The discography of

Rammstein Rammstein (, "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, ...

, a German rock band, consists of eight

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s, three

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s, and six video albums. Rammstein has also released 33

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, 30 of which are accompanied by

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s. The band was formed in the mid-1990s by six musicians from

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and

Schwerin Schwerin (; Mecklenburgisch dialect, Mecklenburgian Low German: ''Swerin''; Latin: ''Suerina'', ''Suerinum'') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Germany, second-largest city of the northeastern States of Germany, German ...

: singer

Till Lindemann Till Lindemann (; born 4 January 1963) is a German singer, songwriter and poet. He is best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein and solo project Lindemann. Rammstein has sold over 25 million records w ...

, guitarists

Richard Kruspe Richard Kruspe (born Sven Kruspe; 24 June 1967) is a German musician. He is the lead guitarist of the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, as well as the lead singer and lead guitarist of the US-based industrial metal band Emigrate. Early life ...

and

Paul Landers Paul Landers (born Heiko Paul Hiersche; 9 December 1964) is a German musician, notable as the guitarist for the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, and the punk rock band Feeling B. Biography Early life Landers was born in East Berlin, Eas ...

, keyboardist

Flake Lorenz Christian "Flake" Lorenz (; born 16 November 1966) is a German musician and keyboard player for Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, as well as the main composer of the band along with guitarist Richard Kruspe. He was also a member of the East G ...

, bassist

Oliver Riedel Oliver "Ollie" Riedel (born 11 April 1971) is a German musician, best known as the bassist for Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. Early life Riedel was born in Schwerin on 11 April 1971. Growing up, he had relatively good relationships with ...

, and drummer

Christoph Schneider Christoph Schneider (born 11 May 1966) is a German musician, best known as the drummer of the Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. Early life Christoph Schneider was born in Pankow, East Berlin, East Germany. He has one sister, who is two years ...

. Rammstein debuted with the single "

Du riechst so gut "Du riechst so gut" (, "you smell so good") is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released the band's first single on 24 August 1995, also acting as the lead single from their debut studio album, ''Herzeleid'' (1995). Th ...

", released on 24 August 1995 in a scented digipack format. A month later, the band issued their first studio album, ''

Herzeleid ''Herzeleid'' (; "Heartbreak") is the debut studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, first released on 25 September 1995 via Motor Music. Production and writing After signing up with Motor Music, the band was instructed to sear ...

'', which peaked at number six on the German

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and remained there for 102 weeks. Before the release of their second studio album, Rammstein issued the single " Engel"; the track was featured in the closing credits of the 1997 film '' Mortal Kombat: Annihilation'', while the song's music video itself was a tribute to the movie ''

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'', released on 1 April 1997. Engel reached the top three on the German singles chart and was certified gold by the

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(BVMI) for the sale of more than 250,000 copies. Rammstein's second album, ''

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'', was released in August 1997; it topped both German and Austrian charts, and eventually was certified platinum in the respective record industry associations of

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. On 30 August 1999, the band released their first live album, ''

Live aus Berlin ''Live aus Berlin'' (, "Live from Berlin") is a recording of a concert by the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, performed in 1998 and released a year later. It has been released in several formats: * CD (15 tracks) * 2 CD Limited Ed ...

''. It was recorded over two nights at the Wuhlheide Venue, and issued on both CD and DVD formats. Released in April 2001, '' Mutter'' is Rammstein's third studio album; it topped the German and Swiss charts and was certified double platinum in both countries. Five tracks were released from the album as singles: " Sonne", "

Links 2 3 4 "Links 2 3 4" (also spelled "Links 2-3-4"; English: "Left 2 3 4") is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released as the second single from their third studio album, '' Mutter'', on 14 May 2001. It is a politically char ...

", "

Ich will "Ich will" (German for "I Want") is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein from their third studio album '' Mutter''. It was originally released in Germany on 10 September 2001, but many channels did not air the music video (which w ...

", " Mutter" and "

Feuer frei! "Feuer frei!" () is a song by German industrial metal band Rammstein. The song was released as the fifth single from their third album '' Mutter''. The title is from the command to start shooting in German military language (literally "fire free ...

"; the latter was also used in the opening scenes of the

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film ''

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''. In 2003, the group released the DVD '' Lichtspielhaus'', containing live performances, music videos, and interviews. On 26 July 2004, Rammstein released the single "

Mein Teil "Mein Teil" (German for "My part" or "My share", slang for "My penis") is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, '' Reise, Reise'' (2004), on 26 July 2004. "Mein ...

", a song inspired by a German cannibal,

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, which peaked at number two on both German and Finnish charts. Later that year, the band released their fourth studio album, ''

Reise, Reise ''Reise, Reise'' (; a German '' military wake-up call'', literally "(a)rise, (a)rise") is the fourth studio album by Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 27 September 2004 through Universal Music in Germany and followed shortl ...

''; it topped the Austrian, Finnish, German and Swiss charts, and was certified platinum in the last two countries. Other singles from this album include " Amerika", "

Ohne dich "Ohne dich" ( "Without You") is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 22 November 2004 as the third single from their fourth studio album, ''Reise, Reise'' (2004). Composition "Ohne dich" can be seen as expr ...

" and "

Keine Lust "Keine Lust" (German for "no desire") is a song by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released as the fourth and final single from their fourth studio album, ''Reise, Reise'' (2004), on 28 February 2005 in Germany, Austria, and Sw ...

". Released worldwide on 28 October 2005, ''

Rosenrot ''Rosenrot'' (, "Rose-Red") is the fifth studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, released on 28 October 2005. The album includes six songs artistically omitted from ''Reise, Reise''. The album's first title was ''Reise, Reis ...

'' peaked at number one in Germany, Austria, and Finland, and was certified gold in Austria and Finland and platinum in Germany. The album spawned the singles "

", the homosexuality-themed " Mann gegen Mann" and "

Benzin "Benzin" (German, in English: Gasoline or Petrol) is a song by German industrial metal band Rammstein, released as the first single from their album ''Rosenrot''. In Germany, gasoline is called ''Benzin'' (which is derived from the chemical mix ...

". "Benzin" reached the top of the Danish

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. In November 2006, the band issued the ''

Völkerball ''Völkerball'' (German for "Dodgeball"; "Peoples' ball") is a live album and DVD by German rock band Rammstein. It was released on 17 November 2006 in Europe, 19 December 2006 in Canada and on 18 September 2007 in the US. The album was advert ...

'' CD and DVD set, featuring live footage filmed in the United Kingdom, France, Japan and Russia, plus a documentary. It peaked at number one in the German and Finnish charts, and was certificated double platinum by

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Discographies of German artists