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A six-piece rock explosive from Germany, Rammstein was formed in 1993 by Richard Kruspe (guitar), Paul Landers (guitar), Till Lindemann (vocals), Oliver Riedel (bass), Christoph Schneider (drums) and Flake (pronounced flah-keh) Lorenz (keyboards).

Rammstein (also known as the town where in 1988 three Italian jet planes collided, killing 80 people at a USAF air show) has built a loyal following in their native Germany with their loud industrial rock and pyromania-filled live shows (lead singer Lindemann -- a former Olympic swimmer -- is known to set himself on fire in the middle of performances).

Their debut album, Herzeleid (Heartache), was released in the United States in 1996. The song "Rammstein" on the album Herzeleid was dedicated to the tragic USAF event. Macabre film director David Lynch also selected the song “Rammstein”, as well as "Heirate Mich" to appear in his movie Lost Highway.

Rammstein's follow-up, Sehnsucht, (Longing) was released in Germany in 1997, where it entered the album charts at No. 1. In February 1998, the CD was picked up for distribution in the United States by Slash Records.

In 1999, the band got a bit of unwelcome publicity when the two teenagers involved in the April Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, CO expressed admiration for their music. The band members publicly disavowed any connection between their music and the horrendous acts of violence. Later the same year they release the live album, Live Aus Berlin

Rammstein's latest album, Mutter, came out in 2001.