September 14th, 2009

RAMMSTEIN: COUNTDOWN TO PUSSY

Four years after the release of ‘Rosenrot’, their last studio outing, Germany’s most successful rock act have announced the release of a brand new single and album for September 21st (single) and October 19th (album) 2009.

Titled ‘Liebe Ist Für Alle Da’ (‘Love Is There For All Of Us’), this latest studio outing - the Berlin sextet’s sixth album since first coming together in the mid-’90s - is set to feature 11 new compositions, standard practice in the world of Rammstein, all of these overseen by Swedish producer Jacob Hellner and mixed by fellow Swede Stefan Glaumann, both regular contributors to the mighty Rammstein cause.

Over the past few months, a whole host of rumours have been circulating as to the exact nature of the new material; there has been (unofficial) talk of black metal and even hip hop influences creeping in (!), but those who have heard the 11 album tracks are now talking enthusiastically about a varied release in the classic Rammstein tradition – a release featuring some of the heaviest songs the band have ever recorded.

Prior to the arrival of the new album, a two-track single – “PUSSY” / “Rammlied” – is set to surface on September 21st on both CD and vinyl formats; the CD will come as a digi-pack with a poster, whereas the vinyl (strictly limited in number) will be issued in 7” & 12” forms, the 7” being etched and pressed on Viagra-blue vinyl.

The tracklistings are as follows:-

12” PUSSY / Rammlied (Limited edition in clear bag)
7” PUSSY (Limited edition, Viagra blue vinyl, etching on B-side)
CD PUSSY / Rammlied (Limited edition digi-pack with poster)

The vinyl will be hand-numbered and available EXCLUSIVELY from What Records (http://www.whatrecords.co.uk).

According to the band’s website, “Pussy” sees Rammstein “unsheathing its sword and presenting what makes man an animal!”.

Rammstein start a run of European dates in November of this year, with UK headline shows plus a possible major festival appearance heavily rumoured for 2010.