Liebe Ist Für Alle Da

Performer: Rammstein
Engineer: Florian Ammon; Ulf Kruckenberg
Producer: Jacob Hellner; Rammstein
Distributor: Fontana Distribution

Notes: Audio Mixer: Stefan Glaumann. Anyone familiar with the industrial-metal band's dark sense of irony should take one look at the title of Rammstein's 2009 album LIEBE IST FUR ALLE DA ("Love Is There For Everyone") and conclude that this one is a mean monster. Combining the tightness and punch of their 1998 album SEHNSUCHT with the musicianship and elaborate textures of their later work, LIEBE IST is a grand achievement, skillfully dividing its time between razor sharp metal rockers like "B********" or the opening theme song "Rammlied" and nostalgic, cabaret pieces that conjure the spirits of Weil and Brecht at a goth club. Best of the latter is the naked and haunting closer "Roter Sand" but little touches of a sinister yesteryear are everywhere, like the fake vaudeville music in "Haifisch" or the soundtrack strings of "Wiener Blut" which are eventually overcome by a guitar crunching juggernaut. This strange mix of styles is more effective here than it has been for about a decade, and there's no threat of the album becoming ponderous either as the economical tracklist and purposeful songs wipe away the sins of their previous album, 2005's ROSENROT. The group's loyal fans have remained with them through the '00s and have braved all the difficult but ultimately rewarding efforts that came with it. To them, LIEBE IST FUR ALLE DA is the big payoff and an instant classic. For the rest of the world, this is that once a decade, perfectly balanced Rammstein album that's immediately accessible but wide and deep enough to explore for years to come.

German Industrial powerhouse Rammstein made a gloriously cantankerous racket upon their arrival on U.S. soil at the tail end of the 90s. Their monolithic, clattering machinery truly re-defined "heavy metal," and their disciplined, Teutonic demeanor brought a dark, bondage-influenced tint to an already dark genre. Fire-breathing live spectacles and unsettling videos made them a multimedia brand name, despite recording almost totally in their native tongue, and appearing on the soundtrack for maverick filmmaker David Lynch's LOST HIGHWAY put them over the top internationally. As noisy and efficient as a tank factory, Rammstein's final product has almost as much firepower.

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