There is no other
band that sounds remotely like Rammstein. The East German
sextet's unique blend of metal, industrial, techno and classical
musical elements has made it one of Europe's most successful
rock bands ever since the 1995 release of its debut album
HERZELEID (which went platinum in several Euro territories). Its
successor SEHNSUCHT (released abroad in 1997, and as the band's
U.S. debut in January 1998) was not only the logical
continuation of the musical concept, but also even more
successful than album No. 1. with platinum in Germany AND in the
USA and a string of awards in other European countries,
Rammstein secured their place in the history of rock music - a
development on which their third album MUTTER will build.
(Release date: April 3, 2001).
Rammstein have had
an ample share of success. They won a 1998 Echo (basically the
German Grammy) for best video ("Engel") and that year's Viva
Comet for best live band (Viva is the national German music
video channel). 1999 brought them the Echo for most successful
national artist abroad (SEHNSUCHT). After all, Rammstein are the
only German band since Kraftwerk to make such an international
name for themselves, making it into the U.S. Billboard Top 100,
touring extensively here - not to mention nominations for both
the Grammy and MTV Europe Music Awards.
