Rammstein's Made in Germany is a musical retrospective created by Germany's most popular industrial metal band. Rammstein is actually the most popular group in the "Neue Deutsche Harte" genre ("Neue Deutsche Harte" means "New German Hardness").
Frankly, I am not a huge fan of industrial or dark metal, but during his teenage years in the 90s my son was a huge fan of Rammstein, and for some reason I felt drawn to listen to the music again and see if I could ferret out the fascination.
Made in Germany looks back at Rammstein's music from 1995-2011, and includes their new hit single, "Mein Land." The lyrics are almost entirely in German except for the song "Pussy," which is partly in English and is about what you've probably guessed.
Not all of the songs are completely dark. "Amerika" is a biting but witty piece of political commentary, and "Rammlied" is a sort of battle cry invoking the band as leaders of the masses."Du Hast"--which has inspired debate over whether he is singing "You have" or "You hate"--is about refusing to say, in the wedding vows, that the singer will always love his partner forever no matter what. But make no mistake--this is dark metal and often courts controversy, as the group does in their live act.
Nevertheless, Rammstein's music is compelling, and it is not hard to figure out why they have sold over 15,000,000 records worldwide. Lead vocalist Till Lindemann has a voice made for metal, and German is a perfect language, with its harsher sound, for the subject matter.
Metal music stirs the blood and sends a chill down the spine. If you like that effect, no one does it better than Rammstein. I would keep this CD away from children even if they don't understand the lyrics. Just the sound of it is too intense, I think, for young ears.
Article comments
1 - Rammstein
An excellent greatest hits album! very original and appropriate the idea of ??celebrating his death in life! we want the new album out here in Uruguay! We send a warm greeting from the other side of the world! rammstein alive!
2 - Rhetta
You prove that Rammstein really do have fans all over the world! Warm greetings to Uruguay! Hopefully you will have the new album soon!
3 - Mastermind
Bit the easy way out this album. Far too soon for a "Best of". I fear the inspiration has gone. Most remixes don't do the songs credit.
4 - Rhetta
I agree, Mastermind, about the remixes, As I said in the interview, I only found one really interesting. But I don't agree that it's too early for a "best of." It has, after all, been 16 years!
5 - Levi
Rammlied isn't on this album...
6 - PV
I think LIFAD is their masterpiece. I can't think a single song i dont't like and that's a lot in my mind.
7 - Rhetta Akamatsu
Levi, Rammlied is definitely on the copy I received to review.