Band:	Rammstein
Album:	Mutter
Style:	Industrial metal
Release date:	2001
A review by:	Herzebeth

Disc I
01. Mein Herz Brennt
02. Links 2 3 4
03. Sonne
04. Ich Will
05. Feuer Frei!
06. Mutter
07. Spieluhr [feat. Khira Li Lindemann]
08. Zwitter
09. Rein Raus
10. Adios
11. Nebel [feat. Christiane "Bobo" Herbold]
12. Du Hast [limited edition bonus]
13. Rammstein [limited edition bonus]
14. Du Riechst So Gut [limited edition bonus]
15. Engel [limited edition bonus]
16. Das Modell [Kraftwerk cover] [limited edition bonus]
17. Alter Mann [limited edition bonus]
18. Sehnsucht [limited edition bonus]

Disc II [limited tour edition]
01. Ich Will
02. Links 2 3 4
03. Sonne
04. Spieluhr [feat. Khira Li Lindemann]

Industrial Metal is one of those genres that most Metalheads Hate, Lately I've been listening a lot this particular genre to actually know why's that, well yes most Industrial bands are simplistic, boring, tedious, and every insulting term you can think, but in my industrial journey I've found bands such as Static-X, American Head Charge and Ministry which are actually very good, and now this time I am hearing a German band called Rammstein, so this is what I got from their album Mutter.

The album opener "Mein Herz Brennt" is ok, nothing special really, the riffs are very catchy (I mean is Industrial Metal, after all every Guitar Riff must be Catchy right?) the drumming is very simple and the bass-lines are just average, the keyboards are very good and have a lot of cool effects (as in every other Industrial Band). Ok the real thing comes in "Links 2 3 4" this song has an incredible intro, I admit that the drumming is simplistic but it actually sounds awesome when the song cracks into the chorus, the keyboards create a funny atmosphere that soon turns out just fine, the vocals (filled with special effects) sound incredible and sometimes even creepy, in the end of the song (2:46) a really cool and funky guitar sound enters, it's like a short high-pitched riff but I swear it sounds awesome, this song is actually amazing.

The album in general is good, actually there's no "bad" track or something, Ok after hearing it 2 times in a row it might get a little tedious, but that does not mean awful, actually you can really enjoy this album in those "relaxation" breaks we all have in our lives, the real attraction are the keyboard effects that in every track fill the environment with all kind of weird yet pleasant moments and multi faceted musical shapes. Of course other great points are the guitar Riffs that are incredibly catchy and sometimes even powerful and the vocals that are the best I've heard in this Genre, Till Lindemann can actually sing in a lot of good tones.

Well this album is very good indeed, give it a try, or at least I recommend you to download their videos for "Sonne" and "Links 2 3 4", in links you will see an army of carnivorous ants that fight and kill some scarabs (cool video indeed), and in "Sonne" well let me tell you only this, don't you want to see snow-white snuffing coke (the drug also known as Snow-white) till she dies? Plus the dwarfs are Rammstein members. So I recommend this album, the bad part is that I don't know what the fuck are they talking about in their lyrics.

Follow: "Links 2 3 4", "Mutter", "Fever Frei"