The official "Metal/Rock Band Bio" Thread (music and lyrics, alternative)

Muzak · 01-16-2006, 07:23 AM

I did a search, found nothing, though surprised.
Post a small Biography for your favorite metal band. Make sure you inlcude

their name
what sub genre they are
the link to the site you got the information from.
and if you can, a medium size picture of the band.

and it can not be over the post limit. No multiple posts for one band.

Here is Rammstein
Genre: Industrial Metal
Link:http://herzeleid.com/en/band

Rammstein was started by Richard Z. Kruspe-Bernstein. In 1989 he escaped from East Germany over the border between Austria and Hungary. He eventually ended up in West Berlin and started a band in 1993 (Orgasm Death Gimmicks). At that time he was very influenced by American music. After the 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.

At this time, Richard lived with Oliver Riedel (of the band The Inchtabokatables) and Christoph Doom Schneider (of Die Firma). Richard realized that the music he had previously made was not right for him. He envisioned something with machines and hard guitars together. The three started working together on a new project.

Richard soon found it hard to write music and lyrics at the same time. He got Till to join them as he had often heard him singing while working. A contest for new bands was announced and the prize was studio time. The four of them recorded the first Rammstein demo and won. Paul Landers knew them all and wanted to know what they were doing. After listening, he agreed to join. At this point, all they needed for the machine-sound was a keyboarder. They tried to get Christian "Flake" Lorenz to join, as he had played with Paul before in the band Feeling B. Flake was not entirely thrilled with the idea at first and didn't want to join for a long time. But, he eventually agreed.

About the time the band was formed, they all had relationship problems which provided the foundation for their debut album Herzeleid (Heartache) in 1995. Since then, they have reached gold and platinum status for their music and have become Germany's number one music export.

The Name

Three Italian air force jets collided on August 28, 1988 at an air show at the US airbase in Ramstein, Germany. About 40 spectators died in the first minutes and several hundred were injured. In the next two months, the death toll rose to 69. In short, it was a disaster.

The name was all over the media at the time and just got stuck in their heads. They changed it from Ramstein (with one M) to Rammstein (with two). It is not a real German word, but literally means "Ram-stone". They chose it to provoke and because the meaning seemed to fit their music. Their first song, "Rammstein" was about this tragedy.

The Members

Richard Z. Kruspe-Bernstein
Instrument: Guitars
Birth date: June 24, 1967
Previous Bands: Orgasm Death Gimmicks
Previous Job: Salesman

Till Lindemann
Instrument: Vocals
Birth date: January 4, 1963
Previous Bands: First Arsch
Previous Job: Basket weaver

Christoph Doom Schneider
Instrument: Drums
Birth date: May 11, 1966
Previous Bands: Die Firma
Previous Job: Telephone installation

Oliver Riedel
Instrument: Bass
Birth date: April 11, 1971
Previous Bands: The Inchtabokatables
Previous Job: Plasterer

Paul Landers
Instrument: Guitars
Birth date: December 9, 1964
Previous Bands: Feeling B
Previous Job: Boiler

Christian "Flake" Lorenz
Instrument: Keyboards
Birth date: November 6, 1966
Previous Bands: Feeling B
Previous Job: Toolmaker

01-16-2006, 07:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
Muzak Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,050	The official "Metal/Rock Band Bio" Thread I did a search, found nothing, though surprised. Post a small Biography for your favorite metal band. Make sure you inlcude their name what sub genre they are the link to the site you got the information from. and if you can, a medium size picture of the band. and it can not be over the post limit. No multiple posts for one band. Here is Rammstein Genre: Industrial Metal Link:http://herzeleid.com/en/band Rammstein was started by Richard Z. Kruspe-Bernstein. In 1989 he escaped from East Germany over the border between Austria and Hungary. He eventually ended up in West Berlin and started a band in 1993 (Orgasm Death Gimmicks). At that time he was very influenced by American music. After the 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. At this time, Richard lived with Oliver Riedel (of the band The Inchtabokatables) and Christoph Doom Schneider (of Die Firma). Richard realized that the music he had previously made was not right for him. He envisioned something with machines and hard guitars together. The three started working together on a new project. Richard soon found it hard to write music and lyrics at the same time. He got Till to join them as he had often heard him singing while working. A contest for new bands was announced and the prize was studio time. The four of them recorded the first Rammstein demo and won. Paul Landers knew them all and wanted to know what they were doing. After listening, he agreed to join. At this point, all they needed for the machine-sound was a keyboarder. They tried to get Christian "Flake" Lorenz to join, as he had played with Paul before in the band Feeling B. Flake was not entirely thrilled with the idea at first and didn't want to join for a long time. But, he eventually agreed. About the time the band was formed, they all had relationship problems which provided the foundation for their debut album Herzeleid (Heartache) in 1995. Since then, they have reached gold and platinum status for their music and have become Germany's number one music export. The Name Three Italian air force jets collided on August 28, 1988 at an air show at the US airbase in Ramstein, Germany. About 40 spectators died in the first minutes and several hundred were injured. In the next two months, the death toll rose to 69. In short, it was a disaster. The name was all over the media at the time and just got stuck in their heads. They changed it from Ramstein (with one M) to Rammstein (with two). It is not a real German word, but literally means "Ram-stone". They chose it to provoke and because the meaning seemed to fit their music. Their first song, "Rammstein" was about this tragedy. The Members Richard Z. Kruspe-Bernstein Instrument: Guitars Birth date: June 24, 1967 Previous Bands: Orgasm Death Gimmicks Previous Job: Salesman Till Lindemann Instrument: Vocals Birth date: January 4, 1963 Previous Bands: First Arsch Previous Job: Basket weaver Christoph Doom Schneider Instrument: Drums Birth date: May 11, 1966 Previous Bands: Die Firma Previous Job: Telephone installation Oliver Riedel Instrument: Bass Birth date: April 11, 1971 Previous Bands: The Inchtabokatables Previous Job: Plasterer Paul Landers Instrument: Guitars Birth date: December 9, 1964 Previous Bands: Feeling B Previous Job: Boiler Christian "Flake" Lorenz Instrument: Keyboards Birth date: November 6, 1966 Previous Bands: Feeling B Previous Job: Toolmaker