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The New Look LILT

Every year LILT gets a facelift. You might notice that that time has rolled around again. The Facebook page the Twitter feed will be similarly updated.

Here are the exit stats for the 2010 look:

Visits: 68555
Posts: 1134
LILTs: 53
Followers: 39
FB fans: 353
Twitter followers: 2352

The old look is now at http://lilt2011.rammstein.me. The previous versions are at http://lilt2009.rammstein.me and http://lilt2010.rammstein.me.

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Go Vote

Rammstein have a video award nomination that requires your attention. This is for Mein Land, and you can vote here. I did. Go. Vote. Do it. Just GO.

Get Burned? Never Fear!

The super-duper, extra special edition of Rammstein's Made in Germany album has turned up with issues, but don't fret. UMG is making it right, like a good label. Here's the gen from Rammstein:

Following dispatch of the MADE IN GERMANY 1995-2011 Super Deluxe Edition, we unfortunately became aware that part of the production run contains serious defects. If you discover one or more of these defects in your box, you can exchange the affected part of the box. Below is information on what to do.
1. Some CDs and DVDs were incorrectly sorted, leading to duplication of and/or missing DVD/CDs. Duplicate DVD/CDs can be exchanged.
2. The inner edges of the box have not been deburred and are therefore quite sharp. This was intentional on the part of Universal. Anyone who is bothered by this can also exchange the metal box itself.
3. On some of the boxes there is also evidence of marks and/or printing errors on the box packaging and the metal slipcase. If you discover this error, you can exchange your box or slipcase.
4. There is some evidence of stained cloths. The cloths are there to protect the contents from rust stains, and so are intended to be stained at a later point. Anyone bothered by the current stains can have the cloth exchanged.
5. RAMMSTEIN had intended a different binding to be used on the 240-page photo book, one that allows the book to be opened more easily and lets the photos flow into each other cleanly. The book will therefore be reprinted to the appropriate standard and anyone who wants to can exchange the book.
As it currently stands, the Super Deluxe Edition in no way meets the standard of quality which was desired by RAMMSTEIN and assured by the manufacturer. RAMMSTEIN has carefully followed the entire production process; the above errors appeared in the few areas which are outside the control of the band.
Universal Music is therefore immediately offering anyone who purchased a defective Super Deluxe Edition the opportunity to exchange any faulty components, postage free, and has pledged to correct the defects quickly and without any fuss.
Anyone wishing to avail of this offer should please send an email, specifying the defect, to the following address:
rammsteinbox@universal-music.de
or call the following number:
+49 30 52007 2355 (10am – 6pm CET)
According to Universal, you will immediately receive further information on the processing of the exchange.
Universal has said that the exchange and shipping of the correct CD/DVDs and/or photo book will take place as quickly as possible. As the components now have to be produced again, the exchange may take several weeks. Please notify your defects to Universal as soon as possible, as Universal has only agreed to take the items back until March 15th 2012.
We regret the inconvenience and are very irritated that our agreements and specifications were not complied with by Universal and their suppliers.

Made In Germany Album

It's out there, and it has an impressive array of content in its various forms. I plan to get the big fat mega-uber-super-ultra edition with everything, so I don't have it yet due to a shortage of gold. Please do post in the comments with your reviews, views, raves, rants, and so forth, so I can live vicariously through you, and so can my similarly situated readers!

Combichrist Is Going Down

Under.

Monsters of Australia, you have been warned.

No NZ in there, I see. This is where I mutter darkly, then mutely shake my fist at Joe and co, while giving them 'the look'...

A-Fucking-Men

Rammstein excites people. The white supremacists get off on the gutteral German and the martial marching rhythms. The angsty teens feel the band speaks to and for them. The repressed housewife breathes the music in, and her neuroses out. Young adults fall in lust with the band members. I love the lift I get from the sound.

Flip-side? The Nationalists would still be racist if Rammstein wasn't there. The teens would be getting something similar from different music. The Hausfrau would look elsewhere for catharsis. The new generation of adults would get wet for someone else. I would listen to Gevolt 24/7. Rammstein doesn't define or drive us. It simply works for us.

Time Live has posted an article about this, which I heartily recommend you read and share. It's not long or preachy. It simply makes clear the need for human expression and inspiration.

Grand Opera

I have mentioned my view that Rammstein is opera a number of times here, but this latest start reinforces this opinion in the most operatic way. A death march to a mausoleum, near a pyrotechnical merchandise hut in the middle of Berlin. Watch the O2 video for some professional journalism, and check out the fan video below as well:

Jeremy McKinnon on Rammstein

An NME interview with the A Day To Remember frontman brought out this:

What's the best arena rock show you've ever seen?
"Rammstein. I saw them headline a German festival a few years back and it was easily the craziest thing I've ever seen. That's a perfect example of a great show, I'd only heard one of their tracks, that 'Du Hast' song and I sat there for two hours in awe of the whole thing.

"I was with a friend and we could have both given a damn about the actual songs, but the whole show was so damn entertaining that I wasn't bored for one second. And what's more important than that? If you can convert the people who don't care about your band and make them have a good time, then imagine what you can do for the people who love your music, you're doing something for those people that people can't do."

DW Article

Deutsche Welle has published an article about Rammstein. It contains no new information, but it does contain one paragraph that shows neither the authors nor the editor have ever seen a Rammstein show. Flake's boat rides have become one with Mein Teil's cauldron routine, and turned into Till's boat rides, and apparently these came about with the current tour. Other than that there is a trail of commentary from readers here.

Flake's Pyro Show

Some bastard burned down Flake's barn...but, apparently, not his wonderful car collection. I am assuming this would be his personal collection, as opposed to the fleet he operates as a business in Berlin.

Behind the Scenes: Mein Land Video

UMG has shared a video documenting the new video:




Thanks Blabbermouth.

North American Leg Announced

Okay, so I'm late to the party, but I'm here aren't I? *

Rammstein has announced NA dates:

Following the conclusion of their European tour dates in spring 2012, Rammstein will present their retrospective "Made In Germany 1995-2011" in North America as well!

As of today, 21 concerts have been confirmed for April to May 2012!

General presale will be staggered over three weekends in November/December 2011. First weekend is 18 and 19 November 2011.
All tour dates and the respective starts for pre-sales can be found here.

Links to the official ticket offices will follow shortly.

LIFAD members will be able to secure tickets one day earlier. Further information will be announced this week in the LIFAD.

* I have managed to sustain second degree burns to my back, and have spent a good part of the day feeling very sorry for myself. Before that I was attending a conference. Before that I was painting my house. Forgive me?

Radio Goethe's 15th Birthday

Arndt from RG has posted the latest RG programme:

This month 15 years ago I founded Radio Goethe, the first show was on KUSF San Francisco. 15 years later, the program is on more than 40 stations and can be heard in many countries, even in Afghanistan.

Rammstein was first heard in the US on Radio Goethe, the response was amazing.

And here is the anniversary show...of course on the heavier side: http://www.radiogoethe.net/audio/rg_2011_11_11.mp3

arndt
www.radiogoethe.org
www.facebook.com/RadioGoethe

Happy birthday, RG!

Mein Land Video Premiere

Rammstein - Mein Land from Rammstein on Vimeo.

Putting The Hoff to shame...

Last Chance ...

Rammstein's latest mail-out:

Additional concert in Hannover 2012 + last chance for tickets for the sold-out Germany Shows 2011

We have just received the confirmation that Rammstein will play an additional concert in the TUI Arena, Hannover on 3 February 2012!
Ticket pre-sale starts now, exclusively at Rammsteinshop.

Seats previously foreclosed due to production rules have now been released, so there is one last chance to get concert tickets for all German tour dates on the MADE IN GERMANY 1995-2011 Tour. Available immediately, exclusively, and at fair prices at Rammsteinshop.

Yeah, that is one bigarse dump directly from an email. It's past my bedtime.

MiG: Mutter

This one has rather good audio:

MiG Intro

Footage from the MiG intro in Bratislava has been posted. WARNING - turn your volume down. The audio clips and distorts in the most painful way:



Niiiiiice. Not bad for a pack of 40-somethings...