December 8, 2005
Grammy Nomination
Rammstein have been nominated for a Grammy award in the category Best Metal performance for the song Mein Teil. Their competition is: Ministry, Slipknot, Shadows Fall, and Mudvayne. The awards show will be aired February 8, 2006.
December 5, 2005
Rosenrot single
The release date of the single has been confirmed, it's December 16th. The video premiered on November 30th.
Miscellaneous
Future updates include lyric translations of Rosenrot, fan submissions, images from the Rosenrot video, other miscellaneous images, and press articles - I'm busy with finals coming up right now, but as soon as the semester ends, I should have some big updates coming.
November 17, 2005
Missing Person - William Lamar - London Signing Session
Update:After missing for about a month, William has returned home safely!
Posted on Rammstein.com:
Since Friday, Oct. 28th, William Lamar has been missing. It is known
that he boarded a plane from the US to London, UK on this date. His
parents assume that he was planning to attend the Rammstein signing
session there. Since this day no one has heard anything from him. William´s
parents are very concerned and worried as William is not well and may
need medication. We would like to ask everybody who has attended the
London signing session and possibly met William there or at a later
time to call one of the below telephone numbers.
William, when you´re reading this, please get in touch with your parents!
It is possible that Williams has in the meantime travelled to Germany
- any information can help! Here´s the letter of his parents:
Dear Rammstein Fans,
We are trying to get word to our son, William Lamar, who has been missing
from the US since Friday, October 28, 2005. We want to know that he is
safe and hope he will contact us soon.
You will find a photo and description of William appear here.
He is a big fan of Rammstein. If you have any information about William
please contact:
Phone:
In the UK--freephone 0500 700 700 (Missingpersons.org)
or 0207 499 9000(US Embassy)
In Germany--030 83050 (US Embassy)
In the USA--001 617 373 2121 (Northeastern University Saftey Office)
Email: wlsearch@gmail.com
Thank you for helping us find our son,
Bruce and Mary Anne Lamar
(William's parents)
If you took any pictures during the signing session or know of people
that did, please look through those pictures and see if you can find
William in them.
Update: William is affected by
Asperger Syndrome, a form of autism. He is known to be too trusting and
naïve, so it is very important for you to contact the people above if
you have ANY information whatsoever on William before anything happens
to him.
November 11, 2005
Rosenrot single
The next single from the album Rosenrot is the song Rosenrot. The release is due out in December. More info here: Rosenrot single.
New interviews
Added two new interviews from October and November.
October 27, 2005
Rosenrot Lyrics
Added the German lyrics for Rosenrot. I'm very busy with school and work right now, but I will have the English translations up as soon as possible. In the meantime, Herzeleid.com has translations up now or, even better, take this opportunity to start learning German!
October 22, 2005
Rosenrot Release Dates
The official site has listed the release dates for many countries. Most of Europe and S. America will get the album on October 28th or 31st, depending on whether albums are usually released on a Friday or a Monday there. Australia and New Zealand get the album on November 7th. Canada gets the album on December 6th. The US is listed as to be announced, but it will probably also be December 6th. For a complete list, check out the release dates on the official site.
Rosenrot Signings and Release Parties
Band members willl be present for signings in Paris, France on October 28th at Virgin Megastore, Champs-Elysées at 4pm and in London, England on October 30th at Virgin Megatstore on Oxford Street at 11:30pm (thanks to Boudicca for the London info). You should get to these signings as early as possible because I am sure there will be a HUGE line. There are also numerous release parties around Europe, check out the release parties list on the official site. The band probably will not be at any of these release parties.
Rosenrot Flashcard
The Rosenrot flashcard has been released and can be viewed from the Universal Rock website. It includes promo pics, Rosenrot samples, and the Rosenrot tracklisting.
Rosenrot Samples
The official site is offering samples of six new songs. Go to the Extras section of the site and click on Rosenrot Player.
New Singles
The next two singles from the album will be Mann gegen Mann and Rosenrot. It is unknown which will come out first, but a video for Mann gegen Mann has already been shot with Jonas Åkerlund directing.
New DVD
A new live DVD will be released either later this year or early next year. It will be the full concert from the Nimes, France show this July.
Benzin Game
Universal Music in France has a little Benzin game on their site. You get to control the firetruck and run over cows and stuff.Thanks to Mia for this info
New Merchandise
The official Rammstein shop is offering a new Benzing shirt and a new Rosenrot shirt.
October 02, 2005
Benzin Video pics
Added pictures from the Benzin video to the galleries section.
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