Tag: Rammstein

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Here at Counter-Currents, we have already published a lot of material about Laibach, their music, and the cultural events surrounding the band. I believe that the band needs no further introduction to our readers. Personally, I like to play Laibach’s music at gothic parties, especially the songs Alle gegen Alle and Tanzt mit Laibach, but of course the band offers much more than just dance music. During their active years, Laibach has built a legacy that goes beyond music (they are one of the most influential bands in the genre today). Laibach is literally a cultural phenomenon today. (more…)

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Rammstein was formed in 1994 in Berlin by six men who were originally from East Germany. Their name came from the 1988 Ramstein air show disaster. They created a new musical genre called Neue Deutsche Härte (New German Hard Rock), which was basically a combination of hard rock with elements of techno. (more…)

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Even on the waves there is fighting
Where fish and flesh are woven into sea
One stabs the lance while in the army
Another throws it into the ocean

— “Reise Reise” (2004) (more…)

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Hungarian Traditionalist author Jonatán Gődény presents a video analyzing Rammstein’s controversial Deutschland video, positing that the black woman as a symbol of Germany is meant to represent an evil force running through German history.  Be sure to click “CC” to see the English subtitles. The English text is also available here. (more…)

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Du hast mich gefragt, und ich antwortete: Rammstein needs to retire. (more…)

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In this Guide to Kulchur, John Morgan and Fróði Midjord discuss the widely-viewed and controversial video, Deutschland, that was recently released by the famous German metal band Rammstein. (more…)

“Stetind” by Norwegian painter Peder Balke

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Rammstein drummer Christoph Schneider plants Old Glory on the next planet over

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In 2004, the German “New Hard Rock” band Rammstein released their fourth and greatest album, Reise Reise (Arise, Arise). The second single from Reise, Reise is “Amerika,” which was released on September 13, 2004 and immediately leaped into the top 10 charts across Europe. The video of “Amerika,” directed by Jörn Heitmann, was filmed August 6–7, 2004 at a ruined cement factory near Berlin.

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The “Stripped” Video

In 1998, the German hard rock band Rammstein covered “Stripped” (1986), by the English electronic/New Wave band Depeche Mode, for a Depeche Mode tribute album called For the Masses (1998). Later pressings of Rammstein’s second disc Sehnsucht (Longing) include “Stripped” at the end as a “hidden” track, i.e., it is not listed on the cover. (more…)

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Generally, I find it impossible to like popular music unless I was exposed to a particular performer or group before I turned 21. A large part of the problem is that my tastes have been “corrupted” by classical music. (more…)