106-573: Rammstein ( German pronunciation: [ˈʁamʃtaɪn] , lit. "ramming stone") is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band formed in Berlin in 1994. The band's lineup—consisting of lead vocalist Till Lindemann , lead guitarist Richard Kruspe , rhythm guitarist Paul Landers , bassist Oliver Riedel , drummer Christoph Schneider , and keyboardist Christian "Flake" Lorenz —has remained unchanged throughout their history, along with their approach to songwriting, which consists of Lindemann writing and singing
212-456: A 2-day return to Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide , the location of their first (official) live DVD, Live Aus Berlin . On 22 November 2012, Rammstein announced via Facebook that they will be releasing a video collection featuring all music videos entitled Videos 1995–2012 , plus two unreleased music videos for " Mein Herz Brennt ", originally featured on the album Mutter . The first video premiered on
318-791: A chorus in Russian, and Till Lindemann has an unofficial song called " Schtiel " (cover of song "Штиль" / "Shtil" by Russian popular heavy metal band Aria ) entirely in Russian. " Te quiero puta !" is entirely in Spanish, "Frühling in Paris" has a chorus in French, "Zeig dich" contains lyrics in Latin performed by a choir and "Ausländer" has lyrics in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Russian. Oliver Riedel commented that "[the] German language suits heavy metal music. French might be
424-458: A concert. "Feuer frei!" was released across Europe as the first single from the XXX soundtrack on 14 October 2002. Rammstein released two remixes of the song. Furthermore, the single's track listing included "Du hast" and "Bück dich" cover versions by Battery . The video for the single was edited by Rob Cohen and contains part of Rammstein's performance at the beginning of the film and part snippets from
530-515: 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
636-639: 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
742-708: A live tour with Korn , Ice Cube , Orgy and Limp Bizkit called the Family Values Tour in September through to late October 1998. Continuing their success in the US, Sehnsucht received Gold record status there on 2 November. The band was nominated at the MTV European Music Awards for Best Rock Act and performed "Du hast" live on 12 November that year. Rammstein had further success in 1999, starting in February with
848-783: 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
954-728: A new full-length album, which normally takes two years to be released. In early August 2015, Rammstein released a trailer for an upcoming project, titled "In Amerika". On 15 August, the band announced Rammstein in Amerika , a video release that includes a 2010 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City and a documentary made from archived footage recorded during the band's career. Rammstein played several festivals in Europe and North America during 2016, and in November announced plans to perform at
1060-574: A nomination for Best Metal Performance at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards . A year after it was filmed, the Live aus Berlin concert was released on CD on 30 August 1999, with a limited edition double CD also available. Two weeks after it was released, Live aus Berlin went to No. 2 in the German Album Charts. On 13 September and 26 November 1999, the video and DVD versions of the concert were released respectively. Further popularity ensued when " Du hast "
1166-474: A platform that raises him high above the bathtub, from which he pours a large amount of sparks from a milk can into the bath below. This causes multiple large explosions, after which Flake emerges wearing a silver holographic suit. In the first few German concerts of the Liebe ist für alle da tour, they modified the song's lyrics to allow Lindemann to sing them, because the original lyrics were tagged as inappropriate by
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#17328512601261272-422: A remastered anniversary edition for the album, for release on 4 December. The release was made available both digitally and physically, as a CD housed in a digipak as well as a double heavyweight, colored vinyl. In February 2021, Flake Lorenz confirmed to Motor Music that the band had finished recording an eighth studio album. Lorenz stated that the recording sessions were unplanned and that the quarantine caused by
1378-517: A similar string of European festivals in 2017. On 18 January 2017 Rammstein announced a new live video release titled Paris , a recording of a March 2012 concert that took place at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris. It premiered on 23 March in selected cinemas, and was released worldwide on DVD/Blu-ray and CD on 19 May 2017. In an interview in March 2017, Richard Kruspe said that Rammstein had about 35 new songs that were close to completion, though
1484-839: 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
1590-645: A total of six US dates, three Canadian dates, and four Mexican dates. Tickets went on sale 25 and 26 February to great response, with many shows completely selling out, making this tour a complete success. On 20 April 2011, the band also won the Revolver Golden God Award for Best Live Band, their first US award. Rammstein released a greatest hits album titled Made in Germany 1995–2011 on 2 December 2011. It contains one previously unreleased track, " Mein Land " which
1696-470: A two-level design. This time, however, the upper level only had about half the height as on the previous tour. Stage entrance was possible by a hydraulic ramp in the middle of the stage floor. At each end of the upper level, stairs were placed in order to gain access to both levels. This tour included not only the extensive use of pyrotechnics, but also a massive lighting show, such as the band's logo lit up as big lamps on four enormous collapsible towers, forming
1802-407: A two-level stage, with half the band playing the lower level and the other half on the upper level. At this tour, the upper level rose over 2 meters above the stage floor and had an oval entrance just beneath the drums. At both sides of the upper level, a special lift made it possible for the band members to access both stage levels. On the Liebe ist für alle da Tour in 2009, the new stage still had
1908-534: 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
2014-845: A wider public. Among other things that are seen as controversial, Rammstein also refers to classical German literature, e.g. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's famous poems Der Erlkönig (1778) and Das Heidenröslein (1771) for the songs "Dalai Lama" and "Rosenrot", respectively. Several of their songs are related to controversial and taboo subjects such as sadomasochism , homosexuality , intersexuality , incest , pedophilia , necrophilia , cannibalism , pyromania , religion and sexual violence . Also several of their songs are allegedly inspired by real-life events. These songs include "Rammstein" ( Ramstein air show disaster ), "Mein Teil" ( The Meiwes Case ), "Wiener Blut" ( Fritzl case ) and "Donaukinder" ( 2000 Baia Mare cyanide spill ). Their fourth album, Reise, Reise ,
2120-580: 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
2226-559: 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
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#17328512601262332-876: Is a very, very intellectual story. Rammstein is much more emotional for me – in the beginning. And I can't do anything with that intellect that Laibach uses." Unlike many bands from Berlin in the early 1990s, Rammstein did not want to imitate American or English bands. Flake Lorenz said in an interview: "We found the style by knowing exactly what we didn't want. And we just didn't want to do American funky music or punk or anything we can't do. We realized that we can only do this music that we also play. And it's just very simple, dull, monotone." Rammstein's style has received positive feedback from critics. New Zealand's Southland Times (17 December 1999) suggested that Till Lindemann's "booming, sub-sonic voice" would send "the peasants fleeing into their barns and bolting their doors", while The New York Times (9 January 2005) commented that on
2438-415: 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
2544-410: 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 –
2650-519: Is evident in their music videos as well as their live shows. In the "Keine Lust" video, all members except Lorenz are dressed in fat suits. In the "Amerika" video, all members of the band wear astronaut costumes. Since the Mutter Tour in 2001, Rammstein have worked with stage designer Roy Bennett, who helped the band in developing the look of the stages. With the Ahoi Tour in 2004/2005, the band began using
2756-481: Is loosely inspired by the crash of Japan Air Lines Flight 123 . The band have also occasionally delved into politics with their lyrics. " Amerika " is a critique of the cultural and political imperialism of the United States all over the world. The lyrics of the song " Deutschland " contain the lines "Deutschland! / Meine Liebe / kann ich dir nicht geben" (Germany! / My love / [is what] I cannot give you), which conveys
2862-622: The Made in Germany greatest hits album as well as the Rammstein in Amerika and Paris live albums. After a decade without new music, Rammstein returned in 2019 with the song " Deutschland ", which became their second No. 1 hit in Germany. Their untitled seventh studio album was released in May 2019 and reached No. 1 in 14 countries. While sheltering during COVID-19 lockdowns , the band spontaneously wrote and recorded their eighth studio album, Zeit , which
2968-501: The Neue Deutsche Härte genre, but that they successfully made it an art." Pioneers of the genre, Rammstein's style blended " alt-metal , groove and electronica ". The Guardian wrote, "Ostensibly the world's biggest industrial metal band, Rammstein sound like a mixture of Laibach 's situationist anthems, Front 242 's ' electronic body music ', German drinking songs, opera [and] T Rex -like riffs". Loudwire wrote that
3074-633: The 2010 Rock AM Ring Festival on 4–6 June 2010. They also headlined several shows across Europe on the Sonisphere Festival , including their first ever outdoor UK performance at Knebworth Park , performing the day before Iron Maiden . On Sunday 18 July 2010, Rammstein played in front of more than 130,000 people in Quebec City on the Plains of Abraham as the closing show for the Festival d'été de Québec . It
3180-535: The David Lynch 1997 film Lost Highway . The soundtrack for the film was released in the U.S. in late 1996 and later throughout Europe in April 1997. In the middle of 1996, they headlined one tour of their own in small, sold-out venues. Rammstein went on to tour through Germany, Austria, and Switzerland from September to October 1996, performing an anniversary concert on 27 September called "100 years of Rammstein". Guests to
3286-453: The Echo Awards on 22 March 2012. On 21 September 2012, it was announced that Rammstein would be headlining Download Festival 2013, along with Iron Maiden and Slipknot . Twelve additional festival performances for summer 2013 were announced the same day, including Wacken Open Air festival and Rock Werchter . Rammstein announced new tour dates starting for spring 2013 in Europe, including
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3392-581: The dark wave genre, on their "Alpha-Omega" tour in 1995. Ich tu dir weh " Ich tu dir weh " (German for "I'm hurting you") is a song by the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein . It was the second single released from their sixth studio album, Liebe ist für alle da (2009), on 5 February 2010. A music video for the song had previously been released online on 21 December 2009. The song contains controversial lyrics surrounding sadomasochism . Because of this, Liebe ist für alle da
3498-521: The "Ich Will" music video, among others). The space suits for the Moon scenes were borrowed from Hollywood and 240 tons of ash were needed to create the Moon landscape. The video premiered on 20 August, while the single was released on 13 September. Reise, Reise was released on 27 September 2004 and went straight into top 10 charts throughout Europe. According to the Billboard charts, Rammstein were at that stage
3604-562: The Mutter Tour, the group kept to the themes of the album artwork and descended onto the stage from a giant uterus while wearing diapers. During the Völkerball concert, among others, Lindemann changed costumes between songs and dressed accordingly for each. For example, for the song "Mein Teil", he was dressed as a blood-soaked chef; in "Reise, Reise", he dressed as a sailor. The rest of the band each wore their own preferred costume, but none quite as bizarre as Till's. The band's flair for costumes
3710-507: 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
3816-487: The Slovenian group Laibach , known for its provocative songs, often citing political symbols of the far-right and whose music style also combines different genres, or the German rock band Oomph! However, the band members do not see a real connection to Laibach – apart from the similarity in vocal style which Flake Lorenz admitted in a Viva interview from 1997. In the same interview Richard Kruspe said: "For me, Laibach
3922-448: 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
4028-566: The Treptow district of Berlin. Outdoor shooting took place at the Deutsche Oper (Opera House) U-Bahn station on Bismarckstrasse. The director was Zoran Bihac, who also filmed the "Links 2 3 4" video. The video for the second single, " Amerika ", was filmed on 6 and 7 August 2004 in the ruins of the former cement works in Rüdersdorf , near Berlin, under the direction of Jörn Heitmann (who also directed
4134-562: The U.S. on 19 January 2010. Like the video "Pussy," this video was also directed by Jonas Åkerlund . On 23 April 2010, Rammstein released their video " Haifisch " on the band's MySpace page. Unlike the video for "Ich tu dir weh", it contains more of a narrative rather than a performance. The single was released during May and June 2010. On 8 November 2009, Rammstein began the first leg of the Liebe ist für alle da Tour in Lisbon, Portugal. As part of their European summer tour, Rammstein performed at
4240-435: The United States with Till Lindemann and Oliver "Ollie" Riedel. He realized that he did not want to make US music and concentrated on creating a unique German sound. Kruspe, Riedel and Schneider started working together on a new project in 1993. Finding it difficult to write both music and lyrics, Kruspe persuaded Lindemann, whom he had overheard singing while he was working, to join the fledgling group. The band co-existed with
4346-651: The air show disaster at the American airbase in Ramstein. According to the band, people started to refer to them as "the band with the 'Ramstein song'" and later as the "Ramstein band". Before agreeing on "Rammstein" name, the band also had other names in mind: Milch (milk), Erde (earth) or Mutter (mother). Later, Rammstein was signed by Motor Music . Rammstein began to record their first studio album, Herzeleid , in March 1995 with producer Jacob Hellner . They released their first single " Du riechst so gut " that August and released
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4452-503: The album in September. Throughout October, the newly minted band gathered their first few significant waves of fans while opening 15 shows across Germany for Project Pitchfork . Later in that November, they opened two shows for Clawfinger in Warsaw and Prague. In December, they headlined a 17-show tour of Germany which helped expand the fanbase they had initially established while opening for Project Pitchfork and Clawfinger. This helped to boost
4558-406: The album initially sold poorly, the band gained popularity through their live performances and the album eventually reached No. 6 in Germany. Their second album, Sehnsucht , was released in 1997 and debuted at No. 1 in Germany, resulting in a worldwide tour lasting nearly four years and spawning the successful singles " Engel " and " Du hast " and the live album Live aus Berlin (1999). Following
4664-520: The album, this time for " Ausländer ". The band embarked on their Stadium Tour to support the album, beginning in May 2019. They were due to play shows in Europe and North America in 2020, but were forced to postpone them due to the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the two continents. The dates first were rescheduled for 2021 and, in March 2021, again rescheduled to 2022. During the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced
4770-494: The band announced through Facebook that they were "almost done" recording the album, as they were recording orchestra and choirs in Minsk . On 2 January 2019, guitarist Richard Kruspe announced that the recording of the album wrapped in November 2018 and that the record would be released in April 2019, along with five music videos. Rammstein released the first single from their seventh album, " Deutschland ", on 28 March 2019 and announced
4876-413: The band became popular, the band members denied the connection to the air show disaster and said that their name was inspired by the giant doorstop-type devices found on old gates, called Rammsteine. The extra "m" in the band's name makes it translate literally as "ramming stone". In a 2019 feature, Metal Hammer explained that the band was named after one of their earliest songs, "Ramstein", written after
4982-664: The band live. On 16 February 2011, Rammstein announced that, after the massive success of their sold out Madison Square Garden show on 11 December 2010, they would be touring North America after ten years. Rammstein played in New Jersey (East Rutherford) Izod Center , Montreal Bell Centre , Toronto Air Canada Centre , Chicago Allstate Arena , Edmonton Rexall Place , Seattle Tacoma Dome , San Francisco (Oakland) Oracle Arena , Los Angeles The Forum , and Las Vegas Thomas and Mack Center , Mexico City's Palacio de los Deportes , Guadalajara's Arena VFG , and Monterrey's Auditorio Banamex to
5088-444: The band members, although the actual sex scenes were performed by body doubles. The women featured in the video are German pornographic stars. Metal Hammer released an edited version of the video onto their website. " Ich tu dir weh " was confirmed as the second single from the album by Landers and Lorenz in an interview for Radio Eins. Although censorship of the song in Germany prohibits any advertisement, broadcast or public display,
5194-613: The band playing the Big Day Out festival in Australia and New Zealand and some concerts in Japan. January also heralded the shooting of the video for their upcoming single, " Sonne ", recorded in Potsdam at Babelsberger Filmstudios from 13 to 15 January 2001. The video was released on 29 January 2001. The single for "Sonne" was released on 12 February 2001 in Europe, featuring an instrumental version of
5300-478: The band to remain sheltered during a lockdown in Germany, the band returned to writing music, which Christoph Schneider confirmed in a German podcast. It was reported in September 2020 that they had returned to La Fabrique Studios in France, where they recorded their untitled seventh album, to record new music, potentially for a new album. On 25 September, the 25th anniversary of their debut album Herzeleid , they announced
5406-502: The band was called Tempelprayers. The name Rammstein comes from an early idea of Schneider, Flake and Paul. They called themselves Rammstein-Flugschau (Rammstein Airshow) after the 1988 Ramstein air show disaster . They had that name already written inside their Robur Lo during their time in Feeling B. Guitarist Paul Landers said the spelling of Ramstein with the extra "m" was a mistake. After
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#17328512601265512-609: The band was preparing some more live DVDs and that they were taking some time off from the studio. The band would meet again in 2015 to decide if the time was right to return to the studio. In May 2015, Lindemann confirmed in an interview with MusikUniverse that Rammstein would start pre-production on a possible new album in September of that year, and that production would most likely go on until 2017. According to Peter Tägtgren – who works with frontman Till Lindemann on their side-project Lindemann – Till would be regrouping with his Rammstein bandmates later in 2015 to start pre-production on
5618-424: The band's Vimeo , while the second premiered on a promotional website. Both videos were directed by Zoran Bihac. The first was released on 7 December 2012, and featured the newly recorded piano version of "Mein Herz Brennt". A single of the song was released on the same day, which included an edited version of the original and a new song titled 'Gib Mir Deine Augen' as a b-side. The explicit version's video leaked onto
5724-453: The band's "jawdropping, pyro-filled live shows have become as much a part of their identity as their gothy, distortion-saturated melodic electro-metal". IGN said that "The band alternates repetitive metal power chords and atmospheric tones for a mind-numbing blend of metal and electronic music ." Rammstein were also described as a gothic metal band who are " Marilyn Manson meets ' Sprockets '". The Bulletin wrote that "Rammstein crank out
5830-527: The band's inability to have unquestioned patriotic feelings. Since their early years, Rammstein are particularly known for their over-the-top live performances, making such extensive use of pyrotechnics that fans eventually coined the motto, "Other bands play, Rammstein burns!" (a play on Manowar 's song "Kings of Metal", which states that "other bands play, Manowar kill"). Following an accident in Berlin on 27 September 1996, in which some burning decorative parts of
5936-585: The band's popularity and establish them as a credible live act. They went on several tours throughout early 1996, releasing their second single titled " Seemann " on 8 January. On 27 March 1996, Rammstein performed on MTV 's Hanging Out in London, their first performance in the UK. Their first major boost in popularity outside Germany came when Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor chose two Rammstein songs, "Heirate mich" and " Rammstein ", during his work as music director for
6042-436: 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
6148-400: 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
6254-497: The charts. Simultaneously, Herzeleid and both Sehnsucht singles ("Du hast" and "Engel") were in the Top 20 of the German charts. Rammstein continued to headline sold-out shows throughout Europe in September and October. On 5 December 1997, they embarked on their first tour of the United States as the opening act for KMFDM . In July 1998, the band released a cover of the song " Stripped ", originally released by Depeche Mode in early 1986; it
6360-584: The concert included Moby , Bobo , and the Berlin Session Orchestra, while Berlin director Gert Hof was responsible for the light show. Rammstein started recording Sehnsucht in November 1996 at the Temple Studios in Malta. The album was again produced by Jacob Hellner . " Engel ", the first single from the album, was released on 1 April 1997 and reached gold status in Germany on 23 May. This prompted
6466-461: The contest with a 4-track demo tape with demo versions of songs from Herzeleid , written in English. This sparked Paul Landers' attention, who wanted in on the project upon hearing their demo. To complete their sound, Rammstein attempted to recruit Christian "Flake" Lorenz , who had played with Landers in Feeling B . Though initially hesitant, Lorenz eventually agreed to join the band. Up to that point,
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#17328512601266572-559: The film itself. Rammstein recorded Reise, Reise (meaning "journey, journey", or as a command "travel, travel", but also an archaic Reveille ) at the El Cortijo studio in southern Spain in November and December 2003; it was mixed at Toytown studio in Stockholm, Sweden in April and May 2004. The first single from the album was " Mein Teil ", released on 26 July. The video was shot in the Arena, in
6678-401: The first half of 2022, prior to the slated resumption of their Stadium Tour that had been postponed to 2022. Rammstein began teasing the first single from their eighth studio album on 8 March 2022, posting clips to their social media accounts with the hashtag "#ZEITkommt". On 10 March, they formally announced the album, titled Zeit , revealing its release date of 29 April 2022. The release of
6784-572: The first hour of tickets going on sale, indicating a high demand to see Rammstein in North America. The band then played at Big Day Out 2011 from 21 January to 6 February in New Zealand and Australia. The band also visited South Africa for the first time in early 2011 and played two sold-out concerts in Cape Town and Johannesburg respectively, indicating another territory eager for the opportunity to enjoy
6890-498: The first single from the album. On the same day, The Gauntlet posted a promotional video for it. The video also confirmed the album title, Liebe ist für alle da . Later, the title was confirmed again in an interview with Paul Landers for RockOne magazine. 46,7 The music video for "Pussy" was released on 16 September 2009, at 20:30 GMT, released especially for the adult website Visit-x. The video contains graphic scenes of male and female nudity as well as women engaging in sexual acts with
6996-413: The fourth single from Reise, Reise , was released on 28 February 2005. From 27 May to 30 July 2005, Rammstein played music festivals across Europe. Footage from these concerts can be seen on Rammstein's live DVD Völkerball , released in November 2006. In August 2005, Rammstein revealed that the follow-up album to Reise, Reise would be called Rosenrot . Their first single from the album, " Benzin ",
7102-515: 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
7208-460: The industrial backdrop of the set and being capable of different lighting effects. During the arena shows of the Made in Germany 1995-2011 Tour , the stage was slightly altered with new set pieces such as a large industrial fan as well as new backdrops. The most noticeable addition was a long catwalk, connecting the main stage to a smaller stage in the middle of the audience. During the 2013 festival leg of
7314-425: The internet on 11 December 2012 but was officially released on 14 December, in conjunction with the video collection DVD. In July 2013, guitarist Paul Landers revealed in an interview the possibility of a Rammstein documentary and a live DVD. He indicated that the band may "start thinking" about a new album in 2014. In September 2014, band co-founder Richard Kruspe (then working with his side band, Emigrate ) said
7420-420: The kind of symphonic metal you'd expect from a country that boasts Wagner among its favourite sons." AllMusic described the band's music as blending "industrial noise, grinding metal guitars, and operatic vocals". PopMatters said that Rammstein was "mistakenly lumped in with the nu-metal fad that was going on at the same time" as the band's debut. Rammstein was traditionally inspired by bands such as
7526-422: The language of love, but German is the language of anger". In an interview with Ultimate Guitar, when asked whether Rammstein would ever create an original song entirely in English, Till Lindemann stated that 'Rammstein will never write a song in English, it's like asking Buddha to kill a pig'. The band's lyrics, as sung by Till Lindemann, are an essential element of their music, and shape the perception by fans and
7632-446: The lyrics over instrumental pieces the rest of the band has completed beforehand. Prior to their formation, some members were associated with the punk rock acts Feeling B and First Arsch . After winning a local contest, Rammstein was able to record demos and send them to different record labels, eventually signing with Motor Music . Working with producer Jacob Hellner , they released their debut album Herzeleid in 1995. Though
7738-679: The members were all taught Russian as a second language rather than English. In 2019, Flake commented: "I saw a lot of East German bands that sung in very bad English to people who didn't understand English – it was absolutely stupid. But if you really want to tell your emotions, you have to speak in your mother tongue." Songs they have recorded entirely or partly in English include: a cover of Depeche Mode 's 1986 song " Stripped " and English renditions of "Engel", "Du hast", and "Amerika". The original version of "Amerika" as well as "Stirb nicht vor mir (Don't Die Before I Do)" and "Pussy" also contain some lyrics in English. The song " Moskau " ("Moscow") contains
7844-452: The members' previous projects for about a year and a half. Members would invest the money raised with Feeling B shows in new project. They recorded their first songs in a building that had been squatted by Feeling B frontman Aljoscha Rompe . A contest was held in Berlin for amateur bands in 1994, the winner of which would receive access to a professional recording studio for a whole week. Kruspe, Riedel, Schneider, and Lindemann entered and won
7950-488: The most successful German-language band of all time. Rammstein toured Germany through November and some of December 2004, releasing the single " Ohne dich " on 22 November. In February 2005, Rammstein toured Europe again. By 28 February, Rammstein had played 21 concerts in front of more than 200,000 spectators in ten countries. It was on this tour that the band was faced with several lawsuits resulting from severe fire breathing accidents involving audience members. " Keine Lust "
8056-668: The music." —Richard Kruspe In 1989, East German guitarist Richard Kruspe escaped to West Berlin and started the band Orgasm Death Gimmick. At that time, he was heavily influenced by US music, especially of hard rock band Kiss . After the Berlin Wall came down, he moved back home to Schwerin , where Till Lindemann worked as a basket-weaver and played drums in the band First Arsch (loosely translated as "First Arse" or "First Ass"). At this time, Kruspe lived with Oliver Riedel of The Inchtabokatables and Christoph Schneider of Die Firma. In 1992, Kruspe made his first trip to
8162-462: The net" by Mathilde Bonnefoy and the "Making of the album Reise, Reise" by the band's guitarist Paul Landers . The limited edition was released as a large black-and-white photo-book with photos by Frederic Batier, who had accompanied the band through their recent tours. The photo-book edition contains two DVDs and two live albums. The band took a hiatus in 2006 and began work again in 2007. The recording process reportedly took two years. In July 2009,
8268-472: 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
8374-574: The pandemic allowed for "less distraction" and "more time to think of new things". In October 2021, a song from the album was premiered on the International Space Station to French astronaut Thomas Pesquet . According to composer Sven Helbig , who worked on the album, the album's release had been delayed due to the 2021–2023 global supply chain crisis , which impacted the album's physical releases. Richard Kruspe affirmed in an interview that Rammstein's eighth studio album would be released in
8480-582: The people don't understand the lyrics, so you have to come up with something to keep the drama in the show. We have to do something. We like to have a show; we like to play with fire. We do have a sense of humour. We do laugh about it; we have fun [...] but we're not Spinal Tap . We take the music and the lyrics seriously. It's a combination of humour, theatre, and our East German culture, you know?" Neue Deutsche H%C3%A4rte Neue Deutsche Härte ( German: [ˈnɔʏə ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈhɛʁtə] ; lit. "New German Hardness"), sometimes abbreviated as NDH ,
8586-400: The production. At the climax of the video, the stage around Flake fills with electricity, resulting in the band members exploding at the last note. When played live, large quantities of pyrotechnics are used during "Ich tu dir weh". A choreographed fight takes place mid-song between Lindemann and Flake, which ends with Flake being forced into a large bathtub. Lindemann proceeds to stand on
8692-450: The release date of the band's seventh studio album was still an open question. In May, Rammstein started touring once again. Also in May, it was revealed that Sky van Hoff would be working with the band on their next album. On 18 June 2018, it was announced via StubHub's ticketing website that Rammstein would play songs at their Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, show from their forthcoming album, then set for release late in 2018. On 17 September 2018,
8798-458: The release date of their untitled seventh studio album , 17 May 2019. Rammstein also revealed the album cover which consisted of a single, unlit match which fans say represents their love of fire and simplicity. On 26 April 2019, Rammstein released the second single from the new album, " Radio ". Shortly after its release, the album reached No. 1 in fourteen different countries. On 28 May 2019, Rammstein released their third single and music video from
8904-485: The release of a fan edition of the single, named Engel – Fan Edition . This contained two previously unreleased songs, "Feuerräder" and "Wilder Wein". Release of the second single from the album Sehnsucht was " Du hast ", which hit the German single charts in August 1997 at No. 5. Rammstein then continued touring in the summer while Sehnsucht was released on 22 August 1997. The album reached No. 1 in Germany after two weeks in
9010-507: The single being released on 3 March. On 19 February 2006, Rammstein had an asteroid named after them, 110393 Rammstein . On 17 November, the first Rammstein Live DVD since Live aus Berlin from 1998 was released. Völkerball shows concert performances by the band in England, France, Japan and Russia. The Special Edition is extended by a second DVD, which contains the documentaries "Anaconda in
9116-410: The song with equipment that has black and gray colors. Both Till Lindemann and Oliver Riedel are wearing eye contacts that eventually turn colors (Riedel's turn green and Lindemann's turn red). Lindemann's mouth also emits a white light when he sings. A cable runs through his cheek and a light is mounted inside his mouth. Lindemann wanted the effect to be authentic, so he had his cheek pierced just for
9222-493: The song, two remixes by Clawfinger and the song "Adios" from the upcoming album. Mutter was released on 2 April 2001, sparking another Rammstein tour through Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. On 14 May, the second single from the album, "Links 2 3 4", was released, along with a video of the single on 18 May. After a tour throughout Europe in June, the band then toured the U.S., Canada and Mexico from June to August 2001. " Ich will ",
9328-503: The stage collapsed, the band started using professionals to handle the pyrotechnics. Lindemann subsequently qualified as a licensed pyrotechnician, and often spends entire songs engulfed in flames. He has suffered multiple burns on his ears, head, and arms. The band's stage costumes are also known for being outlandish. During the Reise, Reise Tour, they wore lederhosen , corsets , and military-inspired uniforms with German steel helmets ; during
9434-664: The stage, "Mr. Lindemann gave off an air of such brute masculinity and barely contained violence that it seemed that he could have reached into the crowd, snatched up a fan, and bitten off his head". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic commented that "their blend of industrial noise, grinding metal guitars, and operatic vocals is staggeringly powerful". "We just push boundaries", said Till Lindemann in an interview with rock magazine Kerrang! , "We cannot help it if people don't like those boundaries being pushed". Nearly all of Rammstein's songs are in German. Educated in East German schools,
9540-457: The super deluxe edition; has the two previously mentioned CDs and three DVDs with interviews and the making of videos from different music videos. The video for the song " Mein Land " was filmed on 23 May 2011 at Sycamore Beach in Malibu, California. It premiered on the band's official website on 11 November 2011. A full European tour in support of Made in Germany began in November 2011 and spanned all
9646-491: The third single from the album, was released on 10 September 2001 and a Tour edition of the Mutter album (the cover of which is red) was released, featuring alternative artwork and live versions of "Ich will", "Links 2 3 4", "Sonne" and "Spieluhr". From 8 to 12 January 2002, Rammstein traveled to Prague to participate in a minor scene for the film XXX . The band is seen in the opening scene, performing their song " Feuer frei! " in
9752-464: The title track "Liebe ist für alle da" leaked onto the internet, along with promotional materials. This led Universal Music to take action against certain fan sites. It was confirmed in August 2009 that the new album would have 11 tracks, and mixing of the album – which was taking place in Stockholm – had been completed. On 1 September 2009, it was confirmed on the band's website that " Pussy " would be
9858-677: The title track as the album's lead single , along with its music video, coincided with the announcement. The second single from Zeit , " Zick Zack ", was released on 7 April with its accompanying music video. The third single from Zeit , " Angst ", was released on 29 April with its accompanying music video. On 25 November 2022 Rammstein released the music video for the song "Adieu" on their official YouTube channel. By comparison, American heavy metal bands seem clumsy, childish, and anemic. —Claire Berlinski on Rammstein The Denver Post wrote that "[Rammstein] proved that they not only synthesized
9964-567: The tour, Rammstein signed with major label Universal Music and released Mutter in 2001. Six singles were released from the album, all charting in countries throughout Europe. The lead single, " Sonne ", reached No. 2 in Germany. Rammstein released Reise, Reise in 2004 and had two more singles reach No. 2 in Germany: " Mein Teil " and " Amerika "; the former song reached No. 1 in Spain, becoming their first No. 1 single. Their fifth album, Rosenrot ,
10070-511: The tour, the bridge and smaller stage were omitted. For the 2016 Festival Tour , the band kept the stage itself mostly unchanged, though had the entire lighting rig changed completely. According to Kruspe, the onstage antics are meant to get people's attention and have fun at the same time; Rammstein's motto, according to Schneider, is "do your own thing and overdo it". Kruspe said of the stage show in July 1999, "You have to understand that 99 per cent of
10176-404: The video to "Ich tu dir weh" was released on 21 December 2009 on the adult website Visit-x, just like the video to "Pussy", after advertisement on the band's official German website; it depicts the band on stage in a similar configuration as on their 2009/10 tour. Any references to the video on the official website have since been deleted. In Europe, the single was released on 15 January 2010, and in
10282-709: The way to May 2012. It included a North American tour that began on 20 April 2012 in Sunrise, Florida and ended on 25 May 2012 in Houston, Texas that visited 21 cities throughout the US and Canada. The Swedish industrial band Deathstars supported the band during the first two legs of the European tour. DJ Joe Letz from Combichrist and Emigrate was the opening act for the North American Tour. Rammstein, minus Till Lindemann , performed " The Beautiful People " with Marilyn Manson at
10388-532: The world. Their grand live performances, which often feature pyrotechnics , have contributed to the growth in their popularity. Despite success, the band has been subject to some controversies, with their overall image having been criticized; for instance, the song " Ich tu dir weh " forced its parent album Liebe ist für alle da to be re-released in Germany with the song removed due to its sexually explicit lyrics. "I don't want to be another KISS, where people talk about makeup and stuff like that and no one talks about
10494-705: Was included in The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture . Rammstein's album Mutter was recorded in the south of France in May and June 2000, and mixed in Stockholm in October of that year. During December 2000, Rammstein released an MP3 version of " Links 2-3-4 " as a teaser for their new album. 2001 was a busy year for Rammstein, as the band needed to finish off the Sehnsucht Tour ending in January and February with
10600-634: Was included on the tribute album For the Masses , the Rammstein version obtained moderate success in Germany and Austria. On 22–23 August 1998, Rammstein played to over 17,000 fans at the Wuhlheide in Berlin, the biggest show the band had played there up to that date. Supporting acts were Danzig , Nina Hagen , Joachim Witt and Alaska . The show was professionally filmed, intended to be released on their upcoming live DVD, Live aus Berlin . Rammstein embarked on
10706-456: Was placed on the "index" maintained by the German BPjM , leading to a forced censored re-release of the album. In May 2010, the original uncensored album and the single were de-indexed and consequently released in Germany. The music video for the song was released online on 21 December 2009, hosted on the adult site visit-X . It was directed by Jonas Åkerlund and shows the band performing
10812-430: Was released as a single on 11 November 2011 with another track, "Vergiss uns nicht", that was released at a later date. The compilation is available in three different editions: The standard edition; this includes a CD with normal songs from their back catalog. Special edition; has the same CD from the standard edition and an extra CD with Rammstein songs that have been remixed by different artists such as Scooter . Finally,
10918-453: Was released in 2005, and the lead single, " Benzin ", reached No. 6 in Germany. Their second live album, Völkerball , was released in 2006. The band released their sixth album, Liebe ist für alle da , in 2009, with its lead single, " Pussy ", becoming their first No. 1 hit in Germany despite having a controversial music video that featured hardcore pornography . The band then entered a recording hiatus and toured for several years, releasing
11024-466: Was released in April 2022. Rammstein was one of the first bands to emerge within the Neue Deutsche Härte genre, with their debut album leading the music press to coin the term, and their style of music has generally had a positive reception from music critics. Commercially, the band has been very successful, earning many No. 1 albums as well as gold and platinum certifications in countries around
11130-400: Was released on 5 October, with its video premiere on 16 September. Rosenrot was released worldwide on 28 October. Directly following the release, the album continued the success of its predecessor, Reise, Reise , placing on top 10 charts in 20 countries. 16 December 2005 marked the release of the title track on Rosenrot . The video for " Mann gegen Mann " was released on 6 February 2006, with
11236-594: Was their first North American appearance in nine years. The band announced that their last tour dates of 2010 were to be in the Americas. After several South American dates, the band returned to the United States for a single show at the famous Madison Square Garden in New York City – their first US show in over ten years. The tickets sold out in a very short time (under 20 minutes). They also performed at Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada on 9 December. This concert sold out within
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