Rosenrot

Rosenrot
Studio album by
Rammstein
Released28 October 2005
Recorded2003–2005
Studio
Genre
Length48:00
Language
  • German
  • English and Spanish in parts
LabelUniversal
Producer
Rammstein chronology
Reise, Reise
(2004) 		Rosenrot
(2005) 		Völkerball
(2006)
Singles from Rosenrot
  1. "Benzin"
    Released: 7 October 2005
  2. "Rosenrot"
    Released: 16 December 2005
  3. "Mann Gegen Mann"
    Released: 3 March 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blabbermouth.net8/10[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC[3]
IGN5.2/10[4]
Kerrang![5]
PopMatters8/10[6]
Release Magazine6/10[7]
Sputnikmusic[8]

Rosenrot (German pronunciation: [ˈʁoːzn̩ˌʁoːt], "Rose-Red") is the fifth studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, released on 28 October 2005. The album includes six songs artistically omitted from Reise, Reise. The album's first title was Reise, Reise Volume Two, but on 18 August 2005 the album was announced as Rosenrot.[9] The cover art is nearly identical to the Japanese import of Reise, Reise. The image is a slightly altered photograph of the icebreaker USS Atka, taken on 13 March 1960 at McMurdo Station, Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica.[10]

While Rammstein did not actively promote the album, the band built anticipation through a variety of means. The first single from the album, "Benzin", premiered at the Berliner Wuhlheide and was subsequently released on disc. Rammstein's official website featured one-minute samples from six of the tracks, and had featured a prominent release-date countdown. A brief section of the chorus from "Rosenrot" plays in the background of an e-card containing photographs of the band and basic album information.[11] As of February 2006, the album had shipped 1 million copies globally.[12]

  1. ^ "Rosenrot - Rammstein". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Rosenrot - Rammstein". Blabbermouth.net. 27 March 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Rosenrot". EW.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  4. ^ Grischow, Chad (28 March 2006). "Rammstein - Rosenrot: Is there a translator in the building?". IGN. Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  5. ^ Kerrang (Magazine) (p.52) - "[T]here are some true gems here, such as the titanic 'Hilf Mir' and the aching 'Wo Bist Du'..."
  6. ^ Begrand, Adrien (1 June 2006). "Rammstein: Rosenrot". PopMatters.
  7. ^ Malmstedt, Kalle. "Rammstein - Rosenrot". Release Magazine. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  8. ^ Simon K. "Rammstein - Rosenrot". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Next album to be called Rosenrot". Herzeleid.com. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
  10. ^ "Rosenrot source image". Herzeleid.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
  11. ^ "Rosenrot e-card at Universal". Universal-rock.de. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
  12. ^ Spahr, Wolfgang (11 February 2006). "Rammstein's Grammy Nom Fires up Universal". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2015.