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Released
  
October 28, 2005

Label
  
Universal

Artist
  
Rammstein

Producer
  
Jacob Hellner

Length
  
48:00

Rosenrot (2005)
  
Völkerball (2006)

Release date
  
28 October 2005

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Recorded
  
2004–2005 at Teldex Studios, Berlin and El Cortijo Studio, Málaga, Spain

Language
  
German, English, Spanish

Genres
  
Industrial metal, Neue Deutsche Härte, Pop rock

Awards
  
Echo Award for Best National Rock/Alternative Group

Similar
  
Rammstein albums, Industrial metal albums

Rammstein benzin official video


Rosenrot ( [ʁoːzɛn.ʁoːt] "Rose-Red") is the fifth album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, released on October 28, 2005. As of February 2006, the album has shipped 1 million copies globally.

Contents

The album includes six songs artistically omitted from 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 nearly identical to the Japanese import of Reise, Reise. The image is a slightly altered photograph of the icebreaker USS Atka, taken on March 13, 1960 at McMurdo Station, Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica.

While Rammstein did not actively promote the album, the band built anticipation through a variety of means. The first single from the album, "Benzin", premiered at the Berliner Wuhlheide and was subsequently released on disc. Rammstein's official website featured one-minute samples from six of the tracks, and had featured a prominent release-date countdown. A brief section of the chorus from "Rosenrot" plays in the background of an e-card containing photographs of the band and basic album information.

Rammstein rosenrot official video


Track listing

All tracks written by Rammstein.

  • There is a compact cassette available (side A = 1–6; B = 7–11)
  • The US version features a parental advisory label that is printed on the cover.

    • Videos

    On August 18, 2005, it was announced that "Benzin" would be the first video for Rosenrot. The "Benzin" video premiered on German MTV on Friday, September 16, 2005. In the video, all of the members of Rammstein except Flake play the role of reckless firemen driving a massive fire truck destroying things along the way. Flake does not appear until the end of the video as a man about to commit suicide by jumping off the roof of a tall building. The other band members open a life net for him but it ends up ripping. The video was shot in Berlin over three days in August 2005. It was directed by Uwe Flade.

    The second video from the album, "Rosenrot", premiered on November 30, 2005 on MTV Germany.

    The third video, "Mann gegen Mann", was released on February 1, 2006. It shows the band (genuinely) naked and utilizing their respective instruments to cover themselves, with the exception of Till, who is wearing a latex diaper, and sporting an inverted mohawk haircut. The video switches between the band playing, and teeming masses of naked male bodybuilders. Towards the end, Till transforms into the demon that is portrayed on the cover of the single.

    Limited edition bonus DVD

    The limited edition includes the normal CD plus a DVD with three live performances:

    1. Reise, Reise (Arena of Nîmes, Nîmes / France July 2005)
    2. Mein Teil (Club Citta, Kanagawa / Japan June 2005)
    3. Sonne (Brixton Academy, London / UK February 2005)

    All bonus performances were later featured on the DVD Völkerball.

  • The Limited Edition featured slightly altered artwork, namely "Limited Edition" printed in white on the top left corner, and the band and album name is reflective.
  • The US version is the Special Edition, with that printed on the top left corner and the parental advisory logo below, alongside the reflective band and album name.
  • The Japanese version, released in 2009, has a SHMCD and the DVD.

    • Personnel

    Rammstein
  • Till Lindemann – vocals
  • Christoph Schneider – drums
  • Christian Lorenz – keyboards
  • Oliver Riedel – bass guitar
  • Richard Z. Kruspe – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Landers – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
    • Additional musicians
  • Sharleen Spiteri – vocals (track 6)
  • Bobo – backing vocals (track 6)
  • Christo Hermanndos – trumpet (track 9)
  • Carmen Zapata – vocals (track 9)
  • Olsen Involtini – string arrangement (track 8)
  • Sven Helbig – trumpet arrangement (track 9)
  • Matthias Wilke – choir conductor (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
    • Production
  • Produced by Jacob Hellner

    • Songs

    1Benzin3:48
    2Mann gegen Mann3:51
    3Rosenrot3:55

    References

    Rosenrot Wikipedia
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