. The popularity of the genre spread especially due to many NDH bands appearing at big events showcasing a multitude of genres ( indie pop , alternative rock or alternative metal festivals) such as the Wacken Open Air festival but also by holding concerts and going on tours. Rammstein for example performed as a supporting act of the band Project Pitchfork , a band situated in
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#1732858105458946-498: The Spanish band Bloody Kitchen, who do not use German in their songs as usual and their lyrics are also entirely in Spanish. The rudiments of the NDH style were established by Oomph! on their seminal second album, Sperm (1994), and by Rammstein with their first album Herzeleid (1995). In those days, Oomph!'s biggest influence were groove metal bands such as Prong , Pantera and Sepultura . Rammstein, who take inspiration from
989-798: The band rented the house Weimar in Heiligendamm on the Baltic Sea for pre-production. The sound recordings took place in May and June 2000 at Studio Miraval in southern France. In advance of the album's release, Rammstein released the song " Links 2 3 4 " on their website for download in December 2000. The single " Sonne " was released in January 2001. In 2005, Mutter was ranked number 324 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time . In
1032-524: The band to cancel all remaining tour dates for 2020. On 2 November 2023, the band embarked on a one month-long European Tour to support the album. They were accompanied by German electronic metal band Böse Fuchs . The tour started on 2 November 2023 in Hannover and concluded on 24 November 2023 in Rostock. On 12 February 2024, Oomph! announced another tour, containing eight tour dates, across Germany to celebrate
1075-499: The band to take on new musical challenges. His last show with Oomph! was at the KRock U Maibutne Festival in Kherson , Ukraine, on 1 September 2012. Oomph!'s new drummer, Silvestri, was announced on 14 September 2012. Dero mentioned in an interview with Global Metal Apocalypse on 16 May 2014 that the band had been working on a new album slated for an early 2015 release and that a 2015 UK tour
1118-506: The band toured Europe to promote the new compilation album. On 10 September 2010, Oomph! debuted the song "Sieger" ("Winner"), which was written for the ESL Pro Series 17, to a worldwide audience. The song had previously only been heard at the Gamescom 2010 trade fair. Flux announced on 8 October 2011, on the official Oomph! Facebook page, that recording of a new album would be finished by
1161-436: The basic setup of instruments for metal: electric guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals, along with keyboard, synthesizers, samples and sometimes additional percussion. Emphasis is on a demonstration of predominance, by over-pronouncing certain syllables and sounds (such as the uvular or alveolar trill ). The vocals are dominantly presenting in deep, male and clean voice. Some bands use screaming and death growls , which
1204-400: The capabilities of modern music production. The instrumentation usually consists of guitars, bass guitars, drums, vocals, electronic synthesisers and sometimes drum machines . The electronic components of the instrumentation are often employed to create string arrangements, melody samples and loops, or background elements. Previous descriptions of the style of NDH make reference to it being
1247-575: The compilation album 1998–2001: Best of Virgin Years . It contains tracks from Oomph!'s three Virgin albums as well as a few unreleased tracks. The band distanced itself from this best-of release and asked that fans not buy it, as the band's current label GUN had scheduled a best-of compilation as well. On 15 June 2006, Oomph! played at the Nova Rock Festival in Austria. On 1 December 2006, Oomph!'s official best-of album, Delikatessen ( Delicacies )
1290-594: The end of November. Dero also said that after so much time, only 20 tracks would be chosen and then they would select 12 or 14 of the best of them. The band announced on their official website that their next album is going to be titled Des Wahnsinns fette Beute . The first single, "Zwei Schritte vor", was released on 4 May 2012. The album was released on 18 May 2012. Oomph! gained two new live members in 2012: Okusa (percussion) and El Friede (keyboards). The band announced via their official Facebook page on 29 August 2012, that live drummer Leo (Christian Leonhardt) departed
1333-495: The female vocalist from Die Happy , Marta Jandová . The single peaked at No. 9 on the Media Control Charts . Oomph! performed the song live the same day at the 2007 edition of Bundesvision Song Contest , representing Lower Saxony in the competition, coming in first place. On 6 July 2007, Oomph! opened for Metallica in Vienna, Austria. Oomph!'s first DVD was Rohstoff , which contains live footage consisting of 23 songs, most of
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1376-570: The first, Unrein , was released in 1998, which became their debut album on the German Media Control Charts , peaking at No. 37, and the Austrian top 40 at No. 38. A single called " Gekreuzigt " was released in 1998 to promote Unrein and became the band's debut single on the German charts, peaking at No. 81. The second Virgin album, Plastik , was released in 1999 and peaked in Germany at No. 23. The third, Ego ,
1419-515: The genre are the many band names that consist of conjoined nouns and that are intended to sound hard and strong when pronounced. Although NDH is popular, no separate youth subculture exists. The music genre developed independently from any scenes and instead finds its listeners in various subcultures such as the heavy metal subculture or the dark culture . Popular dark culture magazines such as Orkus , Sonic Seducer and Zillo frequently feature interviews and reviews about representatives of
1462-472: The neue Deutsche Härte style by releasing a cover of Simon and Garfunkel 's "Scarborough Fair" in the style of Rammstein. The lyrics are translated verbatim and mostly do not make sense in German. Platz, Nym and Balanck describe Neue Deutsche Härte , in Nym's compilation Iridescent Dark , as a pronounced and powerful merging of German metal with hardcore influences and elements of techno – all coming together with
1505-504: The second edition of the Volle Kraft voraus! festival with German band Eisbrecher . Oomph! signed a worldwide deal with their new record label Napalm in April 2018. They also announced plans to release their 13th studio album in 2019. On 12 November 2018, Oomph! teased artwork for the new album with the caption "Achtung! Achtung!" (Attention, attention!), as well as another post announcing
1548-483: The videos the band has created, making-of videos, and an exclusive interview. The DVD was released on 20 July 2007. A new song called " Wach auf! " appeared in the film Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem ; the single was released on 4 January 2008. Oomph! made their first appearances at the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals on 6 June 2008. The band released their tenth album, Monster , on 22 August 2008, which peaked in
1591-689: Was "Sandmann", released in February 2009. Monster was reissued in June 2009 to include "Sandmann". Oomph! opened for Marilyn Manson on 24 June 2009 in Linz , Austria. The band recorded a version of "Ernten was wir säen" by Die Fantastischen Vier for the 2009 compilation album A Tribute to Die Fantastischen Vier . On 26 February 2010, the band released their fourth compilation album, Truth or Dare , with their German songs re-recorded in English. From 24 April to 22 October,
1634-550: Was also planned. The album was released on 31 July 2015, titled XXV . Oomph! announced via their official Facebook page on 23 May 2014 that they have a new live drummer, Martin Bode, and will perform with the band for the first time in June at the Wave Gotik Treffen Festival. In September 2015, GlaubLiebeTod attained Gold status after selling more than 100,000 copies in Germany, nine years after its initial release. It
1677-544: Was exchanged for Hagen Gödicke in 2002. In 2002, Oomph! played at the Ozzfest in Germany, alongside Black Label Society , Tool and Ozzy Osbourne on 20 May. The band appeared at the With Full Force Festival on 5 July 2002. On 19 December 2002, Oomph! opened for Apoptygma Berzerk . In 2004, Oomph! released their first single, " Augen auf! " ("Open your eyes!"), from their eighth album Wahrheit oder Pflicht on
1720-450: Was released in 2001, peaking at No. 21 on the Media Control Charts. This fulfilled their contract with Virgin; the band did not continue with the record company, feeling that it never fully explored their potential. With the benefits of major-label status, Oomph! gained a larger following and toured with labelmates Skunk Anansie in 1999, later opening for Finnish rock band HIM in fall 2001. Tobias "Tobi" Gloge, their first live bassist,
1763-601: Was released on 18 January 2019 and went on to become the band's first ever album to debut at No. 1 on the German charts. The band then went on a month-long European tour in March 2019 to support the album. On 29 September 2021, it was announced that Dero was no longer a part of the band. On 22 June 2023, the band announced that "A new era for Oomph! is here", and that Daniel "Der" Schulz would be their new singer; their first single and video with Schulz were released on 11 July. The new album Richter und Henker will be released on 8 September 2023. Richter und Henker reached No.7 on
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1806-484: Was released under the GUN label. The songs on it were hand-picked by the band itself. It contains tracks from all nine Oomph! albums, B-sides , remixes, and new tracks like "The Power of Love" and "Gekreuzigt 2006". By 17 November 2006, Oomph! released those two songs in a form of double-single to promote the new compilation release. On 9 February 2007, the band released their final GlaubeLiebeTod single "Träumst du?", featuring
1849-490: Was the band's first album to achieve gold and the band's second release to achieve it after their single "Augen auf!". On 5 December, Oomph! announced that they had been nominated for three GMA (Global Metal Apocalypse) awards. GMA Vocalist of the Year 2015 (Dero), GMA Music Video of the Year ( Alles aus Liebe ), and GMA Album of the Year ( XXV ). Oomph! embarked on their European tour in April 2016 to promote XXV . They also performed
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