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102-480: The stadium was opened in 1950, replacing the old Alsina and Colón Stadium , which stood on the same site and was closed in 1946. It is named after Argentine President Juan Perón , though it is commonly referred to as " El Cilindro " (The Cylinder) due to its distinctive cylindrical shape , unlike other stadiums in Argentina. A section of the football club’s supporters refer to the stadium as "The Colosseum", drawing

204-566: A Copa Lipton match at Racing Club, beating Uruguay 4–0. That same year, Racing achieved its first title in Primera División after beating San Isidro 2–0 in the final match. Racing also hosted some matches played by English club Exeter City during their tour to South America in 1914, Exeter City played a total of six games at Racing Club against local combined teams and Racing itself. Italian club Torino also played some friendly matches at Racing that same year. On 17 July 1916,

306-463: A 2-day return to Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide , the location of their first (official) live DVD, Live Aus Berlin . On 22 November 2012, Rammstein announced via Facebook that they will be releasing a video collection featuring all music videos entitled Videos 1995–2012 , plus two unreleased music videos for " Mein Herz Brennt ", originally featured on the album Mutter . The first video premiered on

408-819: A chorus in Russian, and Till Lindemann has an unofficial song called " Schtiel " (cover of song "Штиль" / "Shtil" by Russian popular heavy metal band Aria ) entirely in Russian. " 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

510-597: A comparison to the architectural design of the Flavian Amphitheatre in Rome , Italy . It also resembles an American cookie cutter stadium from the 60s and 70s. It was designed by German engineers with experience in rebuilding cities destroyed during the World War II . The project was overseen by Compañía General de Obras Públicas (General Public Works Company, most known as GEOPÉ ), the local branch of

612-461: A concert. "Feuer frei!" was released across Europe as the first single from the XXX soundtrack on 14 October 2002. Rammstein released two remixes of the song. Furthermore, the single's track listing included "Du hast" and "Bück dich" cover versions by Battery . The video for the single was edited by Rob Cohen and contains part of Rammstein's performance at the beginning of the film and part snippets from

714-740: A live tour with Korn , Ice Cube , Orgy and Limp Bizkit called the Family Values Tour in September through to late October 1998. Continuing their success in the US, Sehnsucht received Gold record status there on 2 November. The band was nominated at the MTV European Music Awards for Best Rock Act and performed "Du hast" live on 12 November that year. Rammstein had further success in 1999, starting in February with

816-523: A match in the stadium, which was won by Racing 3–2. At international club level, Racing played significant matches in Estadio Presidente Perón, such as the 1967 Copa Libertadores final v Club Nacional de Football and the 1967 Intercontinental Cup final v European champion Celtic FC . At domestic competitions level, Racing was the venue for the 1969 Argentine Primera División final between Chacarita Juniors and River Plate , and

918-753: A new full-length album, which normally takes two years to be released. In early August 2015, Rammstein released a trailer for an upcoming project, titled "In Amerika". On 15 August, the band announced Rammstein in Amerika , a video release that includes a 2010 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City and a documentary made from archived footage recorded during the band's career. Rammstein played several festivals in Europe and North America during 2016, and in November announced plans to perform at

1020-587: A nomination for Best Metal Performance at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards . A year after it was filmed, the Live aus Berlin concert was released on CD on 30 August 1999, with a limited edition double CD also available. Two weeks after it was released, Live aus Berlin went to No. 2 in the German Album Charts. On 13 September and 26 November 1999, the video and DVD versions of the concert were released respectively. Further popularity ensued when " Du hast "

1122-423: A remastered anniversary edition for the album, for release on 4 December. The release was made available both digitally and physically, as a CD housed in a digipak as well as a double heavyweight, colored vinyl. In February 2021, Flake Lorenz confirmed to Motor Music that the band had finished recording an eighth studio album. Lorenz stated that the recording sessions were unplanned and that the quarantine caused by

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1224-525: A similar string of European festivals in 2017. On 18 January 2017 Rammstein announced a new live video release titled Paris , a recording of a March 2012 concert that took place at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris. It premiered on 23 March in selected cinemas, and was released worldwide on DVD/Blu-ray and CD on 19 May 2017. In an interview in March 2017, Richard Kruspe said that Rammstein had about 35 new songs that were close to completion, though

1326-665: A total of six US dates, three Canadian dates, and four Mexican dates. Tickets went on sale 25 and 26 February to great response, with many shows completely selling out, making this tour a complete success. On 20 April 2011, the band also won the Revolver Golden God Award for Best Live Band, their first US award. Rammstein released a greatest hits album titled Made in Germany 1995–2011 on 2 December 2011. It contains one previously unreleased track, " Mein Land " which

1428-470: A two-level design. This time, however, the upper level only had about half the height as on the previous tour. Stage entrance was possible by a hydraulic ramp in the middle of the stage floor. At each end of the upper level, stairs were placed in order to gain access to both levels. This tour included not only the extensive use of pyrotechnics, but also a massive lighting show, such as the band's logo lit up as big lamps on four enormous collapsible towers, forming

1530-458: A two-level stage, with half the band playing the lower level and the other half on the upper level. At this tour, the upper level rose over 2 meters above the stage floor and had an oval entrance just beneath the drums. At both sides of the upper level, a special lift made it possible for the band members to access both stage levels. On the Liebe ist für alle da Tour in 2009, the new stage still had

1632-762: A very short time (under 20 minutes). They also performed at Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada on 9 December. This concert sold out within the first hour of tickets going on sale, indicating a high demand to see Rammstein in North America. The band then played at Big Day Out 2011 from 21 January to 6 February in New Zealand and Australia. The band also visited South Africa for the first time in early 2011 and played two sold-out concerts in Cape Town and Johannesburg respectively, indicating another territory eager for

1734-850: 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 Das Heidenröslein (1771) for the songs "Dalai Lama" and "Rosenrot", respectively. Several of their songs are related to controversial and taboo subjects such as sadomasochism , homosexuality , intersexuality , incest , pedophilia , necrophilia , 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" ( The Meiwes Case ), "Wiener Blut" ( Fritzl case ) and "Donaukinder" ( 2000 Baia Mare cyanide spill ). Their fourth album, Reise, Reise ,

1836-878: Is a very, very intellectual story. Rammstein is much more emotional for me – in the beginning. And I can't do anything with that intellect that Laibach uses." Unlike many bands from Berlin in the early 1990s, Rammstein did not want to imitate American or English bands. Flake Lorenz said in an interview: "We found the style by knowing exactly what we didn't want. And we just didn't want to do American funky music or punk or anything we can't do. We realized that we can only do this music that we also play. And it's just very simple, dull, monotone." Rammstein's style has received positive feedback from critics. New Zealand's Southland Times (17 December 1999) suggested that Till Lindemann's "booming, sub-sonic voice" would send "the peasants fleeing into their barns and bolting their doors", while The New York Times (9 January 2005) commented that on

1938-530: Is evident in their music videos as well as their live shows. In the "Keine Lust" video, all members except Lorenz are dressed in fat suits. In the "Amerika" video, all members of the band wear astronaut costumes. Since the Mutter Tour in 2001, Rammstein have worked with stage designer Roy Bennett, who helped the band in developing the look of the stages. With the Ahoi Tour in 2004/2005, the band began using

2040-489: Is loosely inspired by the crash of Japan Air Lines Flight 123 . The band have also occasionally delved into politics with their lyrics. " Amerika " is a critique of the cultural and political imperialism of the United States all over the world. The lyrics of the song " Deutschland " contain the lines "Deutschland! / Meine Liebe / kann ich dir nicht geben" (Germany! / My love / [is what] I cannot give you), which conveys

2142-634: The Made in Germany greatest hits album as well as the Rammstein in Amerika and Paris live albums. After a decade without new music, Rammstein returned in 2019 with the song " Deutschland ", which became their second No. 1 hit in Germany. Their untitled seventh studio album was released in May 2019 and reached No. 1 in 14 countries. While sheltering during COVID-19 lockdowns , the band spontaneously wrote and recorded their eighth studio album, Zeit , which

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2244-513: The Neue Deutsche Härte genre, but that they successfully made it an art." Pioneers of the genre, Rammstein's style blended " alt-metal , groove and electronica ". The Guardian wrote, "Ostensibly the world's biggest industrial metal band, Rammstein sound like a mixture of Laibach 's situationist anthems, Front 242 's ' electronic body music ', German drinking songs, opera [and] T Rex -like riffs". Loudwire wrote that

2346-485: The 1976 final where Boca Juniors beat River Plate 1–0 with the "ghost goal" by Rubén Suñé . In 1993, the Municipality of Avellaneda gave its approval to change the name of Cuyo, one of the streets that surround the stadium. The name changed to Oreste Corbatta to honour a player who is regarded as the greatest idol in the history of Racing. The stadium has hosted some national and international concerts since

2448-1021: The Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway , were acquired by Racing in 1944. Two years later it was granted a loan to build a new stadium made of concrete. The last official match played at Alsina y Colón was on 1 December 1946, when Racing lost to Rosario Central 6–4. Rammstein Rammstein ( German pronunciation: [ˈʁamʃtaɪn] , lit. "ramming stone") is a German Neue Deutsche Härte 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 "Flake" Lorenz —has remained unchanged throughout their history, along with their approach to songwriting, which consists of Lindemann writing and singing

2550-547: The David Lynch 1997 film Lost Highway . 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. 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

2652-461: The Echo Awards on 22 March 2012. On 21 September 2012, it was announced that Rammstein would be headlining Download Festival 2013, along with Iron Maiden and Slipknot . Twelve additional festival performances for summer 2013 were announced the same day, including Wacken Open Air festival and Rock Werchter . Rammstein announced new tour dates starting for spring 2013 in Europe, including

2754-637: The Liebe ist für alle da Tour in Lisbon, Portugal. As part of their European summer tour, Rammstein performed at the 2010 Rock AM Ring Festival on 4–6 June 2010. They also headlined several shows across Europe on the Sonisphere Festival , including their first ever outdoor UK performance at Knebworth Park , performing the day before Iron Maiden . On Sunday 18 July 2010, Rammstein played in front of more than 130,000 people in Quebec City on

2856-597: The Plains of Abraham as the closing show for the Festival d'été de Québec . It was their first North American appearance in nine years. The band announced that their last tour dates of 2010 were to be in the Americas. After several South American dates, the band returned to the United States for a single show at the famous Madison Square Garden in New York City – their first US show in over ten years. The tickets sold out in

2958-530: The "Ich Will" music video, among others). The space suits for the Moon scenes were borrowed from Hollywood and 240 tons of ash were needed to create the Moon landscape. The video premiered on 20 August, while the single was released on 13 September. Reise, Reise was released on 27 September 2004 and went straight into top 10 charts throughout Europe. According to the Billboard charts, Rammstein were at that stage

3060-535: The German company Philipp Holzmann . It can accommodate 50,880 spectators, ranking among the largest stadiums in Argentina . Originally designed to hold over 100,000, it served as the venue for major Argentine association football finals and other large-scale events. Its capacity was reduced during renovations in the 1990s, when it also became the first stadium in Argentina with a fully roofed seating area. The first project to build this stadium started in 1944, with

3162-568: The Mutter Tour, the group kept to the themes of the album artwork and descended onto the stage from a giant uterus while wearing diapers. During the Völkerball concert, among others, Lindemann changed costumes between songs and dressed accordingly for each. For example, for the song "Mein Teil", he was dressed as a blood-soaked chef; in "Reise, Reise", he dressed as a sailor. The rest of the band each wore their own preferred costume, but none quite as bizarre as Till's. The band's flair for costumes

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3264-494: The Slovenian group Laibach , known for its provocative songs, often citing political symbols of the far-right and whose music style also combines different genres, or the German rock band Oomph! However, the band members do not see a real connection to Laibach – apart from the similarity in vocal style which Flake Lorenz admitted in a Viva interview from 1997. In the same interview Richard Kruspe said: "For me, Laibach

3366-584: The Treptow district of Berlin. Outdoor shooting took place at the Deutsche Oper (Opera House) U-Bahn station on Bismarckstrasse. The director was Zoran Bihac, who also filmed the "Links 2 3 4" video. The video for the second single, " Amerika ", was filmed on 6 and 7 August 2004 in the ruins of the former cement works in Rüdersdorf , near Berlin, under the direction of Jörn Heitmann (who also directed

3468-400: The U.S. on 19 January 2010. Like the video "Pussy," this video was also directed by Jonas Åkerlund . On 23 April 2010, Rammstein released their video " Haifisch " on the band's MySpace page. Unlike the video for "Ich tu dir weh", it contains more of a narrative rather than a performance. The single was released during May and June 2010. On 8 November 2009, Rammstein began the first leg of

3570-435: The United States with Till Lindemann and Oliver "Ollie" Riedel. He realized that he did not want to make US music and concentrated on creating a unique German sound. Kruspe, Riedel and Schneider started working together on a new project in 1993. Finding it difficult to write both music and lyrics, Kruspe persuaded Lindemann, whom he had overheard singing while he was working, to join the fledgling group. The band co-existed with

3672-665: 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". Before agreeing on "Rammstein" name, the band also had other names in mind: Milch (milk), Erde (earth) or Mutter (mother). Later, Rammstein was signed by Motor Music . Rammstein began to record their first studio album, Herzeleid , in March 1995 with producer Jacob Hellner . They released their first single " Du riechst so gut " that August and released

3774-511: 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 . Later in that November, they opened two shows for Clawfinger in Warsaw and Prague. In December, they headlined a 17-show tour of Germany which helped expand the fanbase they had initially established while opening for Project Pitchfork and Clawfinger. This helped to boost

3876-406: 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 , 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 " and " Du hast " and the live album Live aus Berlin (1999). Following

3978-535: The album, this time for " Ausländer ". The band embarked on their Stadium Tour to support the album, beginning in May 2019. They were due to play shows in Europe and North America in 2020, but were forced to postpone them due to the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the two continents. The dates first were rescheduled for 2021 and, in March 2021, again rescheduled to 2022. During the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced

4080-501: The band announced through Facebook that they were "almost done" recording the album, as they were recording orchestra and choirs in Minsk . On 2 January 2019, guitarist Richard Kruspe announced that the recording of the album wrapped in November 2018 and that the record would be released in April 2019, along with five music videos. Rammstein released the first single from their seventh album, " Deutschland ", on 28 March 2019 and announced

4182-415: 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. The extra "m" in the band's name makes it translate literally as "ramming stone". In a 2019 feature, Metal Hammer explained that the band was named after one of their earliest songs, "Ramstein", written after

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4284-447: The band members, although the actual sex scenes were performed by body doubles. The women featured in the video are German pornographic stars. Metal Hammer released an edited version of the video onto their website. " Ich tu dir weh " was confirmed as the second single from the album by Landers and Lorenz in an interview for Radio Eins. Although censorship of the song in Germany prohibits any advertisement, broadcast or public display,

4386-633: The band playing the Big Day Out festival in Australia and New Zealand and some concerts in Japan. January also heralded the shooting of the video for their upcoming single, " Sonne ", recorded in Potsdam at Babelsberger Filmstudios from 13 to 15 January 2001. The video was released on 29 January 2001. The single for "Sonne" was released on 12 February 2001 in Europe, featuring an instrumental version of

4488-484: The band to remain sheltered during a lockdown in Germany, the band returned to writing music, which Christoph Schneider confirmed in a German podcast. It was reported in September 2020 that they had returned to La Fabrique Studios in France, where they recorded their untitled seventh album, to record new music, potentially for a new album. On 25 September, the 25th anniversary of their debut album Herzeleid , they announced

4590-515: The band was called Tempelprayers. The name Rammstein comes from an early idea of Schneider, Flake and Paul. They called themselves Rammstein-Flugschau (Rammstein Airshow) 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. After

4692-611: The band was preparing some more live DVDs and that they were taking some time off from the studio. The band would meet again in 2015 to decide if the time was right to return to the studio. In May 2015, Lindemann confirmed in an interview with MusikUniverse that Rammstein would start pre-production on a possible new album in September of that year, and that production would most likely go on until 2017. According to Peter Tägtgren – who works with frontman Till Lindemann on their side-project Lindemann – Till would be regrouping with his Rammstein bandmates later in 2015 to start pre-production on

4794-426: The band's Vimeo , while the second premiered on a promotional website. Both videos were directed by Zoran Bihac. The first was released on 7 December 2012, and featured the newly recorded piano version of "Mein Herz Brennt". A single of the song was released on the same day, which included an edited version of the original and a new song titled 'Gib Mir Deine Augen' as a b-side. The explicit version's video leaked onto

4896-456: The band's "jawdropping, pyro-filled live shows have become as much a part of their identity as their gothy, distortion-saturated melodic electro-metal". IGN said that "The band alternates repetitive metal power chords and atmospheric tones for a mind-numbing blend of metal and electronic music ." Rammstein were also described as a gothic metal band who are " Marilyn Manson meets ' Sprockets '". The Bulletin wrote that "Rammstein crank out

4998-533: The band's inability to have unquestioned patriotic feelings. Since their early years, Rammstein are particularly known for their over-the-top live performances, making such extensive use of pyrotechnics that fans eventually coined the motto, "Other bands play, Rammstein burns!" (a play on Manowar 's song "Kings of Metal", which states that "other bands play, Manowar kill"). Following an accident in Berlin on 27 September 1996, in which some burning decorative parts of

5100-592: 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 " 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 ", during his work as music director for

5202-500: The charts. Simultaneously, Herzeleid and both Sehnsucht singles ("Du hast" and "Engel") were in the Top 20 of the German charts. Rammstein continued to headline sold-out shows throughout Europe in September and October. On 5 December 1997, they embarked on their first tour of the United States as the opening act for KMFDM . In July 1998, the band released a cover of the song " Stripped ", originally released by Depeche Mode in early 1986; it

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5304-606: The concert included Moby , Bobo , and the Berlin Session Orchestra, while Berlin director Gert Hof was responsible for the light show. Rammstein started recording Sehnsucht in November 1996 at the Temple Studios in Malta. The album was again produced by Jacob Hellner . " Engel ", the first single from the album, was released on 1 April 1997 and reached gold status in Germany on 23 May. This prompted

5406-482: The construction. In gratitude, the club executives named Juan Perón honorary president of Racing. The driving force behind this funding was Argentina's Minister of Finance, Ramón Cereijo, a passionate supporter of Racing. On 1 December 1946, Racing played its last match in the old stadium , vs Rosario Central (a 4–6 defeat). The old stadium was demolished while the new venue was inaugurated on 3 September 1950, when Racing beat Vélez Sársfield 1–0. Llamil Simes scored

5508-466: The contest with a 4-track demo tape with demo versions of songs from Herzeleid , written in English. This sparked Paul Landers' attention, who wanted in on the project upon hearing their demo. To complete their sound, Rammstein attempted to recruit Christian "Flake" Lorenz , who had played with Landers in Feeling B . Though initially hesitant, Lorenz eventually agreed to join the band. Up to that point,

5610-454: The decision, some spectators burned down the grandstands. Therefore, the match was re-programmed for the next day at Racing Club. Racing Club was the frequent venue for international games until 1918 when GEBA was re-opened. In 1922, the grandstand was built, increasing the capacity to 30,000 spectators. The stadium was refurbished again between 1928 and 1928, increasing its capacity to 50,000 spectators. The stadium grounds, which were owned by

5712-574: The film itself. Rammstein recorded Reise, Reise (meaning "journey, journey", or as a command "travel, travel", but also an archaic Reveille ) at the El Cortijo studio in southern Spain in November and December 2003; it was mixed at Toytown studio in Stockholm, Sweden in April and May 2004. The first single from the album was " Mein Teil ", released on 26 July. The video was shot in the Arena, in

5814-569: The first Copa América in 1916 , along with Gimnasia y Esgrima . The stadium was closed in December 1946 to build El Cilindro, which was inaugurated in 1950. After spending some time in other locations, Racing Club returned to Alsina and Colón streets in 1906. The stadium hosted not only football matches but other sporting events. On May 7, 1911, Racing debuted in Primera División playing in "Alsina y Colón" vs San Isidro , becoming

5916-460: The first Racing's top division match held in that venue. By those times, the club built the roof grandstands. One of Racing's achievements in that stadium was the win over legendary team Alumni 3–1. That was the last season of Alumni in Argentine football so the club disbanded soon after. Racing is considered the "successor" of Alumni due to their successful campaigns in upcoming years during

6018-403: The first half of 2022, prior to the slated resumption of their Stadium Tour that had been postponed to 2022. Rammstein began teasing the first single from their eighth studio album on 8 March 2022, posting clips to their social media accounts with the hashtag "#ZEITkommt". On 10 March, they formally announced the album, titled Zeit , revealing its release date of 29 April 2022. The release of

6120-499: The first single from the album. On the same day, The Gauntlet posted a promotional video for it. The video also confirmed the album title, Liebe ist für alle da . Later, the title was confirmed again in an interview with Paul Landers for RockOne magazine. 46,7 The music video for "Pussy" was released on 16 September 2009, at 20:30 GMT, released especially for the adult website Visit-x. The video contains graphic scenes of male and female nudity as well as women engaging in sexual acts with

6222-413: The fourth single from Reise, Reise , was released on 28 February 2005. From 27 May to 30 July 2005, Rammstein played music festivals across Europe. Footage from these concerts can be seen on Rammstein's live DVD Völkerball , released in November 2006. In August 2005, Rammstein revealed that the follow-up album to Reise, Reise would be called Rosenrot . Their first single from the album, " Benzin ",

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6324-464: The industrial backdrop of the set and being capable of different lighting effects. During the arena shows of the Made in Germany 1995-2011 Tour , the stage was slightly altered with new set pieces such as a large industrial fan as well as new backdrops. The most noticeable addition was a long catwalk, connecting the main stage to a smaller stage in the middle of the audience. During the 2013 festival leg of

6426-428: The internet on 11 December 2012 but was officially released on 14 December, in conjunction with the video collection DVD. In July 2013, guitarist Paul Landers revealed in an interview the possibility of a Rammstein documentary and a live DVD. He indicated that the band may "start thinking" about a new album in 2014. In September 2014, band co-founder Richard Kruspe (then working with his side band, Emigrate ) said

6528-423: The kind of symphonic metal you'd expect from a country that boasts Wagner among its favourite sons." AllMusic described the band's music as blending "industrial noise, grinding metal guitars, and operatic vocals". PopMatters said that Rammstein was "mistakenly lumped in with the nu-metal fad that was going on at the same time" as the band's debut. Rammstein was traditionally inspired by bands such as

6630-424: The language of love, but German is the language of anger". 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'. The band's lyrics, as sung by Till Lindemann, are an essential element of their music, and shape the perception by fans and

6732-465: The last match of the 1916 South American Championship (the first continental competition organised by Conmebol was held in Racing Club, when Argentina and Uruguay tied 0–0. The match was scheduled to be played at GEBA one day before, but the huge number of fans (30,000) that had gone to Palermo surpassed the capacity of the stadium (about 20,000) and the match was suspended. Showing their anger at

6834-571: The late 1990s. Some of the artists to have played at the stadium are Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota (1998, with a record attendance of 45,000), Rammstein (on 27 November 2010, att: 40,000), Judas Priest and Whitesnake together (18 Sep 2011, att: 35,000), Viejas Locas (14 Jul 2012), La Renga (6 Jan 2024) and Wos (20 April 2024). 34°40′03″S 58°22′07″W  /  34.66750°S 58.36861°W  / -34.66750; -58.36861 Estadio Racing Club The Alsina and Colón Stadium , oficially named Racing Club Stadium ,

6936-446: 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 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

7038-680: 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." Songs they have recorded entirely or partly in English include: a cover of Depeche Mode 's 1986 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 " ("Moscow") contains

7140-454: The members' previous projects for about a year and a half. Members would invest the money raised with Feeling B shows in new project. They recorded their first songs in a building that had been squatted by Feeling B frontman Aljoscha Rompe . A contest was held in Berlin for amateur bands in 1994, the winner of which would receive access to a professional recording studio for a whole week. Kruspe, Riedel, Schneider, and Lindemann entered and won

7242-488: The most successful German-language band of all time. Rammstein toured Germany through November and some of December 2004, releasing the single " Ohne dich " on 22 November. In February 2005, Rammstein toured Europe again. By 28 February, Rammstein had played 21 concerts in front of more than 200,000 spectators in ten countries. It was on this tour that the band was faced with several lawsuits resulting from severe fire breathing accidents involving audience members. " Keine Lust "

7344-675: The music." —Richard Kruspe In 1989, East German guitarist Richard Kruspe escaped to West Berlin and started the band Orgasm Death Gimmick. At that time, he was heavily influenced by US music, especially of hard rock band Kiss . After the Berlin Wall came down, he moved back home to Schwerin , where Till Lindemann worked as a basket-weaver and played drums in the band First Arsch (loosely translated as "First Arse" or "First Ass"). At this time, Kruspe lived with Oliver Riedel of The Inchtabokatables and Christoph Schneider of Die Firma. In 1992, Kruspe made his first trip to

7446-462: The net" by Mathilde Bonnefoy and the "Making of the album Reise, Reise" by the band's guitarist Paul Landers . The limited edition was released as a large black-and-white photo-book with photos by Frederic Batier, who had accompanied the band through their recent tours. The photo-book edition contains two DVDs and two live albums. The band took a hiatus in 2006 and began work again in 2007. The recording process reportedly took two years. In July 2009,

7548-481: The official Association decided that Argentine would play their games at Racing Club, which was the second stadium in importance by then. The first match played by the Argentine side in Racing was the 1912 edition of Copa Newton (held on October 6) v Uruguay . As football gained more enthusiasts, the club built more grandstands on Alsina and Italia streets to increase the stadium's capacity. In 1913, Argentina played

7650-551: The only goal. In 1951 the Presidente Perón stadium was one of the venues for the Pan American Games held in Argentina that year . All football matches of the competition were held there. In 1966, the club placed light towers . To celebrate that, the club invited FC Bayern Munich (which brought to Argentina some of its most notable players such as Franz Beckenbauer , Gerd Muller and Sepp Maier ) to play

7752-695: The opportunity to enjoy the band live. On 16 February 2011, Rammstein announced that, after the massive success of their sold out Madison Square Garden show on 11 December 2010, they would be touring North America after ten years. Rammstein played in New Jersey (East Rutherford) Izod Center , Montreal Bell Centre , Toronto Air Canada Centre , Chicago Allstate Arena , Edmonton Rexall Place , Seattle Tacoma Dome , San Francisco (Oakland) Oracle Arena , Los Angeles The Forum , and Las Vegas Thomas and Mack Center , Mexico City's Palacio de los Deportes , Guadalajara's Arena VFG , and Monterrey's Auditorio Banamex to

7854-588: The pandemic allowed for "less distraction" and "more time to think of new things". In October 2021, a song from the album was premiered on the International Space Station to French astronaut Thomas Pesquet . According to composer Sven Helbig , who worked on the album, the album's release had been delayed due to the 2021–2023 global supply chain crisis , which impacted the album's physical releases. Richard Kruspe affirmed in an interview that Rammstein's eighth studio album would be released in

7956-515: The purpose of improving club facilities. A special committee was created to acquire 30,000 m that were owned by railway companies (British-owned by then). President of Argentina, Juan Perón suggested to build it in Retiro neighborhood, near Buenos Aires downtown. Racing executives decided to stay in Avellaneda. Works began in 1946. The Government of Argentina lent Racing Club money to finance

8058-453: The release date of the band's seventh studio album was still an open question. In May, Rammstein started touring once again. Also in May, it was revealed that Sky van Hoff would be working with the band on their next album. On 18 June 2018, it was announced via StubHub's ticketing website that Rammstein would play songs at their Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, show from their forthcoming album, then set for release late in 2018. On 17 September 2018,

8160-460: The release date of their untitled seventh studio album , 17 May 2019. Rammstein also revealed the album cover which consisted of a single, unlit match which fans say represents their love of fire and simplicity. On 26 April 2019, Rammstein released the second single from the new album, " Radio ". Shortly after its release, the album reached No. 1 in fourteen different countries. On 28 May 2019, Rammstein released their third single and music video from

8262-489: The release of a fan edition of the single, named Engel – Fan Edition . This contained two previously unreleased songs, "Feuerräder" and "Wilder Wein". Release of the second single from the album Sehnsucht was " Du hast ", which hit the German single charts in August 1997 at No. 5. Rammstein then continued touring in the summer while Sehnsucht was released on 22 August 1997. The album reached No. 1 in Germany after two weeks in

8364-580: The second decade of the 20th. century. Some journalist state that Racing gave birth to the " creole style ", opposing to Alumni's British school that dominated the first years of the century. By those times, the Argentina national team played their home games at Gimnasia y Esgrima 's venue, Estadio G.E.B.A. When the club broke up with the Argentine Football Association to establish Federación Argentina de Football in 1912,

8466-518: The single being released on 3 March. On 19 February 2006, Rammstein had an asteroid named after them, 110393 Rammstein . On 17 November, the first Rammstein Live DVD since Live aus Berlin from 1998 was released. Völkerball shows concert performances by the band in England, France, Japan and Russia. The Special Edition is extended by a second DVD, which contains the documentaries "Anaconda in

8568-497: The song, two remixes by Clawfinger and the song "Adios" from the upcoming album. Mutter was released on 2 April 2001, sparking another Rammstein tour through Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. On 14 May, the second single from the album, "Links 2 3 4", was released, along with a video of the single on 18 May. After a tour throughout Europe in June, the band then toured the U.S., Canada and Mexico from June to August 2001. " Ich will ",

8670-508: The stage collapsed, the band started using professionals to handle the pyrotechnics. Lindemann subsequently qualified as a licensed pyrotechnician, and often spends entire songs engulfed in flames. He has suffered multiple burns on his ears, head, and arms. The band's stage costumes are also known for being outlandish. During the Reise, Reise Tour, they wore lederhosen , corsets , and military-inspired uniforms with German steel helmets ; during

8772-671: The stage, "Mr. Lindemann gave off an air of such brute masculinity and barely contained violence that it seemed that he could have reached into the crowd, snatched up a fan, and bitten off his head". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic commented that "their blend of industrial noise, grinding metal guitars, and operatic vocals is staggeringly powerful". "We just push boundaries", said Till Lindemann in an interview with rock magazine Kerrang! , "We cannot help it if people don't like those boundaries being pushed". Nearly all of Rammstein's songs are in German. Educated in East German schools,

8874-461: The super deluxe edition; has the two previously mentioned CDs and three DVDs with interviews and the making of videos from different music videos. The video for the song " Mein Land " was filmed on 23 May 2011 at Sycamore Beach in Malibu, California. It premiered on the band's official website on 11 November 2011. A full European tour in support of Made in Germany began in November 2011 and spanned all

8976-496: The third single from the album, was released on 10 September 2001 and a Tour edition of the Mutter album (the cover of which is red) was released, featuring alternative artwork and live versions of "Ich will", "Links 2 3 4", "Sonne" and "Spieluhr". From 8 to 12 January 2002, Rammstein traveled to Prague to participate in a minor scene for the film XXX . The band is seen in the opening scene, performing their song " Feuer frei! " in

9078-473: The title track "Liebe ist für alle da" leaked onto the internet, along with promotional materials. This led Universal Music to take action against certain fan sites. It was confirmed in August 2009 that the new album would have 11 tracks, and mixing of the album – which was taking place in Stockholm – had been completed. On 1 September 2009, it was confirmed on the band's website that " Pussy " would be

9180-688: The title track as the album's lead single , along with its music video, coincided with the announcement. The second single from Zeit , " Zick Zack ", was released on 7 April with its accompanying music video. The third single from Zeit , " Angst ", was released on 29 April with its accompanying music video. On 25 November 2022 Rammstein released the music video for the song "Adieu" on their official YouTube channel. By comparison, American heavy metal bands seem clumsy, childish, and anemic. —Claire Berlinski on Rammstein The Denver Post wrote that "[Rammstein] proved that they not only synthesized

9282-576: The tour, Rammstein signed with major label Universal Music and released Mutter in 2001. Six singles were released from the album, all charting in countries throughout Europe. The lead single, " 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 "; the former song reached No. 1 in Spain, becoming their first No. 1 single. Their fifth album, Rosenrot ,

9384-515: The tour, the bridge and smaller stage were omitted. For the 2016 Festival Tour , the band kept the stage itself mostly unchanged, though had the entire lighting rig changed completely. According to Kruspe, the onstage antics are meant to get people's attention and have fun at the same time; Rammstein's motto, according to Schneider, is "do your own thing and overdo it". Kruspe said of the stage show in July 1999, "You have to understand that 99 per cent of

9486-404: The video to "Ich tu dir weh" was released on 21 December 2009 on the adult website Visit-x, just like the video to "Pussy", after advertisement on the band's official German website; it depicts the band on stage in a similar configuration as on their 2009/10 tour. Any references to the video on the official website have since been deleted. In Europe, the single was released on 15 January 2010, and in

9588-734: The way to May 2012. It included a North American tour that began on 20 April 2012 in Sunrise, Florida and ended on 25 May 2012 in Houston, Texas that visited 21 cities throughout the US and Canada. The Swedish industrial band Deathstars supported the band during the first two legs of the European tour. DJ Joe Letz from Combichrist and Emigrate was the opening act for the North American Tour. Rammstein, minus Till Lindemann , performed " The Beautiful People " with Marilyn Manson at

9690-532: The world. Their grand live performances, which often feature pyrotechnics , have contributed to the growth in their popularity. Despite success, the band has been subject to some controversies, with their overall image having been criticized; for instance, the song " Ich tu dir weh " forced its parent album Liebe ist für alle da to be re-released in Germany with the song removed due to its sexually explicit lyrics. "I don't want to be another KISS, where people talk about makeup and stuff like that and no one talks about

9792-489: Was an association football stadium in Avellaneda , Buenos Aires Province , Argentina . It was the home of Racing Club de Avellaneda , one of Argentina's top football clubs, before they moved to El Cilindro in 1950. It was located in the intersection of Alsina and Colón streets, hence been sometimes referred as 'Estadio de Alsina y Colón'. The stadium held 50,000 spectators. It was one of two stadiums that hosted

9894-737: Was included in The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture . Rammstein's album Mutter was recorded in the south of France in May and June 2000, and mixed in Stockholm in October of that year. During December 2000, Rammstein released an MP3 version of " Links 2-3-4 " as a teaser for their new album. 2001 was a busy year for Rammstein, as the band needed to finish off the Sehnsucht Tour ending in January and February with

9996-649: Was included on the tribute album For the Masses , the Rammstein version obtained moderate success in Germany and Austria. On 22–23 August 1998, Rammstein played to over 17,000 fans at the Wuhlheide in Berlin, the biggest show the band had played there up to that date. Supporting acts were Danzig , Nina Hagen , Joachim Witt and Alaska . The show was professionally filmed, intended to be released on their upcoming live DVD, Live aus Berlin . Rammstein embarked on

10098-430: Was released as a single on 11 November 2011 with another track, "Vergiss uns nicht", that was released at a later date. The compilation is available in three different editions: The standard edition; this includes a CD with normal songs from their back catalog. Special edition; has the same CD from the standard edition and an extra CD with Rammstein songs that have been remixed by different artists such as Scooter . Finally,

10200-453: Was released in 2005, and the lead single, " Benzin ", reached No. 6 in Germany. Their second live album, Völkerball , was released in 2006. The band released their sixth album, Liebe ist für alle da , in 2009, with its lead single, " Pussy ", becoming their first No. 1 hit in Germany despite having a controversial music video that featured hardcore pornography . The band then entered a recording hiatus and toured for several years, releasing

10302-475: Was released in April 2022. Rammstein was one of the first bands to emerge within the Neue Deutsche Härte genre, with their debut album leading the music press to coin the term, and their style of music has generally had a positive reception from music critics. Commercially, the band has been very successful, earning many No. 1 albums as well as gold and platinum certifications in countries around

10404-400: Was released on 5 October, with its video premiere on 16 September. Rosenrot was released worldwide on 28 October. Directly following the release, the album continued the success of its predecessor, Reise, Reise , placing on top 10 charts in 20 countries. 16 December 2005 marked the release of the title track on Rosenrot . The video for " Mann gegen Mann " was released on 6 February 2006, with

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