

At first, Lorenz was hesitant, but eventually agreed to join the band. To complete their sound, Rammstein then attempted to recruit Christian "Flake" Lorenz, who had played with Landers in Feeling B. Landers, who wanted in on the project upon hearing their demo. Kruspe, Schneider, Riedel, and Lindemann entered and won the contest, which sparked the attention of Paul H.
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The extra "m" in the band's name makes it translate literally as "ramming stone".Ī contest was held in Berlin for amateur bands in 1994, the winner of which would receive the opportunity to record a four track demo CD in a professional studio. At first, the band had denied this and said that their name was inspired by the giant doorstop type devices found on old gates, called Rammsteine. The band was named after the Ramstein air show disaster. Richard first discovered Till when he overheard him singing while he was working. Richard soon found it extremely difficult to write both music and lyrics at the same time, so he persuaded Lindemann to join Rammstein. The three started working together on a new project. He envisioned something that would combine machines as well as the sound of hard guitars. Richard realised that the music he had previously created did not properly suit him. At this time, Richard lived with Oliver Riedel, of the band The Inchtabokatables, and Christoph "Doom" Schneider (of Die Firma).

After the Berlin Wall came down, he moved back home to Schwerin, where Till Lindemann worked as a basket-weaver and played drums in the band First Arsch (loosely translated as "First Ass" or "First Arse").

At that time, he was heavily influenced by American music, especially that of Kiss. In 1989, he escaped to West Berlin and started the band Orgasm Death Gimmicks. Rammstein was founded by guitarist Richard Z. History Founding and Herzeleid (1989-1996) Rammstein's entire catalogue is published by Universal Music Group. Rammstein's award-winning live shows are known for their pyrotechnic performance and theatrics. As of 2013, they have sold over 35 million records worldwide. Their songs are usually in German, but they have also performed songs entirely or partially in other languages such as English, Spanish, French and Russian. Since their formation, Rammstein have had no changes in their line-up. Landers (guitar, backing vocals), Oliver "Ollie" Riedel (bass guitar), Christoph "Doom" Schneider (drums and electronic percussion) and Christian "Flake" Lorenz (keyboards). Kruspe (guitar and backing vocals), Paul H. The band was formed in 1994 and consists of Till Lindemann (lead vocals), Richard Z. Rammstein ( German pronunciation: ) is a Neue Deutsche Härte band from Germany.
