Untitled Rammstein album

The untitled seventh studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, titled Rammstein (stylized in all caps) on digital platforms, was released through Universal Music on 17 May 2019. Their first studio album in ten years, it is their first not to be produced by Jacob Hellner; it was instead produced by Emigrate guitarist Olsen Involtini, who also serves as Rammstein's live sound engineer.

Untitled
Studio album by
Rammstein
Released17 May 2019
Recorded2018
StudioLa Fabrique (Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France)
Genre
Length46:20
Language
  • German
  • Latin
  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • Spanish
  • Russian
LabelUniversal
Producer
  • Olsen Involtini
  • Rammstein
Rammstein chronology
Rammstein: Paris
(2017)		 Untitled
(2019)
Singles from this album
  1. "Deutschland"
    Released: 28 March 2019
  2. "Radio"
    Released: 26 April 2019
  3. "Ausländer"
    Released: 28 May 2019

The album received positive reviews from critics. It was also commercially successful, reaching number one in over ten countries. It set a record for the most units of an album sold in its first week in Germany during the 21st century, and was the best-selling album of 2019 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It was also certified double platinum by the BVMI for selling at least 400,000 copies in Germany. The album was supported by the singles "Deutschland", "Radio", and "Ausländer", with "Deutschland" becoming their second number-one hit in Germany and the other two entering the top 5.

Promotion and release

In an interview with Kerrang! in January 2019, Richard Kruspe noted that there would be five music videos created for the album. Teaser clips for the first music video were released during late March. These clips featured visuals from the video along with the Roman numerals for the date 28 March 2019.[4] On that day, the song "Deutschland" was released as the album's lead single on digital platforms, and its 10-minute-long music video was uploaded onto YouTube.[5] The single also came with a remix by Kruspe.[6] The band formally revealed the release date of the album, 17 May 2019, as well. They did not reveal the cover art but noted the album had no title.[7][8]

After being up for just four days, the music video garnered 19 million views.[9] "Deutschland" was released physically as both a 7-inch vinyl and CD single on 12 April, with the remix acting as the B-side.[10] The track list was revealed between 16 April and 19 April on the band's YouTube channel with snippets of riffs from each song. The cover of the album was also revealed there on 18 April.[11] Less than a week later, the band began teasing a music video for the song "Radio", which was released on 26 April.[12] On 26 May, the band teased a music video for the album's third single, "Ausländer". The video was released on 28 May[13] and the single was released on 31 May.[14]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[15]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[16]
Clash8/10[17]
Classic Rock[18]
Consequence of SoundB+[19]
Exclaim!8/10[20]
Kerrang![21]
musicOMH[22]
NME[23]
Rolling Stone[24]
Sputnikmusic4.2/5[25]

The album received general acclaim from professional critics. On review aggregator website Metacritic, it holds an average review score of 82/100, based on 11 reviews indicating "universal acclaim".[15] In a positive review, NME wrote, "this album is undoubtedly a resounding triumph".[23] Nick Ruskell at Kerrang! wrote, "this is a record made with care, craft, and nothing allowed in that isn't just-so".[21] Wall of Sound gave the album 9.5/10 stating: "Rammstein is seemingly a culmination of the previous six studio albums, taking the best parts of the last few decades and putting it all in one album, while throwing in a few unexpected surprises."[26]

Year-end rankings
Publication List Rank Ref.
GQ (Russia) The 20 Best Albums of 2019 N/A
[27]

Commercial performance

The album debuted atop the German album charts on issue date 24 May 2019. In the first week in Germany, it moved 260,000 album-equivalent units, making it the best-performing album in the first week from a band in the 21st century.[28] The album spent the next two weeks at No. 2 before climbing back up to No. 1 on 14 June. It spent two more non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 afterward. The album also spent an entire year inside the top 40 of the chart, not leaving it until 12 June 2020.[29]

Elsewhere, the album peaked at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 12,130 copies and spent three consecutive weeks atop the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart.[30][31] In the United States, the album peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard 200, earning 28,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. The album is the band's first to reach the top 10 in the United States.[32] Additionally, it topped the Hard Rock Albums chart, the second Rammstein album to do so (previously Liebe ist für alle da in 2009) and World Albums chart, which make it the first German-language studio album to top this chart (previously Rammstein: Paris, a live album, topped this chart, in 2017). On 11 July 2019, the album was certified 2× Platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie for sales of over 400,000 album-equivalent units in Germany.

Track listing

On digital releases, the album title and track names are stylized as uppercase letters; e.g., "Was ich liebe" is "WAS ICH LIEBE".[33]

All tracks are written by Rammstein (Richard Kruspe, Paul Landers, Till Lindemann, Christian Lorenz, Oliver Riedel, Christoph Schneider).

Untitled[34]
No.TitleLength
1."Deutschland" ("Germany")5:23
2."Radio"4:37
3."Zeig dich" ("Show Yourself")4:15
4."Ausländer" ("Foreigner")3:51
5."Sex"3:56
6."Puppe" ("Doll")4:33
7."Was ich liebe" ("What I Love")4:29
8."Diamant" ("Diamond")2:34
9."Weit weg" ("Far Away")4:20
10."Tattoo"4:11
11."Hallomann" ("Helloman" / "Announcer")4:11
Total length:46:20

Personnel

Personnel adapted from album notes.[34]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[79] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Belgium (BEA)[80] Gold 15,000*
Czech Republic (IFPI)[81] Gold 2,500*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[82] Gold 10,000
France (SNEP)[83] Gold 50,000
Germany (BVMI)[84] 5× Gold 500,000
Poland (ZPAV)[85] Gold 10,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 17 May 2019
Universal [33]
12-inch vinyl [86]
CD (standard edition) [87]
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