Rammstein 10th in North America

According to Newsday, Pollstar's Top 20 tours list places Rammstein at ten. They're in good company, ranked amongst such acts as Lady Gaga, Usher, and Kylie Minogue. Not too shabby.

Upping the Voltage

Gevolt have revamped their website. The new look includes what appears to be the outcome of the photoshoot I posted a video from a couple of months back, and is very slick.

They've also got their current album, AlefBase, available on CD at a very modest price of $12.90, as well as available for free download. I've bought both this and their earlier album Sidur and am planning to adapt the lyrics of both, as I have Rammstein's. It can't be called LILTing, but I'm sure I'll come up with something. The Gevolt vocalist/lyricist is called Anatholy, so my first thought was to call my adaptions 'Anaptions', but we'll see.

If you haven't already have a look at my interview with Gevolt earlier in the year. They're an interesting bunch, quite aside from their wonderful music. Watch this space for Anglicised versions of their lyrics and updates. They not only rock, but they're also very nice people. I'm following the band closely.

Left 4 Dead Rammstein Map Assets

Yep, Rammstein fans go that extra distance. A Rammstein-inspired level is just what I need. Shame I'm short a games console at the moment...

Rammstein Seriously

It's almost jarring to hear a conventional US media outlet discussing Rammstein as a major artist, rather than as a boutique foreign freak show, but in a good way:



The two band-fielded questions are conventional and the answers are stock, but this is middle-America taking Rammstein seriously, so I'm sharing it anyway. The lack of personality is more than made up for by the respect shown to our favourite riff-masters.

RammBilling

In an article about Bill Bailey's Sonisphere show we get some idea of the inspiration Rammstein has provided him:

...He then gave a beautiful rendition of Scarborough Fair with a bouzouki before launching into a heavy interpretation through the ears of German rockers Rammstein. It was surprising how well the German lyrics were picked up (rubbish translation below if you want to give it a go), which led into Hokey Cokey, with Bailey clearly showing too much interest in Rammstein.

All the more impressive was that as the rush for the main headliner started, with the rain still lashing down as if straight from heavy metal hell, the crowd stuck with him until the end, allowing a delighted Bill to congratulate everyone on what he claimed must have been " the biggest comedy crowd ever, ever, ever". I’m not sure what McIntyre would say about that.

Scarborough Fair Rammstein-style

Gehst du nach Scarborough Fair?
Petersilie, Salbei, Rosmarin und Thymian,
Erinnere dich an mich an einen, der dort lebt,
Er (sie) war einmal eine wahre Liebe von mir.

I'm a huge Bill Bailey fan, and (I know this might surprise you) I'm also a pretty big Rammstein fan. I love it when things come together like this. Fuck yes!

In Paris

The French are getting a bonus show. Nice.

Du Hast A Capella

Death

A member of my immediate family has just died. The site will not be updated for about a week while I deal with this.

LILT Black-listed by Facebook

The Facebook site is currently blocking this site. Pissed off? Me? Yep.

More MiG dates

More Made in Germany tour dates have been revealed on the Rammstein site. These guys are on a roll.

Gevolt Coming to America

LILTees will know that I found Gevolt fairly recently, and took a real shine to them. I've interviewed them, and listen to their music a lot. They should appeal to many of the same people Rammstein do, but have a unique and genuinely eclectic sound, comprising the industrial riffs of Rammstein, the utterly beautiful musical themes of Yiddish music, with an eerily fragile touch of violin, and a really awesome male vocalist who ticks many of the boxes Lindemann does, and a few more. Their cultural influences are those of the nations of the former USSR and Israel, and Europe in general seems to be touched upon in their overall vibe.

Right now they're in the early stages of planning a tour of the USA. They've kicked off a dedicated Twitter stream for this, so if you're in the US spread the word, share the current album (free unless like me you feel it's worth paying for), and give them feedback.

As they get things nailed down I'll let you know.

Hello Tel Aviv

Tour Dates

More dates have been added to the Made in Germany tour. This is what we have:

06.11.2011 SK Bratislava Zimny Stadion Ondreja Nepelu Tickets hier
08.11.2011 CR Zagreb Arena Tickets hier und hier
10.11.2011 HU Budapest Sportarena Tickets hier
12.11.2011 CZ Prag O2 Arena Tickets hier
14.11.2011 PL Danzig/Sopot Ergo Arena Tickets hier
17.11.2011 D Leipzig Arena ausverkauft
18.11.2011 D Leipzig Arena ausverkauft
20.11.2011 D München Olympiahalle ausverkauft
21.11.2011 D Friedrichshafen Rothaus Halle ausverkauft
23.11.2011 A Wien Stadthalle ausverkauft
25.11.2011 D Berlin O2 World ausverkauft
26.11.2011 D Berlin O2 World ausverkauft
28.11.2011 D Hamburg O2 World ausverkauft
29.11.2011 D Bremen Arena ausverkauft
01.12.2011 F Straßburg Zénith Tickets hier
02.12.2011 LUX Luxemburg Rockhal ausverkauft
04.12.2011 D Düsseldorf ISS Dome ausverkauft
05.12.2011 D Düsseldorf ISS Dome ausverkauft
06.12.2011 D Düsseldorf ISS Dome ausverkauft
08.12.2011 D Frankfurt a. M Festhalle ausverkauft
09.12.2011 D Frankfurt a. M Festhalle ausverkauft
10.12.2011 D Stuttgart Schleyer-Halle ausverkauft
12.12.2011 CH Zürich Hallenstadion ausverkauft
06.02.2012 LT Kaunas Zalgiris Arena Vorverkauf startet am 08.07.2011
07.02.2012 LV Riga Arena Vorverkauf startet am 08.07.2011
10.02.2012 RU Moskau Sport Complex Olympiski Vorverkauf startet am 08.07.2011
13.02.2012 RU St. Petersburg Sport Concert Complex Vorverkauf startet am 08.07.2011
15.02.2012 FI Helsinki Hartwall Areena Vorverkauf startet am 08.07.2011
17.02.2012 SE Stockholm Ericsson Globe Arena Vorverkauf startet am 08.07.2011
19.02.2012 NO Oslo Vallhall Vorverkauf startet am 08.07.2011
21.02.2012 DK Kopenhagen Forum Vorverkauf startet am 08.07.2011
22.02.2012 DK Herning Jyske Bank Boxen Vorverkauf startet am 08.07.2011
24.02.2012 GB London The O2 Arena Vorverkauf startet am 08.07.2011
25.02.2012 GB Birmingham LG Arena Vorverkauf startet am 08.07.2011
27.02.2012 IE Dublin The O2 Vorverkauf startet am 08.07.2011
29.02.2012 GB Newcastle Metro Arena Vorverkauf startet am 08.07.2011
01.03.2012 GB Manchester MEN Arena Vorverkauf startet am 08.07.2011
02.03.2012 GB Nottingham Capital FM Arena Vorverkauf startet am 08.07.2011
04.03.2012 NL Rotterdam Ahoy Vorverkauf startet am 08.07.2011
06.03.2012 FR Paris Bercy Vorverkauf startet am 08.07.2011
08.03.2012 BE Antwerpen Sportpalais Vorverkauf startet am 08.07.2011