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East German band Rammstein, consisting of
vocalist Till Lindemann, guitarist Richard Kruspe, rhythm guitarist Paul Landers, bassist Oliver Riedel, drummer Christoph Schneider and keyboardist Christian Lorenz,
was the most successful act of the
"neue deutsche haerte" style pioneered by
Oomph!,
which continued the
Teutonic tradition of operatic black metal, although with industrial-dance overtones.
Herzeleid (1996), which began their collaboration with producer Jacob Hellner, and especially Sehnsucht (1997), which contains
the hits Engel and Du Hast (their signature song) but also the subtler
Spiel mit mier and the piano ballad
Klavier,
displayed grandiose melodies, huge guitar riffs and thunderous drums.
Mutter (2001) was rather monotonous, despite catchy ditties like their hit Sonne, and
Reise Reise (Universal, 2004) was the least original of their early albums,
despite Mein Teil and the dance-oriented Moskau, although so
sleeky produced to compete with Fleetwood Mac and Pink Floyd, with more
prominent synth sounds.
These albums made them one of the most popular metal band in Europe.
After
Rosenrot (2005) and
Liebe ist fuer alle da (2009), with Pussy,
they went on a hiatus.
After a decade, they returned with
Rammstein (2019), which contains
Deutschland,
and
Zeit (2022), two albums that simply recycled their cliches.
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