This the band’s third release that came out in 2001, which sent them into a whole different league. There was a German industrial band called Die Krupps around in the eighties that must have been a huge influence on Rammstein, especially with the heavy guitars over the industrial elements. This is my favourite Rammstein album – the riffs are so huge and the beats are pounding that you just have to bang that head. The production is huge and sounds incredible, and this pressing from 2015 is highly recommended.
Links 2 3 4 has a groove to die for and those guitars are huge. It’s quickly followed by Sonne with an electronic pulse that leads into that crushing guitar riff. Ich Will is next, and I don’t care who you are, this track has to make you move . Whether it’s the hypnotic keys, the driving groove, or the incredibly simple monster riff – this is up there with the best metal tracks ever. The pure metal of Fever Frei follows and this is Rammstein at their heaviest. Again, the simplest of riffs drives this song along. The tracks that have been mentioned are what the band still play live, but even the less familiar tracks like Spieluhr, Rein Rays, and Zwiiter have huge riffs and massive grooves that you can’t ignore.
I know it’s not for everyone, but it’s such a good record.
10/10 from The Grooveman.
