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Rosenrot (2005)

Where the lyrics of Rosenrot take you, and where it was really made.

Rammstein's fifth album started life as Reise, Reise Volume Two and was only renamed Rosenrot in August 2005.

Key places

Recorded at Teldex Studio, Berlin (2005)

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Recorded at El Cortijo Studio, Málaga (2005)

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Album story

Overview

• Rosenrot: fifth studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein
• Released in 2005 (14 October 2005)
• Title means 'Rose-Red'
• Includes six songs written for the previous album Reise, Reise but left off it
• The band did not actively promote the album

Background

• First working title was Reise, Reise Volume Two
• On 18 August 2005 the album was announced as Rosenrot
• The six songs on the album were originally written for Reise, Reise
• The band built anticipation through several means before release

Recording

• Recording place listed: Teldex Studio, Berlin
• Recording place listed: El Cortijo Studio, Málaga
• Produced by Jacob Hellner
• Members: Till Lindemann (vocals), Christoph Schneider (drums), Christian Lorenz (keyboards), Oliver Riedel (bass guitar), Richard Kruspe (lead guitar, backing vocals), Paul Landers (rhythm guitar, backing vocals)
• Guest musicians include Sharleen Spiteri (vocals on track 6) and Carmen Zapata (vocals on track 9)

Cover

• The image is a slightly altered photograph of the icebreaker USS Atka
• The photo was taken on 13 March 1960 at McMurdo Station, Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica

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

Records

• As of February 2006, the album had shipped 1 million copies globally
• While the band did not actively promote the album, it built anticipation through several means
• The first single, Benzin, premiered at the Berliner Wuhlheide and was then released on disc
• Rammstein's official website featured one-minute samples from six of the tracks
• The official website also had a prominent release-date countdown
• The limited edition includes the normal CD plus a DVD with three live performances
• The US version carries a parental advisory label printed on the cover
• The Japanese version, released in 2009, has a SHMCD and the DVD
• A compact cassette version is available, with side A covering tracks 1 to 6 and side B covering tracks 7 to 11

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The image is a slightly altered photograph of the icebreaker USS Atka, taken on 13 March 1960 at McMurdo Station.
• The album's first title was Reise, Reise Volume Two before it was changed.
• The US version features a parental advisory label that is printed on the cover.
• The limited edition's bonus DVD performances were later featured on the DVD Völkerball.
• Rammstein's official website featured one-minute samples from six of the tracks before release.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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