Band biography rammstein
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1994
Six East German musicians from Berlin and Schwerin founded the band Rammstein.
1995
The album "Herzeleid" is cut in Stockholm at Polar-Studio in co-operation with the Swedish producer Jacob Hellner (producer of the Swedish crossover band Clawfinger e.g.) and Carl-Michael Herloffsen. Rammstein tour with the German EBM band Project Pitchfork, support Clawfinger in Warsaw and Prague and do their first headliner tour in Germany.
1996
The American director David Lynch selects two Rammstein songs for his new film "Lost Highway": "Heirate mich" and "Rammstein".
1997
After its first release in 1996 when "Herzeleid" claimed the charts for 29 weeks it re-enters in February '97 to stay again unwaveringly until March '98. The first single "Engel" taken from the following album "Sehnsucht" (which enters the album charts at #12) is released. In May "Herzeleid" reaches gold for selling more
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Everything you need to know about Rammstein
There are tons of surprising anecdotes surrounding Rammstein. Although they've been revealed many times already, it's still fun to mention that singer Till Lindemann once learned the furniture crafting and basket weaving trades — and that he nearly competed at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow on the East German swimming grupp. Or that the six musicians have their roots in the underground punk scene of former East Germany, and have played in all manner of obscure bands. And that the grupp members are upright citizens with families — and indeed grandchildren.
Rammstein shocks and provokes
The whole concept of the band was — and remains — to shock and provoke the music world. And no grupp has done it quite like Rammstein. Their hard-as-nails beats, heavy guitar riffs and militaristic stage show punctuated by explosions and pyrotechnics are backdropped with ever-more
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Rammstein (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 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 the album initially sold poorly, the band gained popularity through their live performan