Rammstein
Biography
Rammstein was formed in 1993 by an assembly of factory-weary proletarians raised in East Germany. They took their name (adding an "m") from the location of a German tragedy where 80 people were hurt and killed as the result of a crash during an American Air Force flight show. (The literal translation of "ram stein" is a battering ram made of stone.) Word of Rammstein's horror/romanticist blend of theater and music -- one-time Olympic swimmer Till Lindemann would sing entire songs engulfed in flame from head to toe -- spread quickly. The band's first album, Herzeleid (Heartache), built on the grounds created by the band's live reputation. Scaling the German charts (and remaining there until the release of the second Rammstein LP some two years later), the album also introduced the band to the world outside of the Germany/Switzerland/Austria region. As Rammstein's second album, Sehnsucht (Longing), was released, the band was headlining throughout Europe to crowds of 10,000 to 30,000 people. Sehnsucht entered the German charts at number one immediately upon its release and came very close to doing the same in Austria and Switzerland. Within weeks, entries on other countries' charts had Sehnsucht rubbing elbows with the Prodigy, Radiohead, and the Rolling Stones on Billboard's cumulative Eurochart. From there the fever spread, transcending any perceived language barrier. Mutter followed in 2001, Reise, Reise in 2004, and the live collection Volkerball in 2006. ~ Ed Nimmervoll, All Music Guide
Selected Discography
Herzeleid
1996
Holy s**t these guys are awesome! I don't speak German but I don't give a damn; I love these guys.
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YOU LIE!!! The songs on the new album are only good. They aren't amazing. They aren't mediocre. They are good. No Reise, Reise or Mutter, but not bad at all. And "P**sy" is straight up funny. Good ol' Till...
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sempai... what have I told you about tolerance?
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yes it is in the us already and the songs are amazing they aren't all like p**sy (which is kinda sucky)
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Yes. Well, no. Weezer is boring. That's all there is to it.
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Something is intrinsicall y wrong with you as a human being if you don't like Weezer.
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It's coming out tomorrow!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
*does happy dance* |
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no new Weezer album? damn! :'(
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True...sorta . AAAAAAAAAAAA A A A A A A A A A A A A R G H ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Why did Weezer have to push back the release date for Ratitude!?!??!?!?!?! ? ? ! ? ! ? ! ? ! ? WHYYYYYYYYYY Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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geez! what's the point in buying the album way before it's official release dates? it's stealing!
it's better to enjoy the misery of waiting than to jump to take the shortcut! |
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GODFUCKINGDA M M I T ! ! ! STOP MAKING ALBUMS FASTER THAN I CAN BUY THEM!!!
After seeing the album cover i have come to one of two conclusions. One: Rammstein's members are kinky cannibals. Two: they really are as crazy as we all thought... |
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NEW ALBUM OUT GET THE S**T! its called: liebe ist für alle da translation: love is for everyone
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I bet not one has them, lol.
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Yeah...there ' r e at least a few songs on each album that give 'em a parental advisory...
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From there the fever spread, transcending any perceived language barrier.
No doubt, has even inspired me to begin learning some German, can almost sing Rosenrot now lol. |
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i love rammstien, even though i cant understand a word they say, their music is just too good, even if you don't understand it
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no, we were talking about Willow's name since it has "***"s, like how the "***"s appear when you say a curse word like "f**k".
but with the lyrics, I'm sure there are things that are a bit explicit at least... |
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I thought all of Rammstein's CD's had the parental advisory warning?
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"Te Quiero P**a" (p**a being Spanish for whore,) because there are SOOOOO many Spanish speaking Rammstein fans that would take offense to that. Thank you so f**king much Mrs. Gore.
AND YET "Whore" MAKES IT THRU THE FILTER!!! WHAT THE F**K?!?! |
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and at least he got the point that his name deserves to be explicit.
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So you're weeping willow again... more like P**sy Willow...
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not again... -_-
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HAHA! People seem to know to not ask me if I want to buy drugs...or else I cut off all my hair before they did start asking...
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neither have I...
a kid asked me to buy drugs from him last year. I said I couldn't afford it to make him shut up... |
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ME?! I have never done drugs, nor have i banged my head against anything... at least not recently...
But Willow, needs to either get a life, or piss off the wrong gang... |
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