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Rammstein is a German NDH-Metal band. The band is widely accepted as part of the Neue Deutsche Härte-scene, alongside bands such as Oomph! and Die Krupps. Their sound has been dubbed as Tanz-Metall (lit. "Dance Metal").[1][2][3] Their songs are performed almost exclusively in German. Formed in 1994, they have sold over 12 million records worldwide.[4] Rammstein's entire catalogue is published by Universal Music Group.
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Rammstein is: Flake Lorenz (keyboards), Oliver Riedel (Bass), Christoph Schneider (drums), Paul Landers (guitar), Richard Z. Kruspe-Bernstein (guitar), and Till Lindemann (vocals). There have been no line-up changes since the band was established in 1993.
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Rammstein has achieved particular fame (not to mention notoriety) for its hugely over-the-top stage show, using so many pyrotechnics that fans eventually coined the motto "Other bands play, Rammstein burns!" (a quip at Manowar's song "Kings of Metal", which states, "other bands play, Manowar kill").
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The songs on Rammstein’s new album mix excerpts from previous works by the German industrial band and an operatic choir that seems to be teleported directly from the Roman tragedy through a deus ex machina. Truly, the industrial rockers are the new gods of German music, blending a hard-line sound that reminds one of the early minimalist kraut-rock of Kraftwerk (performing unplugged in a disaffected Messerschmitt plant!) and Wagner (performed in the same setting by the same Kraftwerk!). However, with or without the chorus tacked on, Rammstein still sound like a victor. This album sticks largely to original material, but the influences mentioned above make brief ghostly appearances. Nevertheless, most of the songs on REISE, REISE sound startlingly good, almost aggressively so, for their venerable genetic grounding. In North America, Rammstein have the reputation of being one of the most intellectual bands of this era, and their voices, while not notably harmonious, are aggressively beautiful.
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Rammstein has ... stirred up controversy on their road to fame. One of the latest incidents involved their use of clips from the works of the Nazi filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl in one of their music videos. Even before that, their lyrics and images had given rise to criticism that the band has neo-Nazi or far right tendencies. With German lyrics that are often far from politically correct, their music was even linked to the Columbine, Colorado school shooting. Some British and American radio stations have refused to play Rammstein songs (even if they don't understand the German lyrics).
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The fourth Rammstein album is released on September 27, 2004 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and many other countries as well. The album goes straight into the Top 10 charts throughout Europe after its release. According to the Billboard charts, Rammstein are now the most successful German-language band of all time!
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