2011-10-01
4th Berlin Show Announced
Rammstein have announced a 4th show in Berlin on December 15, with tickets available exclusively from the Rammstein Shop.
2011-09-25
Third Show in Berlin
I'm a bit slow off the mark, but for those of you who don't know then I guess it's news that Rammstein have announced a third show in berlin in December.
2011-09-13
Engel Fingered
Finger-style? Sounds saucy.
Actually no, it sounds like Bon Jovi had Rammstein's bastard child. I like it. Thanks Phil.
Actually no, it sounds like Bon Jovi had Rammstein's bastard child. I like it. Thanks Phil.
2011-09-11
Rehearsals
LIFAD community members can be in with a chance to attend Rammstein rehearsal shows at the end of October, in Berlin. LIFAD is the official Rammstein community, and these are not public shows. You can join here, if you wish to go into the draw for tickets.
2011-09-05
Mine Stein
2011-09-03
Academolition
Musicians or performance artists? Circus or opera? Off-beat or off-colour? Academia or demolition? Got a thesis in you? I could write a damned book...
Anyway, the University of Pennsylvania Department of English wants abstracts. If you don't know what an abstract is then you probably don't have the required skillset to write one, or back it up with a complete paper, but don't let that stop you from trying. We could get interesting results if a bunch of rammdoms submitting pieces.
Anyway, the University of Pennsylvania Department of English wants abstracts. If you don't know what an abstract is then you probably don't have the required skillset to write one, or back it up with a complete paper, but don't let that stop you from trying. We could get interesting results if a bunch of rammdoms submitting pieces.
2011-08-29
A Warm-Up for Cardiff
The Welsh are a lovely bunch. I've never checked out this lot. They're a tad out of my reach, but RAMMLIED sounds like a fun little warm-up for the Made in Germany tour.
Swedes Are So Supportive
Rammstein have announced that the Swedish band, Deathstars, will be supporting them on the Made in Germany tour. I don't know a damned thing about them, but they're from my country of birth and they're metal, which tends to be a good combination.
Win Rammstein Tickets
UK residents can go into the draw for tickets to the Made in Germany show of their choice here.
2011-08-15
On a Lighter Note...
Cookie: Pussy, parodied, badly:
Well, not so badly done, musically. The lyrics could have been much more amusing with a little thought.
I guess it had to be done.
Well, not so badly done, musically. The lyrics could have been much more amusing with a little thought.
I guess it had to be done.
Mein Herz Brennt
I'm a bit irritated. Some smacktard posted all sorts of highly provocative crap in a website post entitled 'Rammstein Concerts: Better than killing Jews' and now the damned thing won't go away. His blog post was apparently meant to be about a Rammstein show, but then became all about shooting Joe Lieberman (many times). It sounds as though it was the usual toxic, hate-driven, rectal leakage we see from white supremacists whenever they get onto their bandwagon. It's drivel, not worthy of our attention, but because this sad little twerp mentioned that he thinks Lieberman should be shot it has become a ubiquitous story, indelibly associated with Rammstein, a left-wing band, made up of middle-aged Germans who grew up behind the iron curtain. Really? Why?
Heartburn. That's what the racists are giving me. And it's not the good Rammsteinish variety either.
Heartburn. That's what the racists are giving me. And it's not the good Rammsteinish variety either.
2011-07-30
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.
2011-07-25
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.
2011-07-21
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...
2011-07-20
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.
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.
2011-07-16
RammBilling
In an article about Bill Bailey's Sonisphere show we get some idea of the inspiration Rammstein has provided him:
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!
...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!
2011-07-08
2011-07-06
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.
2011-07-02
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.
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.
2011-07-01
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
2011-06-22
I'm Not Dead
As much as this site my appear to be dead in the water I'm alive and well, and can't wait to get back into it...as soon as I have an internet connection. I'm posting this over a highly over-priced cellular connection (thanks Vodafone NZ), as I wait for my DSL to be up and running. I'll be back in black.
2011-06-18
Made in Germany Album & Tour
Rammstein have announced their next tour and album just now:RAMMSTEIN have assembled a retrospective of their most significant songs: "Made In Germany 1995 – 2011"!
The machinery of RAMMSTEIN Live is hauling across the whole of Europe, starting 6 November 2011 and bringing the essence of 16 years to the stage. With a completely new show, RAMMSTEIN at its best!
All dates are listed below. The tour will be continued in 2012.
The tour dates are as follows:
„Made In Germany 1995 – 2011"- Tour
11/06/2011 SK Bratislava Zimny Stadion Ondreja Nepelu
11/10/2011 HU Budapest Sportarena
11/12/2011 CZ Prague O2 Arena
11/14/2011 PL Gdanks/Sopot Ergo Arena
11/17/2011 D Leipzig Arena
11/20/2011 D Munich Olympiahalle
11/21/2011 D Friedrichshafen Rothaus Halle
11/23/2011 A Vienna Stadthalle
11/25/2011 D Berlin O2 World
11/28/2011 D Hamburg O2 World
11/29/2011 D Bremen Arena
12/01/2011 F Strasbourg Zénith
12/02/2011 LUX Luxembourg Rockhal
12/04/2011 D Düsseldorf ISS Dome
12/08/2011 D Frankfurt a. M. Festhalle
12/10/2011 D Stuttgart Schleyer-Halle
12/12/2011 CH Zurich Hallenstadion
They add detail about the album as well:
Parallel to the tour, "Made In Germany 1995 – 2011" will be released – 20 RAMMSTEIN original bests, including one new track, as well as the entire video catalog for the first time on CD/DVD!
See the link to the Rammstein site for ticket details.
2011-06-17
Christchurch Shakes
This is completely off-topic, but I wanted to share it to give people some idea of what is going on in Christchurch, New Zealand, where quakes have been destroying infrastructure, homes, and businesses, leaving people shaken and in shock, separating families from their homes and belongings, and killing and injuring many:
This started in September last year. Donations to the NZ Red Cross will benefit the victims of this awful series of disasters directly.
This started in September last year. Donations to the NZ Red Cross will benefit the victims of this awful series of disasters directly.
2011-06-16
Confirmation?
Rock Sins has posted that the March 1 Manchester show has been confirmed. It'll be interesting to see how this develops.
The Gauntlet and Richard
TG has posted content from his interview with Richard last month. It's from here that we had the first intimation that Rammstein might be heading back to the US, and this, an interview conducted in the US during the last LIFAD tour leg.
2011-06-15
Back to the UK
March at MEN in Manchester, according to Metal Hammer. More details (and presumably venues) to come. Stay tuned...
2011-06-11
Video Release Estimate
Rammstein's site has stated that they expect to release the new video in late Autumn this year. I won't link to the Rammstein site, as it's behaving very strangely for me. The 'Rammstein's North America Tour' link takes me to the article just posted with a URL indicating it's the Golden Gods nomination article, and I'm deeply confused. The CMS seems to have gone a bit haywire.
Aussie Tour Rumour False
It is being put about that someone called Universal Media has confirmed a four date tour in Australia. Here is an excerpt:
I have checked, and this is false. Please do not propagate this rumour. It's unfair Rammstein, their team, and to Australian fans.
Rammstein and Universal Media have now chosen 4 cities in Australia to do a tour, as of yet I have not been advised on these cities or the dates and I am currently talking to Universal Media over the next month and I will post the dates as soon as I know them, and I thank everyone for there support to bring Rammstein to Australia.
I have checked, and this is false. Please do not propagate this rumour. It's unfair Rammstein, their team, and to Australian fans.
2011-06-08
Vegas Fan-Photos
A Herzeleid user called bdjules has shared some really good photos from the Las vegas show, and very kindly given me permission to post them:
There may be more to come!
There may be more to come!
2011-06-07
Correction: Attendance Figure
I'm afraid I made something of an assumption regarding the 100,000 number I posted this morning. Because it wasn't specified I assumed that number was for the entire leg of the tour, but it turns out that it's only for the US and Canada! Mexico is not included. That just makes it even more impressive.
Attendance High
The latest leg of the LIFAD tour has been rather impressive, especially if you consider only the US shows, because we all know Mexico has a long-term love affair with Rammstein, which is entirely reciprocated, and Canada is multilingual anyway. An official source has told me that attendance across this entire leg (including Mexico and Canada) has been around 100,000. That is huge. The USA is a hard market for non-English-singing acts to break into, yet Rammstein has smashed their way in, torched the place, and come away with the sort of attendance number that an English-singing band would be proud of. Way to go Rammstein!
Correction: This figure is not for Canada, USA, and Mexico. It's just for the US and Canada! Awesome :)
2011-06-06
The Owl Mag Photos
Some excellent photos of both Rammstein and Combichrist have been posted to The Owl Mag. They're from the Oracle Arena show, and the photographer is Mike Roseti.
Rammstein in the USA
Kadri, one of the four people I was able to give concert tickets to, thanks to Webby, has reported back on her Rammstein experience. Enjoy:
Alright, Liebe fellow Rammsteiners, time for some concert rewiews from the concerts in USA!
I was there for 3 shows: Oakland, Los Angeles and Las Vegas (for which I won the ticket from here). I flew in from all the way from Europe, just to see them in 3 shows, but oh boy! has that been rewarding!!! But let's start at the beginning.
To give you a picture of myself: I am a blond Estonian girl, who has been terrified to go to places I do not know, my whole life. This trip proved to me, that with a good enough reason nothing is impossible. I landed in San Francisco 3 days before the Oakland show and thought to myself, well, let's see some of SF-s sights as well. Hah, it rained nonstop all the time, so my whole sightseeing ended up in couple of shopping malls and many small divebars for some beers. But then... met couple of people, who I got to know (and love) from fan-gathering in NYC in December, and we went out on the night before the show to a have a couple of beers. There, one of them casually mentioned: "oh, by the way, I won 2 meet and greet tickets for the Oakland show and I have a spare one, wanna go?" I swear to god, I almost fell down!!! And it did happen, we got to meet 5 out of 6 band members (only Schneider was missing) just minutes before they went on the stage, got pictures with them, and I got their autographs on my LIFAD CD cover, and a hug from Richard. Happy as a kid in a candy store!!! They were all really nice, although Ollie seemed very shy, and Till looked slightly annoyed and bored. But Richard and Paul were sooo nice, they smiled and chatted with us. After the meet and greet we were escorted to the PIT to see the show, and we ended up in 6-7th row, which was not bad at all. The concert itself was great, as they all are.
The next day it was off to LA, to be ready for the lineup early in the morning of May 20th. I was there at 7 AM, and our group was the second one in line. During the day in the line it turned out, that one of our group members had an extra PIT ticket for Vegas, and I ended up buying it off of him, although I had the ticket won from here, but it was a seated ticket, and if given a choice, I always would prefer PIT. (The PIT tickets for Vegas were so insanely overpriced, that I could not let get away the possibility to have it only slightly over the face value). After looong waiting it was time to run for the first row. Ended up there just between Richard and Till, couldn’t get better than that! Then there was the time for Combichrist, the supporting act on all 3 shows to start warming people up. As I do like them as well, I really enjoyed their act, until… Richard and Paul showed up on the stage to perform “Blut Royale” together with them! What a massive surprise!!! The crowd flipped out! Both Richard and Paul really seemed to enjoy themselves; they were smiling all the time – something, that is very rare for Richard during a concert. After that there was time for Rammstein to enter the stage. They did, with the big black wall with Richard and Paul punching their way through that, and finally Till welding his way on the stage. But, pictures speak louder than words, so I really suggest, you check out the footage from the concerts on youtube. The crowd in the LA show was quite wild, and I got some serious bruises from a couple of crowd surfers, but hey, It’s rock, without some bruises after the concert you will look like a pussy.At the end of the concert I got a high-five from Richard, when he jumped off the stage at the end. WIN!!!
Right after the LA show it was time to head towards Vegas, and after nearly 5 hours we arrived in sin city. We went straight to the lineup, just to see, that we were almost first in line again. Reached he first row again, this time right in front of Richard. And again, the show was amazing! As it was the last show together for Combichrist and Rammstein, then they had prepared a special surprise for the audience for both Combichrist performance (Lacey Conner from “Lords of Acid” and Sin Quirin of “Ministry” performing “Kickstart the fight” and “What the f**k is wrong with you?” together with Combichrist), as well as for the Rammstein (Joey Letz and Trevor Friedrich from Combichrist joined Rammstein on stage for “Ich will” and “Sonne” – there were 3 drumsets on the stage – it was INSANE!).
So to make a really long story short: the trip was soooo worth travelling around the world. Would not change anything, and I would do it all over again in a heartbeat.
2011-06-04
Rammstein in Rosemont: 7th Highest Grossing
The Rosemont Rammstein show is listed as the 7th highest grossing show in the US for April and May 2011. Not bad for a pack of foreigners.
LIFAD, Especially For This Guy!
The whole idea of LIFAD and the heart symbol really comes into its own when a Rammstein fan (link in Spanish - GLT English here), desperately in need of a new heart, lies in hospital fighting an infection. It would be nice to click my fingers and send the band to him. It would be nicer if I could magic up a heart for him. Spread the word though. This boy needs to be in all our hearts.
2011-06-03
2011-05-28
Gevolt: Behind the Scenes Video
Roman Kruter has posted a video documenting a Gevolt photo shoot, accompanied by Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn, from Gevolt's current album, AlefBase:
If you haven't read it yet, my recent interview with the band is here.
Behind the scene "GEVOLT" from roman kruter on Vimeo.
If you haven't read it yet, my recent interview with the band is here.
New Video Shoot
The Rammstein site has been updated with photos from the new video shoot in Malibu.On May 23rd, the band recorded the 22th Rammstein video in LA. Once again directed by the Swede Jonas Åkerlund. After Ich tu dir weh, Pussy, and Mann gegen Mann, he is back for his 4th Rammstein video.
What do you think it's for? I'm thinking LIFAD, but I've heard theories that it's Roter Sand or an entirely new track. Given that one of the video's cast has mentioned moshing I shouldn't think it's Roter Sand, but she thinks it's for the 'best of' so the new track idea isn't a bad one.
Real Life
Labouring under the terrible burden of having the most awesome job in the world as I am, and also having huge amounts going on outside work, I have neglected you horribly. I'm sorry about this. I'll be back on track in a few days, rammaging around, digging up little gemstones about your favourite Germans, and posting them here for your delectation.
Oops, got to go and work again...
Oops, got to go and work again...
2011-05-26
2011-05-24
Timing is Everything
Why does Rammstein always do cool stuff when I'm flat-out at work, or somewhere without network, or driving, or something? They posted a long-distance shot of a video shoot today, and I didn't have time to post it here until now.
Never Take Joey's Stuff
This is what happens when someone takes Joey's drum away, instead of holding it for him to play:
The lesson here is don't mess with Joe's performance. He's a lovely guy, and messing with his drumming is just...wrong. It's like kicking him in the slats for no reason.
By the way, if the guy who took Joe's drum reads this, he wants you to PM him on facebook.
The lesson here is don't mess with Joe's performance. He's a lovely guy, and messing with his drumming is just...wrong. It's like kicking him in the slats for no reason.
By the way, if the guy who took Joe's drum reads this, he wants you to PM him on facebook.
2011-05-23
2011-05-22
My Latest Finds
I have two things to post, but neither warrant its own article, so here they are:
LA Review with slideshow
Toronto photos
LA Review with slideshow
Toronto photos
Listen to The Gauntlet's RZK Interview
TG has posted last night's interview with Richard. You have to hear this stuff to believe it, so listen.
2011-05-21
Gevolt Interview
As regular readers will no doubt know, I recently fell in love with another band. Gevolt, an Israel-based Yiddish metal band, has been around for a while, but I only recently discovered it through my relentless search for Rammstein news. I hit upon Gevolt after it was compared to Rammstein in an article on music from around the world. While Gevolt does share traits with Rammstein it is a different creature, with its own unique and incredibly compelling sound. I wanted to know a bit more about the people behind it, so I contacted them. They very kindly agreed to an interview.
Below is the outcome of several emails between myself and the members of Gevolt. Answers have come from the entire band, written by various members, but always labelled or addressed where answers are specific to one of the crew.
Photo by Alex Freiter
How did the founding members meet and come up with Gevolt?
I'm very glad that you succeeded in failing your exams. The world wouldn't be nearly so much fun without GEVOLT. Out of interest, what were you studying?
I consider that rather appropriate :)
'Electrify', 'buzz', 'a bolt from the blue', and more electricity-related turns of phrase all describe what your music is to me in these initial stages of merging it with my mind. In the days since I first found you have have graduated from my main play-list, to my workout play-list, and onto my driving play-list, which is the most critical, as I LOVE to drive, and insist on the best music.
Photo by Alex Freiter
What do you guys listen to when you are driving or travelling? Also, who would you consider to be your primary influences? I'd really like to hear from all of you on this, as you each bring your own material to your work.
Photo by Alex Freiter
Was any of the ruins of kaballah project recorded and released?
Haha! They're not the only ones. Do you ever think you would release those songs, perhaps as part of a retrospective project?
And how have you found your new members as older ones have sloughed off?
Does the magic change, or do you select new people to fit the gaps they're to fill?
Indeed it is - I'm spellbound. I'm going to have to buy Sidur. What should I expect, in terms of differences to AlefBase?
Are most of your iTunes sales for Sidur in the Israeli store, or are you getting a healthy market building in other countries too?
The territories from which people are buying and downloading your albums from is useful information. I get the feeling you will do very well in the same territories as Rammstein, partly because of the kinship between Yiddish and High German, and the Russian/former USSR connection, but also because, despite the differences, your sound is appealing on many of the same levels as theirs. Have you explored the Spanish-speaking markets?
Photo by Yevgeny Raw
While I am on the subject of Rammstein, have they had any influence on the development of your sound, or have you worked in a more parallel way?
How did the fusion of metal and Yiddish music come to happen? It seems an unlikely marriage, and yet it works.
Are all your songs based on existing Yiddish songs, or have you composed them from scratch, only to create a feeling of the old style of music. I feel like I recognise some songs, but can't be sure, if it's because they're old and pervasive, or because you are very skilled at composing in that style.
In that case I probably am recognising the underlying material.
Photo by Yevgeny Raw
Evolution is important, so I'm glad you're not going to let yourselves get bogged down in the texture of the current album. Are you intending to shift away from the traditional theme for the next one, or are you going to develop on that further?
I'm really looking forward to this. How long have your previous albums taken to develop?
That's a reasonable development cycle. Can you tell me what you each do outside the band?
Photo by Alex Freiter
Are you trying for the beauty, along with the brutality, or is that an inevitable side-effect of the Yiddish style of music tinting even the harshest elements with gold?
Let the magic form itself, then. The violin is a big part of the old world feel and the beauty of your music. Are there any other instruments you would like to fuse with your current line-up?
That makes sense, given your method for composing and developing songs. I was thinking after writing the last question that some cellos and double basses would work so well woven through the guitar wall, and boost the violen really well.
Given your eastern heritage have you considered 'metal-plating' traditional, non-Yiddish songs from your countries of birth
Do you plan to tour outside Israel, if so, which countries show the most promising fan-bases so far?
Photo by Yevgeny Raw
Would you like to make an album in a new language, such as English or Hebrew?
Which nations are you each from, originally, and what brought you to Israel?
Noting the Russian, Yiddish, and then mention of Hebrew, it almost sounds like the band's journey is parallel to your personal journeys, or even the recent history of Russian Jews. Is that a fair observation, or is that reading too much into it?
Also, is there an agenda within your music to promote, raise awareness of, or educate regarding Israel?
How do you feel about being compared to Rammstein? This comes about because of the awesome vocals of Anatholy, and the combination of lung-flattening guitar and keyboards, but you each so clearly represent two very divergent focuses.
While Anatholy's voice is different to Lindemann's, they have similar vocal ranges, and both sing with a distinctly operatic touch, so comparison is somewhat inevitable. What really solidifies the similarities between the two men is the exaggerated rolling of Rs. Is this speech mannerism a trait of Yiddish speech, or is it Anatholy's own, as it is with Lindemann?
Photo by Ludmila Bazarov
Anatholy, your singing is a revelation. Which language is your favourite?
Your music is brutal, sensitive, and highly immersive. Do any of you ever wonder how on earth this has come about? That is, does it all seem to be much more than you expect, after you've been jamming, and come to pull everything together for the first time?
How do you develop your compositions as a group?
Photo by Yevgeny Raw
Do you have a dominant personality in the band, or do you operate as a democracy?
Cool. What about the cliche roles? You know: the clown who cracks wise all the time, the peacemaker, the weird ideas person, the serious person, the motivator, etc. Who's who?
Do any of the band members have musical side-projects, aside from Misha and Eva with her job?
Gevolt website
Gevolt's current album download
Gevolt on Facebook
Gevolt on Twitter
Gevolt on YouTube
Gevolt on MySpace
Gevolt on Last.FM
Thank you, Gevolt.
Below is the outcome of several emails between myself and the members of Gevolt. Answers have come from the entire band, written by various members, but always labelled or addressed where answers are specific to one of the crew.
Photo by Alex FreiterHow did the founding members meet and come up with Gevolt?
In the early 90's Anatholy Bonder and Dima Lifshits met in the collage class.
Together skipped the entire last semester of the first year and successfully failed the exams))
On the second year they even didn’t try, preferring to play, play, play…
Then they found Vadim Weinstein for a drummming and started a punk rock band called "Pot Of Honey", but in a while military service duty came so they had to split.
In 1999 Anatholy as a singer and Leonid Polonski as a song writer started a project called "ruins of kaballah" - made of programmed orchestration and vocals only.
The Ideas of that project has served as the basis for the GEVOLT in the future. ( some of the songs like “2+2” and “Molotok” were recaptured on a SIDUR album.)
Somewhere in 2001 Anatholy came with desire to make it in electric by gathering a band.
This marked the beginning of GEVOLT.
I'm very glad that you succeeded in failing your exams. The world wouldn't be nearly so much fun without GEVOLT. Out of interest, what were you studying?
Electricity
I consider that rather appropriate :)
'Electrify', 'buzz', 'a bolt from the blue', and more electricity-related turns of phrase all describe what your music is to me in these initial stages of merging it with my mind. In the days since I first found you have have graduated from my main play-list, to my workout play-list, and onto my driving play-list, which is the most critical, as I LOVE to drive, and insist on the best music.
Right music for driving is surely important, that’s true.:)
Photo by Alex FreiterWhat do you guys listen to when you are driving or travelling? Also, who would you consider to be your primary influences? I'd really like to hear from all of you on this, as you each bring your own material to your work.
Misha: It’s always depends, on a company ,mood , time of the day, but mostly it’s energetic.
I often use car audio systems as sound reference when mixing.
I can say with certainty, we are listening to all kinds of genres. We often discuss songs or even whole albums either metal or classic, making some kind of analysis, just to understand more accurately the tastes of each other. We share music between us as well.
Our drummer is a big music lover, listens to new music all the time.
His influences: Deep Purple ,Rainbow, Camel, Kayak, Symphony X.
Anatholys influences:
Egor Letov(Grazhdanskaya Oborona), Auktyon, Sektor Gaza, Nirvana, Ozzy Osbourn, Manowar, Sex Pistols, Rammstein, System of a dawn, Pantera, Metallica, Death, Fedor Shalyapin, Nogu svelo, Green Day, Kusturica and No Smoking Band...
Chants of northern and steppe peoples of Asia.
Those days at work: Letov, Gogol Bordello.
Mark says:
Well, I don't drive, but I listen to music a lot when I'm in a bus on a way to work.
Lots of old good Motown records, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Queen, Nirvana, Limp Bizkit, Korn, Slipknot, Michael Jackson, Pendulum, Enter shikari, Air, Mogway, Flaming Lips, Weezer, The Strokes, Blur, Gojira, Pomplamoose, 30 seconds to Mars, Short Stack, Bjork, The Beatles, Imogen Heap, Jan Tiersen, Wagner, The XX... it's about 10% of my iPod content;
influences:
Everything that sounds good. It can be either pop music, indie rock or extreme metal...
Misha: My big influence was Black metal genre, once I played in a band called Arafel - participated on the recording of the first album.
By the way, you can check my other projects :
FB [force]
EIN
Photo by Alex FreiterWas any of the ruins of kaballah project recorded and released?
7 songs were recorded and never released. Rest of the band didn’t even know this recording existed before the interview, so now some of the members became really curious to hear it.))
Haha! They're not the only ones. Do you ever think you would release those songs, perhaps as part of a retrospective project?
Yes, we will.
We will just post em on youtube or something...
And how have you found your new members as older ones have sloughed off?
We have a musician's community(rock\metal), where mostly everyone knows the other, so when someone decides to leave the band, the hearing spreads quite fast. For example, our guitar player already played(jamming) with the drummer before he was invited to the band.
And the Bass player was well known to us from playing in another bands.
Does the magic change, or do you select new people to fit the gaps they're to fill?
Naturally, the changes are always remain its mark.
Of course the magic has changed. Cause it’s – Magic:)
Indeed it is - I'm spellbound. I'm going to have to buy Sidur. What should I expect, in terms of differences to AlefBase?
AlefBase – alphabet. ))
sid·dur n. pl. sid·du·rim (s-drm, sd-rm) Judaism A prayer book containing prayers for the various days of the year.
- a kit of songs for practical use.
We find Sidur more atmospheric, in some way mysterious with a gothic touch.
Are most of your iTunes sales for Sidur in the Israeli store, or are you getting a healthy market building in other countries too?
We think that we got more iTunes sales outside of Israel)), probably because iTunes is not that big(popular) in Israel.
At this moment, we distributing SIDUR through CD Baby (physical/digital) and its not only in Israel.
The territories from which people are buying and downloading your albums from is useful information. I get the feeling you will do very well in the same territories as Rammstein, partly because of the kinship between Yiddish and High German, and the Russian/former USSR connection, but also because, despite the differences, your sound is appealing on many of the same levels as theirs. Have you explored the Spanish-speaking markets?
Not yet.))
Photo by Yevgeny Raw
While I am on the subject of Rammstein, have they had any influence on the development of your sound, or have you worked in a more parallel way?
We like the way Rammstein sounds, but it never was the landmark on developing our sound.
How did the fusion of metal and Yiddish music come to happen? It seems an unlikely marriage, and yet it works.
We like to do incredible things.
Are all your songs based on existing Yiddish songs, or have you composed them from scratch, only to create a feeling of the old style of music. I feel like I recognise some songs, but can't be sure, if it's because they're old and pervasive, or because you are very skilled at composing in that style.
The entire AlefBase album is based on old good traditional Yiddish motifs.
We have made total changes, rearrangements and adds to the originals, guided by our taste.
Recently we started to work on a new album, which hopefully will consist of a new material in Yiddish and we'll not stop on the sound we got in the AlefBase, we'll move forward to get more (maybe more heavy, maybe more folk, maybe more fun, maybe all together)
In that case I probably am recognising the underlying material.
Photo by Yevgeny RawEvolution is important, so I'm glad you're not going to let yourselves get bogged down in the texture of the current album. Are you intending to shift away from the traditional theme for the next one, or are you going to develop on that further?
We're more likely to expand horizons in both ways, to create more individualistic and innovative patterns.
I'm really looking forward to this. How long have your previous albums taken to develop?
About 4 to 5 years each.
We all have daily duties, sometimes it's just hard to find enough time for making music.
At that time we have a discussion within the band for most productive system to make the next one faster but with highest quality.
That's a reasonable development cycle. Can you tell me what you each do outside the band?
Eva is a professional Violinist, plays in orchestra
Anatholy: Family and working as programmer.
Mark says:
I work as an art director in some small design studio. At free time I draw a lot, play with my other bands, write material for my solo project and do a bit of sports.
Dimitry is a sound engineer, post production.
Misha: I work as a sound engineer, recording and producing, mostly working with rock\metal bands.
Photo by Alex Freiter
Are you trying for the beauty, along with the brutality, or is that an inevitable side-effect of the Yiddish style of music tinting even the harshest elements with gold?
We are not trying, but doing Music first of all.
...and last of all.
...and in the middle:)
Let the magic form itself, then. The violin is a big part of the old world feel and the beauty of your music. Are there any other instruments you would like to fuse with your current line-up?
Hard to tell at this point, it possible that we will mix in some additional instruments, as we did on AlefBase’s 11 track (Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn) and 3 track (Der Rebe Elimelekh).
So far we treat this as a post production thing, which usually takes place at much further step of making an album.
That makes sense, given your method for composing and developing songs. I was thinking after writing the last question that some cellos and double basses would work so well woven through the guitar wall, and boost the violen really well.
We will think about it:)
Given your eastern heritage have you considered 'metal-plating' traditional, non-Yiddish songs from your countries of birth
Not really.
Sudir album is somehow displays that.
Do you plan to tour outside Israel, if so, which countries show the most promising fan-bases so far?
We're working hard on local booking for now.
We'd like to make some long tour, since we have fans in many countries in the world. Recently we've got a bunch of gig proposals in some Europe countries and USA. Also in Russia and former USSR countries (Which is not a miracle, all of our band members were born in former Union).
By now we're doing all of booking and promotion by ourselves, but still looking for some booking agency to help us.
Photo by Yevgeny RawWould you like to make an album in a new language, such as English or Hebrew?
Yes,I think, Hebrew is really interesting to make a metal record with.
Which nations are you each from, originally, and what brought you to Israel?
Anatholy:
I was born in Kiev (Ukraine) and lived there. Also lived in Nizhnevartovsk (Russia - Siberia) about 6-7 years.
My parents brought me to when I was 16.
Mark:
I was born at Russian border with China (Khabarovsk, Russian Far East district) and in the age of 17 moved to Israel. Well, I'm not that big sionist. I just was young and wanted some adventures.
Vadim:
Russia - Belgorod . Repatriated with parents at age 15.
Misha:
I was born in Tashkent – Uzbekistan. Repatriated with parents at age 11.
Dimitry was born in Russia, I think, in Sverdlovsk.
Noting the Russian, Yiddish, and then mention of Hebrew, it almost sounds like the band's journey is parallel to your personal journeys, or even the recent history of Russian Jews. Is that a fair observation, or is that reading too much into it?
More or less the impression is correct;
We have absorbed various elements of the different cultures, that somehow were transformed into the essence of Gevolt.
Also, is there an agenda within your music to promote, raise awareness of, or educate regarding Israel?
We are reflecting our ways, our home, and our state of mind through music.
Of course we are inspired and influenced by the environment which we are surrounded by.
Whether it be walking the old city of Jerusalem or hanging around with friends on the embankment of Tel-Aviv.
How do you feel about being compared to Rammstein? This comes about because of the awesome vocals of Anatholy, and the combination of lung-flattening guitar and keyboards, but you each so clearly represent two very divergent focuses.
Being compared to Rammstein is not a crime:)
After all, Rammstein is a great band.
There's nothing to do, we both have a low-pitched vocalist and a wall of guitars.
While Anatholy's voice is different to Lindemann's, they have similar vocal ranges, and both sing with a distinctly operatic touch, so comparison is somewhat inevitable. What really solidifies the similarities between the two men is the exaggerated rolling of Rs. Is this speech mannerism a trait of Yiddish speech, or is it Anatholy's own, as it is with Lindemann?
Well, we do not see much difference, whether it's Sidur with singing in Russian or AlefBase.
So likely it Anatholy’s specification.))
Photo by Ludmila BazarovAnatholy, your singing is a revelation. Which language is your favourite?
I love Russian, Hebrew, Yiddish, English, German, Finnish...
Some of those i know well, some of those not much and some of those absolutely not:)
My native language is Russian ( thats why - Rs), then it was English (in school), after that - Hebrew, and now i'm learning (or think that learning) Yiddish - and I like it too.
Your music is brutal, sensitive, and highly immersive. Do any of you ever wonder how on earth this has come about? That is, does it all seem to be much more than you expect, after you've been jamming, and come to pull everything together for the first time?
It's something that has to do with certain people and their specific relationships within the band, which is probably impossible to calculate.
A symbiosis of personalities, various dynamics and desire for self-expression, if you will.
We worked hard on the “AlefBase” album and ultimately - we're satisfied with the result.
Nowadays I get a little bit excited with the ideas I’m writing down for the new one.
How do you develop your compositions as a group?
We do it by stages.
Most of our compositions has been developed within the rehearsals,
then got polished during the recordings.
Since we record and mix by ourselves, final touches are possible till the final point.
Photo by Yevgeny RawDo you have a dominant personality in the band, or do you operate as a democracy?
Usually the dominance in our band passes from person to person, depending on the matter.
Cool. What about the cliche roles? You know: the clown who cracks wise all the time, the peacemaker, the weird ideas person, the serious person, the motivator, etc. Who's who?
Every one of us in different times become one of those persons:)
Do any of the band members have musical side-projects, aside from Misha and Eva with her job?
Vadim’s side project
Gevolt website
Gevolt's current album download
Gevolt on Facebook
Gevolt on Twitter
Gevolt on YouTube
Gevolt on MySpace
Gevolt on Last.FM
Thank you, Gevolt.
Rammstein World?
I can't get to rammsteinworld.com in my web browsers. Can you? The DNS looks okay, and the server it's hosted on is responding to TCP queries, but the HTTP service is not responding to my browser's requests. I'm too damned tired to work it out, but let me know whether you can resolve the site okay. It may just be me, for some reason.
RZK Interview
There's a good interview with RZK from Jam Magazine Online. It skips the LIFAD era almost entirely, and delves into Richard's history, Germany's history, and Rammstein's...history. It's different and well worth a read...if you're interested in history.
The Gauntlet Interviewing Rammstein
If you watch LILTwitter and/or @TheGauntlet you will have seen that he is about to interview Rammstein. As soon as he has recovered from the show and found the time to post that I'll link to it. Knowing TG it should be a goodie!
Photos From SoundSpike
There's a rolling slideshow with 13 shots from Oakland. They're good, though some of the crops annoy me. Worth checking out though.
If you find other galleries that you think are worth sharing send me the link, and I'll post them. It's a shame Silvijo isn't in the US at the moment. I could do with some more of his photos.
Paul Interviewed
The LA Weekly blog has posted a Paul Landers interview. He says some nice stuff about Combichrist:
There's plenty of other good stuff in there, so check it out.
You are touring with Combichrist again. Do you know the last time they played Los Angeles they headlined at the Music Box. Do you guys particularly like them or is there some other reason they keep ending up on the bill?
Well, it's really just because we are all gay.
We like them they are really nice people. I think it's important to get along with your opening bands because you're pretty much in close contact with them a lot.
And then I think we really compliment each other musically as well [with Combichrist] there not long sequences, they have no guitars, I think people are going to just be really amped up and can't wait till we break out the guitars. We're not bringing on some help-out metal band that people will be tired of and we can just rock out after they open for us.
And they're really nice to look at and they bring a lot of energy to the stage, they really bring a great show on as well.
There's plenty of other good stuff in there, so check it out.
Oakland Crushed
NBC has posted a review of the Oakland show. It's rather well-written, and the writer obviously got the right kind of kick out of the whole shebang.
Do Your Homework
Consequence of Sound has posted about Rammstein on Kimmel, stating that Rammstein have been banned from the US for ten years. Someone hasn't done their research.
Rammstein Fan Missing
A Rammstein fan, who was to cycle from Calgary to Edmonton to attend the Rammstein show, has not come back. According to this article he hasn't been seen or heard from by his family since May 8, and they don't know if he was intending to meet anyone or not. This disappearance is apparently out of character, so if you know or met up with Scott Chunn, 25, at the Toronto show please contact Calgary police.
2011-05-20
Rammstein on Jimmy Kimmel's Show
Metal Sanaz has posted this in three parts to her YouTube channel:
I haven't watched it yet. I just got home from work, saw this, and posted. Enjoy!
I haven't watched it yet. I just got home from work, saw this, and posted. Enjoy!
2011-05-19
Suzi Pratt Photos
Suzi has posted her photos from Tacoma. She's included Combichrist shots as well. Here is her photography website.
2011-05-18
A Bigarse Post
I've got a hoard of material for you, which I would normally have posted as I found its parts, but it's just all been a bit much so this is something of a megapost:
Affenknecht: Review of Chicago
LA Lead-In
Tacoma Review
Toronto Review
Oakland Lead-In
Montreal Review
Silly Work of Fiction
Photos
&
Where to Go to See Rammstein on Kimmel After the Fact
Affenknecht: Review of Chicago
LA Lead-In
Tacoma Review
Toronto Review
Oakland Lead-In
Montreal Review
Silly Work of Fiction
Photos
&
Where to Go to See Rammstein on Kimmel After the Fact
2011-05-17
Rough Day
I've had a terrible day; forgetting to take my medication, wrecking my plans and disrupting my work routine; and I now plan to catch up on some work, listen to some music, play with my rabbit, and catch up with a friend online. I have a few things to post, but have made do with a few retweets for tonight, and will post them tomorrow. My apologies for the laziness, but I feel self-indulgent.
2011-05-16
A Tube For You
Libertype has shared a YouTube channel you need to check out. Agent5021 is the user, and the play-list is comprehensive! Here's a taster:
2011-05-15
Brazil!
If you're from Brazil or nearby there's a new page for you on fb. Come Back To Brazil Rammstein has a cause worth supporting, so check it out.
2011-05-14
Another Edmonton Journal Review
Yes, two of their writers tackled Rammstein. Here is the first one I linked to...first, and then the latest one I found:
An eye-popping, ear-blasting show.
Rammstein delivers
An eye-popping, ear-blasting show.
Rammstein delivers
Setting an Example
Gevolt have this article link on their facebook wall. It's a well-written summary of what they do, and where they fit into the picture of folk metal.
For those interested, they have also got a Twitter stream now. GevolTwitter?
For those interested, they have also got a Twitter stream now. GevolTwitter?
Stupid Journalism
This article might lead one to believe that Rammstein will be taking in Sonisphere again this year, but it's worded in such a way that one can't be sure:
To me 'the likes of' means bands on the scale and importance of, rather than the Fire Starters themselves, so I would advise caution against reading too much into this.
The celebration of heavy metal music tours throughout Europe each year and this year will arrive in Sofia on 21 June 2011. With famous bands from the metal genre on display including the likes of Rammstein and Manowar, dedicated fans will be looking forward to seeing their rock idols on stage.
To me 'the likes of' means bands on the scale and importance of, rather than the Fire Starters themselves, so I would advise caution against reading too much into this.
A Nice Pair
I had built a list of links during the day yesterday, and then my host, Blogger, went into read-only mode so they could perform maintenance on their systems, so instead of going through them them in during the day yesterday, and posting as I hit worthwhile reads, I am posting them now, together...and there were only two worth their salt:
Mothers' Day with 16,000 friends and 6 crazy Germans
An eye-popping, ear-blasting show.
I'll try and find more for you.
Mothers' Day with 16,000 friends and 6 crazy Germans
An eye-popping, ear-blasting show.
I'll try and find more for you.
2011-05-12
Blue?
There's a review of the Rosemont show here, which describes the LIFAD performance as 'The Blue Man Group with flamethrowers'. I'm not too sure about that, but the article is worth reading. It gives an alternative point of view on our favourite band. I consider Rammstein to be more blue than Blue Man Group.
2011-05-11
Three Write-Ups
The first two are for the Toronto show:
A Spectacle
Rammstein Burns
The third is regarding the NJ show:
Fire in the Hole
A Spectacle
Rammstein Burns
The third is regarding the NJ show:
Fire in the Hole
Free Mini-Concert
Check it out! Jimmy Kimmel appears to be filming a show with Rammstein in LA. Weird mix, but the price is right (free).
2011-05-08
Spiel Mit Mir Review
There's a review up on SMM, currently credited to me, which is worth a read. I've let them know this is another (false! :P) LILT, so that will be corrected, but either way go and check it out.
Update 20110509: the link has now changed with the correction to the attribution.
Update 20110509: the link has now changed with the correction to the attribution.
Gevolt - SIDUR
I purchased SIDUR, Gevolt's earlier album, from iTunes the other day, and though I prefer AlefBase I really like it. The vibe is much more modern, but still has an eastern flavour that really appeals. It's darker, less thunderous, and the vocals are once again really compelling. I recommend this album.
2011-05-07
NJ Photos
Timeout New York has posted some photos from the show in New Jersey's Izod Center. Some of them are great. I wouldn't mind seeing larger versions.
New Jersey Scorched
FreeGotham has posted a review of the New Jersey show, with video. It's fairly standard fare, in that it's positive and say all the right things. Check it out.
Here's the video:
Here's the video:
2011-05-06
Set-List
Here is the set-list from the Izod Center in New Jersey. Thanks to Rammstein Army (Argentina) for this:
1. Rammlied
2. Buckstabü
3. Waidmanns Heil
4. Keine Lust
5. Weisses Fleisch
6. Feuer Frei!
7. Wiener Blut
8. Fruhling un París
9. Ich tu dir weh
10. Du Riescht so gut
11. Benzin
12. Links 234
13. Du Hast
14. Pussy
15. Sonne
16. Haifisch
17. Ich Will
18. Engel.
Argentina Feeds Set-List
Watch LILTwitter - I'm relaying posts from other people with good leads on the Rammstein show #LoveRammstein ;)
2011-05-03
Get a Little Tan With Rammstein
Rammstein World, the definitive French Rammstein fan site, has posted this interview from Metal Sanaz:
I like this woman. She's not afraid to express her fandom in a professional context ("This is it!"). She even got Till so excited he's told her she can come on stage with them. Lucky, hot, and in a position to interview her favourite bands. Awesome combination! Good girl :)
Summary: 'best of' in September (Till), "Of course we'll be back next year" (Till), Pussy stunt cocks not necessarily used by band members not in relationships (Till), and Metal Sanaz is a huge fan (herself). Schneider said the usual, and spoke less this time around.
The Pussy video thing I can't help you with. I don't know who is or isn't in a relationship, aside from Flake, whose wedding I have seen photos from, and I really don't care to know, but I'm sure a lot of you do and will be able to work out who had stunt doubles.
I like this woman. She's not afraid to express her fandom in a professional context ("This is it!"). She even got Till so excited he's told her she can come on stage with them. Lucky, hot, and in a position to interview her favourite bands. Awesome combination! Good girl :)
Summary: 'best of' in September (Till), "Of course we'll be back next year" (Till), Pussy stunt cocks not necessarily used by band members not in relationships (Till), and Metal Sanaz is a huge fan (herself). Schneider said the usual, and spoke less this time around.
The Pussy video thing I can't help you with. I don't know who is or isn't in a relationship, aside from Flake, whose wedding I have seen photos from, and I really don't care to know, but I'm sure a lot of you do and will be able to work out who had stunt doubles.
2011-05-02
Facebook Change
For a while I have been running a facebook page for LILT, and a facebook user account, the latter to enable me to post to other pages and feeds as this site. The page functionality on facebook has been improved, so page administrators can now post as their pages. This has rendered the Lilt Rammstein user account redundant, so I posted yesterday that the account was no longer going to be in use, and today I deactivated it. If you wish to stay in touch with me on facebook please join the LILT.Rammstein.me facebook page. That is where I post when I update here.
2011-05-01
Rammstein Mexico Interviews Paul
You can get the goods here. A few points of interest for me from this interview are below.
It would seem that Till's words from years ago, about retiring at 50, are being taken way too seriously by many fans. It would also seem that, while we might see nothing for a few years after the currently announced activity, there's definite anticipation of more projects from our favourite sextet.
Thanks for Rammstein Mexico for letting me know they'd posted this. You guys rock.
R+MX: You have reached very high levels, musically and visually speaking. Do you feel like you’ve gone the highest possible, or can you reach any further? What do you feel you’re missing to do?
Paul Landers: In terms of the music, we definitely have some reserves, since there are increasing opportunities to improve the quality of the songs. As for the show, there are also lots of ideas and projects…. Wait and see.
R+MX: After 6-studio and 2-live albums, is this the right moment to release a “Greatest Hits” album?
Paul Landers: No, by no means, but the record company insists we are getting the money for a long time and could not hold them back for more to bring out a best of album. Damn.
R+MX: Usually, between every album release, Rammstein takes its time. How much will we have to wait before having a new album in our hands?
Paul Landers: Quite right, after the tour of the Best, we will again take a “short break”.
It would seem that Till's words from years ago, about retiring at 50, are being taken way too seriously by many fans. It would also seem that, while we might see nothing for a few years after the currently announced activity, there's definite anticipation of more projects from our favourite sextet.
Thanks for Rammstein Mexico for letting me know they'd posted this. You guys rock.
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