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Rammstein: Paris (2017)

Where the lyrics of Rammstein: Paris take you, and where it was really made.

The film was shown at Cannes in May 2016, a year before the album's May 2017 release.

Key places

Paris concerts filmed for the album (2017)

Recording site Accor Arena — Two Paris concerts on 6 and 7 March 2012 were filmed for this film, and this venue is linked as the recording location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein's fourth concert film and third live album
• Released 19 May 2017 in several formats
• Digital download and audio streaming, 2 CDs, and DVD or Blu-ray editions
• Special edition: DVD or Blu-ray plus 2 CDs in an 8-panel digipak
• Limited "metal" fan edition: laser-cut metal plate cover artwork
• Deluxe box edition: 4 blue LPs, 1 Blu-ray, 2 CDs in a black cardboard box

Background

• Shown at the Cannes Film Festival on 11 May 2016
• Shown at CinemaxX cinema Cologne on 11 August 2016
• Shown at the Avant Première Film Festival Berlin on 14 February 2017
• Official world premiere on 16 March 2017 at the Volksbühne in Berlin
• All band members and director Jonas Åkerlund attended the premiere

Recording

• Concerts on 6 and 7 March 2012 in Paris were filmed entirely
• Scenes were cut together with scenes recorded during rehearsals for the tour
• Every show was filmed with 30 cameras
• About 17,000 people attended each night in Paris
• Audio mixed in Dolby Atmos, with an additional LPCM stereo soundtrack (48 kHz/24-bit)
• Personnel: Till Lindemann (lead vocals), Richard Kruspe (lead guitar), Oliver Riedel (bass), Paul Landers (rhythm guitar), Christian Lorenz (keyboards), Christoph Schneider (drums)
• Jonas Åkerlund credited as director

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band formed in Berlin in 1994.
• Before forming, some members were associated with the punk acts Feeling B and First Arsch.
• The band won a Berlin amateur contest in 1994 with a 4-track demo, which earned them a week in a professional studio.
• The band was first called Tempelprayers; the name Rammstein came from an early song about the 1988 Ramstein air show disaster.
• The band was signed by Motor Music and recorded its debut album Herzeleid in 1995 with producer Jacob Hellner.

Members

• Lineup: Till Lindemann (vocals), Richard Kruspe (lead guitar), Paul Landers (rhythm guitar), Oliver Riedel (bass), Christoph Schneider (drums), Christian "Flake" Lorenz (keyboards).
• The lineup has remained unchanged throughout the band's history.
• Lindemann writes and sings the lyrics over instrumental pieces the rest of the band completes beforehand.

Career

• Sehnsucht (1997) debuted at No. 1 in Germany and led to a worldwide tour lasting nearly four years.
• After signing with Universal Music, the band released Mutter (2001) and Reise, Reise (2004).
• Liebe ist für alle da (2009) was placed on the German Federal Review Board's index over the song "Ich tu dir weh".
• The untitled seventh album (2019) reached No. 1 in 14 countries; the eighth album Zeit was released in April 2022.
• The band is considered the most successful German-language band of all time.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released 19 May 2017 in digital, CD, DVD, Blu-ray and LP formats
• Digital: download and audio streaming
• Audio CD: 2 CDs
• Standard edition: 1 DVD or 1 Blu-ray in a 6-panel digipak
• Special edition: 1 DVD or 1 Blu-ray plus 2 CDs in an 8-panel digipak
• Limited "metal" fan edition: 1 Blu-ray, 2 CDs, laser-cut metal plate cover artwork
• Deluxe box edition: 4 blue LPs, 1 Blu-ray, 2 CDs in a black cardboard box

Records

• Nominated at the UK Music Video Awards 2017
• Won the Best Live Concert category at the UK Music Video Awards 2017

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The film was built from two Paris concerts in March 2012, mixed with rehearsal footage.
• Each show was filmed with 30 cameras in front of about 17,000 people.
• The film first screened at Cannes in May 2016, about a year before the album's release.
• The official world premiere took place at the Volksbühne in Berlin on 16 March 2017, attended by all band members.
• The deluxe box edition includes four blue LPs.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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