Rammstein

RAMMSTEIN
INTRODUCTION
Rammstein is an industrial metal band from Berlin, Germany. The band was formed in 1994 and consists of Till Lindemann (lead vocals), Richard Z. Kruspe (guitar and backingvocals), Paul H. Landers (guitar, backing vocals), Oliver "Ollie" Riedel (bass guitar), Christoph "Doom" Schneider (drums and electronic percussion) and Christian "Flake" Lorenz (keyboards). They arethe genre's most successful band, achieving worldwide fame. Their songs are usually in German, but they have also performed songs entirely or partially in other languages such as English, Spanish,French and Russian. As of 2009, they have sold over 15 million records worldwide. Rammstein's live shows are famous for their pyrotechnic performance and theatrics, earning them awards from many countries,including The United States of America. Rammstein's entire catalogue is published by Universal Music Group. Since their formation in 1994, Rammstein has had no changes in their band line-up nor haveany members left the band. The band have stated they were named after the Ramstein airshow disaster.[5] The extra "m" in the band's name makes it translate literally as "ramming stone".
BAND MEMBERS* Till Lindemann – Lead vocals
* Richard Z. Kruspe – Guitar, Backing vocals
* Paul H. Landers – Guitar, Backing vocals
* Oliver "Ollie" Riedel – Bass guitar
* Christoph "Doom"Schneider – Drums, Percussion
* Christian "Flake" Lorenz – Keyboards, Samples
DISCOGRAPHY
Studio albums:
* Herzeleid (1995)
* Sehnsucht (1997)
* Mutter (2001)
* Reise, Reise (2004)* Rosenrot (2005)
* Liebe ist für alle da (2009)
* Mein Land (2011)
LIVE PERFORMANCES
Rammstein have achieved particular fame for their hugely over-the-top stage show, using so manypyrotechnics 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 kills"). After an accident in...