German industrial metal band formed in Berlin in 1994. Long-running lineup: Till Lindemann (vocals), Richard Kruspe (guitar), Paul Landers (guitar), Oliver Riedel (bass), Christoph Schneider (drums), and Christian "Flake" Lorenz (keyboards). Distinguished by their pyrotechnic-heavy live shows, deliberately confrontational German-language lyrics, and the "Neue Deutsche Härte" sound they helped define.
Eight studio albums between Herzeleid (1995) and Zeit (2022). Commercial peak: Sehnsucht (1997), Mutter (2001), Reise, Reise (2004), and Rosenrot (2005). Have repeatedly topped the German album charts and become one of the most commercially successful European metal exports of all time.
