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This Industrial Alternative-Metal group sprang to life in 1994 in East-Berlin,
GERMANY, comprising vocalist Till Lindemann, guitarists Richard Kruspe
and Paul Landers, keyboardist Flake Lorenz, bassist Oliver Riedel and
drummer Christoph Schneider.
Rammstein recorded its debut full-length disc, "Herzeleid",
in Stockholm and released it in September 1995; soon the sextet had developed
a considerable following through their energetic live performances and
eventually the band's first album hit the top 10 in Germany.
Two years later their sophomore LP, "Sehnsucht", shot to #1
on the German Albums chart and before the year was out the band played
two gigs in New York as well as an inaugural U.S. tour; the album's title-track
hit the top 20 of the Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart and helped boost
"Sehnsucht" to #45 on The Billboard 200 Albums list.
The German nu-metallers continued to tour extensively playing big venues
with Family Values, alongside other bands such as Korn,
Orgy and Limp
Bizkit as well as North-American tour with Soulfly
and in August 1999 they released the concert album "Live Aus Berlin"
which was shot at Wuhlheide Berlin on August 22nd and 23rd 1998, the set
went straight to #1 in Germany.
"Mutter", Rammstein's third studio record, appeared in spring
2001 and placed them once again at the top of the German Albums chart;
it also entered the U.S. Billboard Top 200 at #77 and the Top Canadian
Albums chart at #14.
Preceded by the single "Mein Teil", a track inspired by notorious
internet cannibal Armin Meiwes, "Reise, Reise", the group's
fourth album was released in September 2004 to generally positive reviews
and increased sales, the record peaked at #1 in Germany, Finland and Switzerland,
hit the top 3 in Sweden, Holland and France, reached the #19 in Australia
and #61 in the U.S. proving that the German language can transfer itself
onto the international audiences.
Rammstein returned with "Rosenrot" in October 2005, their new
album includes two singles: "Benzin" and the title-track.
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