Fifth Studio Album On Limited Edition 180g Vinyl Double LP!
Remastered In 2015 by Longtime Rammstein Sound Engineers!
Rosenrot is the fifth studio album by German industrial metal band Rammstein, now available for the first time as a limited edition 2xLP set pressed on 180 gram black vinyl! Originally released in 2005, the album was remastered in 2015 by the longtime Rammstein sound engineers.
The band helped to found a subgenre within German hard rock and metal that became known as Neue Deutsche Härte, which describes a crossover style that is influenced by New German Wave, alternative metal and groove metal combining it with elements from electronica and techno. The album includes six songs artistically omitted from 2004's release, Reise, Reise. The album's first title was Reise, Reise Volume Two, but on August 18, 2005 the album was announced as Rosenrot. The cover art is a slightly altered photograph of the icebreaker USS Atka, taken on March 13, 1960, at McMurdo Station, Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica.
"To date, Rammstein haven't been able to equal the excitement and power of their breakthrough 1998 album, SEHNSUCHT, and while ROSENROT suffers that fate, there's an EP's worth of brilliance and one track that towers above them all. Just as exciting as their massive hit 'Du Hast,' 'Te Quiero Puta!' is a glorious blend of the group's usual Teutonic crunch and mariachi music that earns the exclamation point in its title. It's loco to hear Rammstein with bright horns and Latin vocalists and just about as odd to hear them with Sharleen Spiteri -- lead singer for the classy pop act Texas -- whose sweet and somber vocals make 'Stirb Nicht Vor Mir (Don't Die Before I Do)' sound very dreamy, very Nightwish. The out of control 'Zerstören' and 'Benzin,' with its biting social commentary on the world's addiction to oil, are the final two tracks for the hypothetical four-star EP, since the rest of ROSENROT sounds a bit too formulaic. Most everything is tense during the verses, then blows up during the choruses, but if there's one area the band has made giant steps, it's with the lyrics. Greed, irresponsible hedonism, and modern-day interpretations of Goethe are touched upon through wordplay and metaphor, all of it lost on the non-Deutsch speaking set. It still doesn't make up for the stale turns the music takes on a good portion of the album, but there are signs that SEHNSUCHT's worthy follow-up is more possible than ever." - David Jeffries, allmusic.com
Features:
Limited Edition
Double LP
180g Vinyl
Remastered in 2015
Gatefold
Made in Germany
Selections:
Side A:
1. Benzin
2. Mann Gegen Mann
3. Rosenrot
Side B:
1. Spring
2. Wo Bist Du
3. Stirb Nicht Vor Mir (Don't Die Before I Do)
Side C:
1. Zerstoren
2. Hilf Mir
3. Te Quiero Puta!
Side D:
1. Feuer Und Wasser
2. Ein Lied
Remastered In 2015 by Longtime Rammstein Sound Engineers!
Rosenrot is the fifth studio album by German industrial metal band Rammstein, now available for the first time as a limited edition 2xLP set pressed on 180 gram black vinyl! Originally released in 2005, the album was remastered in 2015 by the longtime Rammstein sound engineers.
The band helped to found a subgenre within German hard rock and metal that became known as Neue Deutsche Härte, which describes a crossover style that is influenced by New German Wave, alternative metal and groove metal combining it with elements from electronica and techno. The album includes six songs artistically omitted from 2004's release, Reise, Reise. The album's first title was Reise, Reise Volume Two, but on August 18, 2005 the album was announced as Rosenrot. The cover art is a slightly altered photograph of the icebreaker USS Atka, taken on March 13, 1960, at McMurdo Station, Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica.
"To date, Rammstein haven't been able to equal the excitement and power of their breakthrough 1998 album, SEHNSUCHT, and while ROSENROT suffers that fate, there's an EP's worth of brilliance and one track that towers above them all. Just as exciting as their massive hit 'Du Hast,' 'Te Quiero Puta!' is a glorious blend of the group's usual Teutonic crunch and mariachi music that earns the exclamation point in its title. It's loco to hear Rammstein with bright horns and Latin vocalists and just about as odd to hear them with Sharleen Spiteri -- lead singer for the classy pop act Texas -- whose sweet and somber vocals make 'Stirb Nicht Vor Mir (Don't Die Before I Do)' sound very dreamy, very Nightwish. The out of control 'Zerstören' and 'Benzin,' with its biting social commentary on the world's addiction to oil, are the final two tracks for the hypothetical four-star EP, since the rest of ROSENROT sounds a bit too formulaic. Most everything is tense during the verses, then blows up during the choruses, but if there's one area the band has made giant steps, it's with the lyrics. Greed, irresponsible hedonism, and modern-day interpretations of Goethe are touched upon through wordplay and metaphor, all of it lost on the non-Deutsch speaking set. It still doesn't make up for the stale turns the music takes on a good portion of the album, but there are signs that SEHNSUCHT's worthy follow-up is more possible than ever." - David Jeffries, allmusic.com
Features:
Limited Edition
Double LP
180g Vinyl
Remastered in 2015
Gatefold
Made in Germany
Selections:
Side A:
1. Benzin
2. Mann Gegen Mann
3. Rosenrot
Side B:
1. Spring
2. Wo Bist Du
3. Stirb Nicht Vor Mir (Don't Die Before I Do)
Side C:
1. Zerstoren
2. Hilf Mir
3. Te Quiero Puta!
Side D:
1. Feuer Und Wasser
2. Ein Lied
