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Rammstein
LIEBE IST FÜR ALLE DA
Crybabies whine that industrial headbangers Rammstein chug through the same three-chord disco-metal riff every song; that the group plays with fire better than it plays music; that the international smash "Du Hast" is just so 1997. Fine. None of this saps the German juggernaut's glory. Not only is Rammstein the ultimate soundtrack for an elliptical machine workout, the multiplatinum group's sixth studio album obliterates shock-rock with a sneer.
Humor is crucial to grasping Rammstein. Like, how can Till Lindemann's theatrical "r" rolls, "ichs" and "achs" be so insanely metal when we have no clue what he's saying? They just are. Lindemann is a human Panzer tank even when singing in English on the silly, catchy first single, which has a title not suitable for print.
Other than that dance-clubby single (which Rammstein die-hards may loathe), fans get precisely what they expect here. The group declares "RAMM! STEIN!" repeatedly during the crushing "Rammlied." After a horn intro, "Waidmanns Heil" plows forward like a runaway train. "Ich tu dir Weh" is anvil-heavy yet strangely uplifting. Toss in multitracked guitars, Euro synths, orchestral flourishes and a melodramatic ballad or two, and you have another Rammstein victory with a wink and a smile.
-- Michael Deeds
Download these "Ich tu dir Weh," "Waidmanns Heil"
