Rammstein

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Rammstein is a band that was formed in . They have dubbed their NDH-genre ("Dance metal"), and it incorporates elements of /, and . The songs are performed almost exclusively in . They have sold over 10 million records worldwide.

Rammstein's entire catalogue is published by .

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The band

Rammstein takes its name indirectly from the western German town of , site of an in . The band's signature song, the eponymous "", is a commemoration of the tragedy that took place at the . The extra "m" in the band's name allows the word to translate literally as "ramming stone" or "", reinforcing the image of the band's music as fierce and relentless. Despite lyrics that are in , the band has enjoyed success outside of Germany, both in Europe, North America as well as Japan, Australia and New Zealand. With the album (2004), they became the most successful German-language band of all time internationally. Rammstein has had several top ten singles in Germany.

Rammstein brings on the flamethrowers during - , , .

The band's members all come from the former , specifically and . They are:

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Riedel, Schneider and Kruspe were the original founders of Rammstein, following an attempt by the latter to compose American-influenced music with a band called . As Kruspe put it, "I realized it's really important to make music and make it fit with your language, which I didn't do in the past. I came back [to Germany] and said, 'It's time to make music that's really authentic.' I was starting a project called Rammstein to really try to make German music." He invited Till Lindemann, a basket weaver and drummer for the band , to join the project as a vocalist. The four entered a contest for new bands and won, attracting the interest of Paul H. Landers, who knew them all and decided to join the band. Christian "Flake" Lorenz was the last member to join; he had played with Landers before in the band and was initially reluctant to come on board, but was eventually persuaded to join. Their first album was released a year later. They have been nominated for two Best Metal Performance : in 1999 with the song "" and in 2005 with the song "".

Style

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Although Rammstein is often generalized as or — especially in Germany — as (New German hardness), its music spans a variety of related styles, including