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| alias = ~~Tempelprayers (1993–1994)~~

| origin = [[Berlin]], Germany

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'''Rammstein''' ({{IPA-|de|ˈʁamʃtaɪn}}, {{lit}} "ramming stone") is a German {{Lang|de|[[Neue Deutsche Härte]]|italic=no}} band formed in [[Berlin]] in 1994. The band's lineup—consisting of lead vocalist [[Till Lindemann]], lead guitarist [[Richard Kruspe]], rhythm guitarist [[Paul Landers]], bassist [[Oliver Riedel]], drummer [[Christoph Schneider]], and keyboardist [[Christian Lorenz|Christian "Flake" Lorenz]]—has remained unchanged throughout their history, along with their approach to songwriting, which consists of Lindemann writing and singing the lyrics over instrumental pieces the rest of the band has completed beforehand. Prior to their formation, some members were associated with the [[punk rock]] acts [[Feeling B]] and [[First Arsch]].

After winning a local contest, Rammstein was able to record [[Demo (music)|demos]] and send them to different record labels, eventually signing with [[Motor Music]]. Working with producer [[Jacob Hellner]], they released their debut album ''[[Herzeleid]]'' in 1995. Though the album initially sold poorly, the band gained popularity through their live performances and the album eventually reached No. 6 in Germany. Their second album, ''[[Sehnsucht (Rammstein album)|Sehnsucht]]'', was released in 1997 and debuted at No. 1 in Germany, resulting in a worldwide tour lasting nearly four years and spawning the successful singles "[[Engel (song)|Engel]]" and "[[Du hast]]" and the live album ''[[Live aus Berlin]]'' (1999). Following the tour, Rammstein signed with major label [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]] and released ''[[Mutter (album)|Mutter]]'' in 2001. Six singles were released from the album, all charting in countries throughout Europe. The lead single, "[[Sonne (Rammstein song)|Sonne]]", reached No. 2 in Germany. Rammstein released ''[[Reise, Reise]]'' in 2004 and had two more singles reach No. 2 in Germany: "[[Mein Teil]]" and "[[Amerika (song)|Amerika]]"; the former song reached No. 1 in Spain, becoming their first No. 1 single.

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Up to that point, the band was called Tempelprayers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rammstein: Sons of East German punk – DW – 07/26/2019 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/rammstein-sons-of-east-german-punk/a-49746002 |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref> The name Rammstein comes from an early idea of Schneider, Flake and Paul. They called themselves ''Rammstein-Flugschau'' (Rammstein Airshow)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pilz|first1=Michael|title=Rammstein oder der Triumph des Brüllens|url=https://www.welt.de/kultur/pop/article115889518/Rammstein-oder-der-Triumph-des-Bruellens.html|access-date=27 June 2015|work=[[Die Welt]]|date=5 May 2013}}</ref> after the 1988 [[Ramstein air show disaster]]. They had that name already written inside their Robur Lo during their time in Feeling B. Guitarist [[Paul Landers]] said the spelling of Ramstein with the extra "m" was a mistake.<ref>{{cite book|title=Feeling B. Mix mir einen Drink |publisher=Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf |first1=Ronald|last1=Galenza|first2=Heinz |last2=Havemeister |year= 2002|page=262 |isbn= 3-89602-418-3|location=Berlin}}</ref> After the band became popular, the band members denied the connection to the air show disaster and said that their name was inspired by the giant doorstop-type devices found on old gates, called Rammsteine.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK8EQqH1IM8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/MK8EQqH1IM8| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Rammstein – Who are they? (Full interview with English subtitles)|date=30 August 2012|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The extra "m" in the band's name makes it translate literally as "ramming stone".<ref name="MHfeature">{{cite web |last1=Everley |first1=Dave |title=Rammstein: The birth of a legend |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/rammstein-the-birth-of-a-legend |website=[[Metal Hammer]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |access-date=8 January 2021 |date=4 July 2019}}</ref> In a 2019 feature, ''[[Metal Hammer]]'' explained that the band was named after one of their earliest songs, "Ramstein", written after the air show disaster at the American airbase in Ramstein. According to the band, people started to refer to them as "the band with the 'Ramstein song'" and later as the "Ramstein band".<ref name="MHfeature"/> Before agreeing on "Rammstein" name, the band also had other names in mind: Milch (milk), Erde (earth) or Mutter (mother).<ref>{{cite book|title=Feeling B. Mix mir einen Drink |publisher=Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf |first1=Ronald|last1=Galenza|first2=Heinz |last2=Havemeister |year= 2002|page=377 |isbn= 3-89602-418-3|location=Berlin}}</ref>

Later, Rammstein was signed by [[Motor Music]].<ref name="MHfeature"/> Rammstein began to record their first studio album, ''[[Herzeleid]]'', in March 1995 with producer [[Jacob Hellner]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rammstein.com/_Voelkerball/Band/Timeline/T1995/ |title= Rammstein :: Band :: Timeline |access-date= 21 June 2008 |publisher= Rammstein.com |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080613205805/http://www.rammstein.com/_Voelkerball/Band/Timeline/T1995/ |archive-date= 13 June 2008}}</ref> They released their first single "[[Du riechst so gut]]" that August and released the album in September. Throughout October, the newly minted band gathered their first few significant waves of fans while opening 15 shows across Germany for [[Project Pitchfork]].<ref name="peek-a-boo-2016">{{cite web |last1=Coldheart |first1=Stef |title=Project Pitchfork: Great bands can be really great bastards |url=http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/interviews/project-pitchfork-2016/ |website=Peek-a-boo Music Magazine |accessdate=8 October 2024 |date=6 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="RT1995feature">{{cite web |title=Project Pitchfork Tour 1995
|url=https://www.rammstein.de/en/history/projectpitchforktour1995/ |website=rammstein.de |access-date=8 October 2024 |date=14 October 1995}}</ref> Later in that ~~year~~November, they ~~toured~~opened ~~with~~two shows for [[Clawfinger]] in Warsaw and Prague.<ref name="MHfeature"/><ref inname="RT1995CFfeature">{{cite ~~Warsaw~~web ~~and~~|title=Clawfinger ~~Prague~~Tour 1995
|url=https://www.rammstein.de/en/history/clawfingertour1995/ ~~Rammstein~~|website=rammstein.de |access-date=8 October 2024 |date=27 November 1995}}</ref> In December, they headlined a 17-show tour of Germany inwhich ~~December,~~helped ~~which~~expand the fanbase they had initially established while opening for Project Pitchfork and Clawfinger. This helped to boost the band's popularity and establish them as a credible live act. They went on several tours throughout early 1996, releasing their second single titled "[[Seemann (Rammstein song)|Seemann]]" on 8 January. On 27 March 1996, Rammstein performed on [[MTV]]'s ''Hanging Out'' in London, their first performance in the UK. Their first major boost in popularity outside Germany came when [[Nine Inch Nails]] frontman [[Trent Reznor]] chose two Rammstein songs, "Heirate mich" and "[[Rammstein (song)|Rammstein]]", during his work as music director for the [[David Lynch]] 1997 film ''[[Lost Highway (film)|Lost Highway]]''.<ref name="MHfeature"/> The soundtrack for the film was released in the U.S. in late 1996 and later throughout Europe in April 1997. In the middle of 1996, they headlined one tour of their own in small, sold-out venues.<ref name="MHfeature"/> Rammstein went on to tour through Germany, Austria, and Switzerland from September to October 1996, performing an anniversary concert on 27 September called "100 years of Rammstein". Guests to the concert included [[Moby]], [[Bobo (singer)|Bobo]], and the Berlin Session Orchestra, while Berlin director Gert Hof was responsible for the light show.

===''Sehnsucht'' and ''Live aus Berlin'' (1996–2000)===

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Nearly all of Rammstein's songs are in German. Educated in East German schools, the members were all taught Russian as a second language rather than English. In 2019, Flake commented: "I saw a lot of East German bands that sung in very bad English to people who didn't understand English – it was absolutely stupid. But if you really want to tell your emotions, you have to speak in your mother tongue."<ref name="MHfeature"/> Songs they have recorded entirely or partly in English include: a cover of [[Depeche Mode]]'s 1986 song "[[Stripped (song)|Stripped]]" and English renditions of "Engel", "Du hast", and "Amerika". The original version of "Amerika" as well as "Stirb nicht vor mir (Don't Die Before I Do)" and "Pussy" also contain some lyrics in English. The song "[[Moskau (Rammstein song)|Moskau]]" ("Moscow") contains a chorus in Russian, and Till Lindemann has an unofficial song called "[[Shtil (Calm)|Schtiel]]" (cover of song "Штиль" / "Shtil" by Russian popular heavy metal band [[Aria (band)|Aria]]) entirely in Russian.<ref name="auto">{{cite news |title =''Sunday Herald Sun'', Melbourne, Australia |newspaper= Sunday Herald Sun}}</ref> "[[Te quiero puta]]!" is entirely in Spanish, "Frühling in Paris" has a chorus in French, "Zeig dich" contains lyrics in Latin performed by a choir and "Ausländer" has lyrics in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Russian. Oliver Riedel commented that "[the] German language suits heavy metal music. French might be the language of love, but German is the language of anger".<ref name="auto"/> In an interview with Ultimate Guitar, when asked whether Rammstein would ever create an original song entirely in English, Till Lindemann stated that 'Rammstein will never write a song in English, it's like asking Buddha to kill a pig'.<ref name="Ultimate Guitar">{{cite web |title= Till Lindemann: 'Rammstein Will Never Write a Song in English, It's Like Asking Buddha to Kill a Pig' |publisher= Ultimate Guitar |url= http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/till_lindemann_rammstein_will_never_write_a_song_in_english_its_like_asking_buddha_to_kill_a_pig.html |access-date= 22 July 2015}}</ref>

The band's lyrics, as sung by Till Lindemann, are an essential element of their music, and shape the perception by fans and a wider public. Among other things that are seen as controversial, Rammstein also refers to classical German literature, e.g. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's famous poems ''[[Der Erlkönig]]'' (1778) and ''[[Heidenröslein|Das Heidenröslein]]'' (1771) for the songs "Dalai Lama" and "Rosenrot", respectively.<ref>''Lüke'', Lüke, Martina. "Modern Classics: Reflections on Rammstein in the German Class". Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German 41:1 (Spring 2008): 15–23.</ref> Several of their songs are related to controversial and taboo subjects such as [[sadomasochism]], [[homosexuality]], [[intersex]]uality, [[incest]], [[pedophilia]], [[necrophilia]], [[Human cannibalism|cannibalism]], [[pyromania]], religion and [[sexual violence]]. Also several of their songs are allegedly inspired by real-life events. These songs include "Rammstein" ([[Ramstein air show disaster]]), "Mein Teil" ([[Armin Meiwes|The Meiwes Case]]), "Wiener Blut" ([[Fritzl case]]) and "Donaukinder" ([[2000 Baia Mare cyanide spill]]). Their fourth album, ''Reise, Reise'', is loosely inspired by the crash of [[Japan Air Lines Flight 123]].<ref name="Metal Hammer">{{Cite magazine |last=Daly |first=Joe |date=1 May 2019 |title=Rammstein – The Ultimate Celebration – Bang Bangers! |magazine=[[Metal Hammer|Metal Hammer UK]] |page=55}}</ref> The band have also occasionally delved into politics with their lyrics. "[[Amerika (song)|Amerika]]" is a critique of the cultural and political imperialism of the United States all over the world. The lyrics of the song "[[Deutschland (song)|Deutschland]]" contain the lines "Deutschland! / Meine Liebe / kann ich dir nicht geben" (Germany! / My love / [is what] I cannot give you), which conveys the band's inability to have unquestioned patriotic feelings.<ref>{{cite web |last1=genius.com |title=Rammstein – DEUTSCHLAND (English Translation) |url=https://genius.com/16826344 |website=Genius.com |access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref>

==Live performances==

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Rammstein were cited in relation to the [[Columbine High School massacre]] in 1999, when a photo of [[Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold|Eric Harris]] wearing a Rammstein T-shirt in the 11th grade was revealed.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://acolumbinesite.com/eric/pics/ericramm11th.jpg|title= Eric Harris wearing a Rammstein T-shirt |website= Acolumbinesite.com}}</ref> There was no evidence to correlate the band and the massacre. In response to the shooting, the band issued a statement:

{{blockquote|text=The members of Rammstein express their condolences and sympathy to all affected by the recent tragic events in Denver. They wish to make it clear that they have no lyrical content or political beliefs that could have possibly influenced such behaviour. Additionally, members of Rammstein have children of their own, in whom they continually strive to instill healthy and non-violent values.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://herzeleid.com/en/faq/misc|title= Did Rammstein's music cause Columbine?|website= Herzeleid.com|access-date= 4 December 2014|archive-date= 4 April 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080404201742/http://herzeleid.com/en/faq/misc|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427256/kmfdm-rammstein-speak-out-about-columbine.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209222140/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427256/kmfdm-rammstein-speak-out-about-columbine.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 February 2012|title=KMFDM And Rammstein Speak Out About Columbine|publisher=MTV News}}</ref>}}

Coincidentally, on 10 September 2001 the single and video clip of "Ich will" ("I Want") was released, which portrays the band as bank robbers who want to get a message across and receiving a [[Goldene Kamera]] (Golden Camera) award, a German version of the Emmy award, for their "actions". In the United States, the video clip was broadcast only late at night after [[September 11 attacks|the attacks of 11 September 2001]], although many media officials and politicians requested the video to be pulled from broadcast completely.

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Pekka-Eric Auvinen, the perpetrator of the [[Jokela school shooting]] in November 2007, also included Rammstein in one of his favorite bands. However, he noted that the music among other things was not to blame for his decisions.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://oddculture.com/the-pekka-eric-auvinen-manifesto/ |title= The Pekka Eric Auvinen Manifesto|date= 7 November 2007 |website=Oddculture.com}}</ref>

[[Elliot Rodger]], the perpetrator of the [[2014 Isla Vista killings|Isla Vista killings]] in May 2014, was also a fan of Rammstein according to his YouTube records. On a lyric video of [[Mein Herz brennt]], Rodger wrote: "[G]reat song to listen to while daydreaming about being a powerful ruler". Even though Rodger wrote in his manifesto that he wished to become a dictator and punish all the people who rejected him, there was no direct link found between the band's music and the killing spree.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1173808-elliot-rodger-manifesto.html/ |title=My Twisted World The Story of Elliot Rodger|date= 23 May 2014 |website=Documentcloud.org}}</ref> Santa Barbara police later confirmed that Rodger's main motivations were sexual and social rejection.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/26/justice/california-elliot-rodger-timeline/ |title= Timeline to 'Retribution': Isla Vista attacks planned over year |date= 27 May 2014|publisher= CNN|first= Alan|last= Duke}}</ref>

The [[Trollhättan school attack]] perpetrator, Anton Lundin Pettersson, used a manipulated version of the band's logo that added Nazi Germany's eagle on his Facebook page.

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===Placement on the ''Index''===

On 5 November 2009, their sixth studio album ''[[Liebe ist für alle da]]'' was placed on the ''Index'' of the [[~~Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien]] or BPjM (~~Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young ~~People~~Persons]] (''Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien'', or ''BPjM''), making it illegal in Germany to make the album accessible to minors or display it where it can be seen by people underage, effectively banning it from stores.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Rammstein/|title=Rammstein|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://schnittberichte.com/news.php?ID=1693 |title=Report |publisher=Schnittberichte.com}}</ref> According to the official statement of the BPjM, the depiction of lead guitarist Richard Kruspe holding a woman wearing only a mask over his knee and lifting his hand to strike her behind has given cause for offense, as well as the lyrics to "Ich tu dir weh" (meaning "I hurt you") which supposedly promoted dangerous [[BDSM]] techniques. Furthermore, the advisory board took into consideration the alleged promotion of unprotected sexual intercourse in the lyrics to "Pussy".

The band, as well as several members of the German press, reacted with astonishment to the decision. Keyboardist Christian Lorenz expressed surprise at the advisory board's "parochial sense of art" and regretted their apparent inability to detect irony.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/469/493812/text/ |title=Liebe ist nicht für alle da |work=Süddeutsche Zeitung |access-date=12 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112125016/http://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/469/493812/text/ |archive-date=12 November 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laut.de/vorlaut/news/2009/11/11/23636/index.htm |title=Rammstein-Zensur: Mit Fleischgewehren auf Spatzen |publisher=Laut.de |access-date=8 September 2010|language=de}}</ref> On 16 November 2009, a stripped-down version of ''Liebe ist für alle da'' was released. As of 31 May 2010, the administrative court in Cologne had decided to suspend the inclusion into the ''Index'' (case 22 L 1899/09). The German department deleted the record from the ''Index'' on 1 June (Decision No. A 117/10). On 9 June, the band announced that the original version of the album was available in their shop and that the single "Ich tu dir weh" would soon be released in Germany. In October 2011, the album was judged not harmful to minors and deleted from the ''Index''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/urteil-zum-rammstein-album-liebe-ist-doch-fuer-alle-da-1.1172929 |title=Liebe ist doch für alle da |work=Süddeutsche Zeitung |date=25 October 2011 |access-date=29 July 2015}}</ref>

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{{quote box|width=23em|align=left|"Rammstein fights with sarcasm and satire against the "bland americanization" of local cultures in "Amerika" by attacking US Cultural imperialism in the form of popular culture, food, fashion, and yes, even politics."|salign=right|source=— Jill E. Twark, Axel Hildebrandt on the song "Amerika"<ref name=rammsteinincage>{{cite book|title=Envisioning Social Justice in Contemporary German Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hOH9CAAAQBAJ&q=rammstein+amerika+political+imperialism&pg=PA100|access-date=6 October 2019|year=2015|author=Jill E. Twark, Axel Hildebrand| publisher=Boydell & Brewer |isbn = 9781571135698}}</ref>}}

Early on, Rammstein were accused by media outlets in Germany of being [[neo-Nazi]]s due to their imagery. The band released the song "[[Links 2-3-4]]" (''Links'' being German for "left") in 2001 to affirm to the public that they reside on the [[Left-wing politics|left ~~side~~]] of the political spectrum. In a 2011 interview with ''[[Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone Germany]]'', when asked about Nazi accusations, Lindemann stated "We come from the East and we have grown up as [[Socialism|socialist]]s. We used to be either punks or Goths – we hate Nazis! And then suddenly there is such a far-fetched accusation. We are doing exactly the same thing today, but no one in America or in Mexico would even get the idea to come up with something like that. This only happens in Germany. Our reply to this animosity was 'Links 2-3-4', and with that we had made it clear where we stand politically."<ref name="RS DE interview">{{Cite magazine |date=4 January 2019 |title=Rammstein: Exklusives Interview mit Till Lindemann und Flake |url=https://www.rollingstone.de/rammstein-exklusives-interview-mit-till-lindemann-und-flake-lorenz-343190/ |access-date=1 March 2023 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone Germany]] |language=German}}</ref> Regarding the song, Kruspe said: {{"'}}My heart beats on the left, two, three, four'. It's simple. If you want to put us in a political category, we're on the left side, and that's the reason we made the song".<ref>{{cite news |author= Serba, John |title= Operatic Vocals, Industrial Rhythms Mix For a Sound Distinctly ... German |newspaper= Grand Rapids Press |date= 22 July 2001 |page= B6}}</ref> The song's title refers to the refrain of the [[Communist Party of Germany|German Communist Party]] song ''[[Einheitsfrontlied]]'', written by [[Bertholt Brecht]]: "Drum links, zwei, drei! Drum links, zwei, drei! / Wo dein Platz, Genosse ist! / Reih dich ein, in die Arbeitereinheitsfront / Weil du auch ein Arbeiter bist".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marxists.org/subject/art/music/lyrics/de/die-einheitsfront.htm |title=Die Einheitsfront |publisher=Marxists Internet Archive |access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> (Then left, two, three! Then left, two, three! / Here's the place, Comrade, for you! / So fall in with the Workers' [[united front]] / For you are a worker too.) Another key lyric expressing the band's allegiance to the left paraphrases the titles of newspaper columns published side by side for several years in the German newspaper ''[[Bild]]'': "Mein Herz schlägt links" ("My heart beats on the left") by [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] Party co-chair and former [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]] chair [[Oskar Lafontaine]], and "Mein Herz schlägt auf dem rechten Fleck" ("My heart beats in the right place") by [[Peter Gauweiler]] of the conservative [[Christian Social Union of Bavaria|Christian Social Union]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bild.de/politik/2008/oskar-lafontaine-zum-65-geburtstag-5824596.bild.html |title=Hier gratuliert der schwarze Peter dem roten Oskar |date=15 September 2008 |publisher=bild.de |access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> Lorenz stated that the song was created to show the band could write a harsh, evil, military-sounding song without being [[Nazism|Nazis]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://herzeleid.com/en/press/2005-11_flake_chat_english |title= Herzeleid.com (Press) |access-date= 10 April 2007 |publisher= Herzeleid.com |archive-date= 16 February 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070216063348/http://herzeleid.com/en/press/2005-11_flake_chat_english |url-status= dead}}</ref>

The band also wrote the song "[[Amerika (song)|Amerika]]" as a critique of the worldwide cultural and political imperialism of the [[United States]]. In their book ''Envisioning Social Justice in Contemporary German Culture'', Jill E. Twark and Axel Hildebrandt found that the song's text and most of its video's images point toward a critique of America's cultural imperialism, political propaganda, and self-assumed role as global police force. The song responds critically to the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|US invasion of Iraq]] in 2003. They also found that another song of theirs that is critical of the United States is "[[Mein Land]]", believing that it critiques American racism and nationalism.<ref name=rammsteinincage/>

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* [[Oliver Riedel]] – bass guitar

* [[Christoph Schneider]]{{efn|Schneider is credited as "Christoph Doom Schneider" on all Rammstein releases.}} – drums, percussion

* [[Christian Lorenz|Christian "Flake" Lorenz]]{{efn|Lorenz is commonly referred to as "Flake" and is credited as "Doktor Christian Lorenz" on all Rammstein releases.}} – keyboards, synthesizers,[[Sampler (musical instrument)|samples]]~~, synthesizers, trumpet~~, programming

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* Michael Fuchs-Gamböck und Thorsten Schatz: ''Spiel mit dem Feuer – Das inoffizielle Rammstein-Buch''. Heel, Königswinter 2006. {{ISBN|3-89880-661-8}}

* Frédéric Batier: ''Rammstein – Völkerball''. 2006. {{ISBN|3-8291-18694}}

* Ulf Zander: ''Left, Right or Wrong? Rammstein Playing with Symbols of Sex, Violence and Dictatorship as a Test of Democracy'', HumaNetten No. 52, 2024. https://open.lnu.se/index.php/hn/article/view/4299/3789.

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