#Rammstein Challenge

[derwahnsinn]

31 Days Rammstein Challenge - Day 30: Favourite Ship

When someone asks me about what my favourite Rammstein ship is, my standard answer is friendship. For me, that's one of the things that make Rammstein so special. They have stuck together for not just the duration of the band, but from long before that.

The majority of the band members have played in Rammstein for more than half of their lives. Some of them have played together in bands for close to 40 years. And still, they seem to have enjoy each other's company and have fun together on stage.

To illustrate this, I have picked the five photos Richard Z. Kruspe posted on his Instagram last June, with the following captions (inspired by Placebo's song Pure Morning):

Oliver: A friend in need Schneider: A friend indeed Paul: A friend so sweet Flake: A friend down the street Till: A friend who bleeds

As Flake Lorenz told Strassenfeger: «I see us as friends who have known each other for a very long time. Who have experienced a lot together. And who will definitely get along very well for quite a while.»

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Day 1: Favourite Song Day 2: Favourite Era Day 3: Favourite Single Day 4: Favourite Album Day 5: Favourite Music Video Day 6: Favourite Member Day 7: Favourite Lyrics Day 8: Favourite B-side or Unreleased Track Day 9: Favourite Remix Day 10: Favourite Live Photo Day 11: Favourite Live Video Day 12: Favourite Making of Day 13: Favourite Picture Official or Unofficial Day 14: Favourite Vocals Day 15: Favourite Bass, Guitar, Drums, or Keyboard Work Day 16: Favourite Outfit Day 17: Favourite Live Moment Day 18: Favourite Pyro Effect Day 19: Favourite Herzeleid Song Day 20: Favourite Sehnsucht Song Day 21: Favourite Mutter Song Day 22: Favourite Reise, Reise Song Day 23: Favourite Rosenrot Song Day 24: Favourite LIFAD Song Day 25: Favourite Untitled Song Day 26: Favourite Zeit Song Day 27: Favourite Pre-Rammstein Photo Day 28: Favourite Solo Project Day 29: Favourite Merch Stuff

[rammbles]

DAY #17: 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

I've mentioned before that I haven't seen a lot of live content other than through gifs, so my pool to pick from isn't massive, but I'm going to go with Paul & Richard's last hug/smooch of the NA tour 2022.

(set of gifs for this scene @mrsfitzgerald you are doing god's work)

Like the amount of love is unreal and the tightness of the hug makes me want to sob and the kiss is the gayest fucking thing I've ever seen and Reesh's face tears me apart to my most basic atoms and I can't stand it I can't stand them FUCK brb going to the bathroom to sob and throw up for ten full hours

previous days: 　1.) favorite song 　2.) favorite era 　3.) favorite single 　4.) favorite album 　5.) favorite music video 　6.) favorite member 　7.) favorite lyrics 　8.) favorite b-side/unreleased track 　9.) favorite remix 　10.) favorite live photo(s) 　11.) favorite live video 　12.) favorite "making of" 　13.) favorite picture 　14.) favorite vocals 　15.) favorite work of each instrument 　16.) favorite outfit

[morgann]

Düch Dich. 😁

[boy-oneder]

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[rammbles]

DAY #15: 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

ugh this is gonna be hard for most without going back through their entire discography, but I'm gonna try me best here. I want to point out that I have always, since getting into rock and metal as a middle schooler, been deeply more prone to recognizing and remembering guitar work and obviously the vocals; it's not a conscious choice, it's just what my brain does, but it does make this a much more difficult question for every single thing besides guitar. So, I'll start with guitar!

(Cut here bc I'm sure this post is gonna be long and yucky formatting-wise)

So my mind could possibly change if I listened to everything again, however I am pretty fucking confident in that for guitar, it's "Mutter." More than anything else, it's that fucking refrain; it sounds entirely overflowing with wrenching pain and sorrow to me, and I cannot BELIEVE Reesh has said he wrote that shit for a wedding, like bitch it makes me want to cry without vocal assistance to set the vibe, holy fucking shit who died at that wedding??????????????? It will regularly give me goosebumps when I listen to the song.

Okay, second-easiest (I think, lol). For Flake's keyboard work, I'm a BIG fat lover of his performance in "Weit weg." I adore synthwave-style musical works, and this sound is just so classic and really does it for me. I think it also helps that I recently binged it for like, a full day for no reason other than it was stuck in my head real bad lmfao

All right, next one: bass. This is one of those more difficult ones, because I think like a great number of people, the bass is astronomically harder to single out in heavier music, unless it's basically the only thing playing (which we stan hard as fuck I wanna hear my Boy), and because of this, I took the time to listen to some bass covers of various tracks to have the sound singled out more, and now, I think I'm going with "Stripped." It's a head-bobber to me!

... aaaaand the hardest: drums. I want to scream from the fucking rooftops that this is no disrespect or disregard for Schneider, he is a vital member of the band that I adore, and drums are so instrumental in establishing the beat of songs, it's just that this is the one instrument that for some reason, my brain doesn't seem to latch onto and remember when I think of the song? It's completely indeliberate, I hear it and it just slides off my smooth-ass brain. 😭 I hate it because I love our dilf drummer so very much, so like this makes me feel so rude and as if I don't care for his part in the band, which couldn't be further from accurate; I reiterate, he's vital, as much as everyone else. All that being said, this is the instrument I am least confident about when picking a favorite, but like for Ollie, I visited a big chunk of songs that made me think "wait I think the drum performance is strong here," so take this one with the biggest grain of salt: I think I'm going with "Eifersucht." I like the fast pace of the drum in this one, and it's super rhythmic, and that's... all my non-drum-intellectual ass has got, lol. I'm that kid critiquing shit they don't know about right now.

previous days: 　1.) favorite song 　2.) favorite era 　3.) favorite single 　4.) favorite album 　5.) favorite music video 　6.) favorite member 　7.) favorite lyrics 　8.) favorite b-side/unreleased track 　9.) favorite remix 　10.) favorite live photo(s) 　11.) favorite live video 　12.) favorite "making of" 　13.) favorite picture 　14.) favorite vocals

[notafraidofredyellowandblue]

30 day idol challenge - 13. holding hands

Title says it all (trying post again, because the previous didn't show up), gifs mostly by @mrsfitzgerald at one time or another

This is a pretty early one (post by freches-fruechtchen-blog ), when Rammstein used the small stage and bridge to and from, Richard usually tried to be the last walking back, but this time Paul didn't let him and they did a bit of "you go -no, you go - no, you go" ending with both of them holding hands and walking off together 🥰

in 2022 they were more used to walking to and from main stage, this time Paul waited especially so they could walk back together 🥰

Then there was the one (Nijmegen 2022, post by @mrsfitzgerald ) where Paul helped Richard get up after the final salut and they didn't want to let go, resulting in:

Coventry 2022 (post by @mrsfitzgerald ), again holding hands at the bows, not wanting to let go (this too ending in a hug 🥰)

We were very spoiled with the handholding in 2022, but it did happen before that on occassion, see this post by @mrsfitzgerald ) Paul grabbing Richard's arm (and a feel of his belly, while his hand was lingering there anyway 🥰)

a quick little nudge behind the guitars so no one would see

and grabbing hands in passing

which we saw again in 2019 (again a post by @mrsfitzgerald )

but my favorite one is this, from Barcelona 2019, when they were waving to the audience, when Richard's hand finds Paul's in mid air and grabs it, rewarded with a squeeze in return 🥰

💞

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[angel-cryptid]

🎀 30 day moodboard challenge: 1 day, favorite song (by @scary-friend)

﹒₊˚﹕﹒₊‧ ﹒₊˚・ Sonne (Rammstein)﹒₊˚﹕﹒₊‧ ﹒₊˚・

[boy-oneder]

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[mysweetbabycakes]

R+ 31 days challenge

Day 10 - favorite live photo

They have so many, I absolutely love Jens’ pictures and I think especially he has the ability to capture the band just the right way onstage. But instead of bombing almost every photo from their insta here, I’ll pick this one.

I love absolutely everything about this photo. Their smiles, the smoke, the lightning, the atmosphere. It’s in my top three R+ pictures ever taken, even tops the famous Paulchard kiss-pic(s). ❤️

Captured, of course, by Jens Koch.

[sillyrammfan]

Rammtober 2023

Day 28 Hallelujah

I didn't catch the colours like in their photos properly but I still like this pic

[derwahnsinn]

31 Days Rammstein Challenge - Day 26: Favourite Pre-Rammstein Photo

Picking a favourite pre-Rammstein photo is very hard. I am generally fond of photos. Many of the old ones are of bad quality, but for me, that's part of history. That's probably one of the reasons why I dislike AI editing so much. Sharpness of a photo, where an AI has guessed what a person is supposed to look like, does not equal quality. It sends me straight into the uncanny valley.

That said, there are many great photos from the pre-Rammstein eras as well. Unfortunately, very few of them are of Oliver Riedel. I guess it comes as no surprise that I picked a photo of him for this challenge: The Inchtabokatables by Richter.

This photo is spectacular as it's one of very few photos of Oliver with more than a tiny bit of hair on his head and no facial hair. As it was taken before the release of White Sheep, the first album Oliver participated on, he is most likely 21 years old in the photo. I love the few glimpses that exist of him pre-Rammstein.

I'd like to add a few honourable mentions: 1) The one Richard Z. Kruspe graciously shared with us on Instagram just after Till Lindemann turned 60. Unknown photographer. 2) Magdalene Keibel Combo on stage in Steinbrücken, from the book Freiheit Blues und Scherben (my scan). 3) And to get one of Schneider, too, a poodle haired drummer from the In Amerika documentary.

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Day 1: Favourite Song Day 2: Favourite Era Day 3: Favourite Single Day 4: Favourite Album Day 5: Favourite Music Video Day 6: Favourite Member Day 7: Favourite Lyrics Day 8: Favourite B-side or Unreleased Track Day 9: Favourite Remix Day 10: Favourite Live Photo Day 11: Favourite Live Video Day 12: Favourite Making of Day 13: Favourite Picture Official or Unofficial Day 14: Favourite Vocals Day 15: Favourite Bass, Guitar, Drums, or Keyboard Work Day 16: Favourite Outfit Day 17: Favourite Live Moment Day 18: Favourite Pyro Effect Day 19: Favourite Herzeleid Song Day 20: Favourite Sehnsucht Song Day 21: Favourite Mutter Song Day 22: Favourite Reise, Reise Song Day 23: Favourite Rosenrot Song Day 24: Favourite LIFAD Song Day 25: Favourite Untitled Song Day 26: Favourite Zeit Song

[rammbles]

DAY #12: 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 "𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟"

This one took a while because holy shit i jUST DON'T KNOW, I went back and watched basically all of them over the past few days, knowing this question was coming, and I'm still not entirely confident in my answer lmao, like I love different things about all of them! (Which makes me want to point out, without fail each time they are 200% into doing what makes effective art to them and my respect for them and the effort they all put into the videos knows a grand total of zero bounds.) But I guess if I HAVE to pick one, at least in this moment I think I'm going with the one for "Mein Teil."

This was actually the first "making of" I watched, and I think everyone can agree it's just a classic. I really enjoy watching how each member has a totally unique experience, but what I REALLY enjoy about this one is the ending, when the band shares how much good this shoot did for them creatively and personally. Also watching the boys roughhouse in the mud like kids in the final scene just warms my heart man, they're just a bunch of friends that really have gone on such an insane journey and are still having a blast together, not just as coworkers, but family! I don't know a single band that I more confidently feel the brotherly vibes that they have. I think this specific MO just has it all, honestly.

Brief honorable mentions! I'm primarily a total sucker for the shoots where they just seem to be having a blast the whole damn time, and that's what makes up most of the other candidates I had for the top spot: "Mein Land," "Ausländer" (do y'all know how badly I wanna be at that ending party like come on), "Haifisch," and they also seemed to really enjoy "Keine Lust." Bottom line, I just love watching them have fun.

previous days: 　1.) favorite song 　2.) favorite era 　3.) favorite single 　4.) favorite album 　5.) favorite music video 　6.) favorite member 　7.) favorite lyrics 　8.) favorite b-side/unreleased track 　9.) favorite remix 　10.) favorite live photo(s) 　11.) favorite live video

[notafraidofredyellowandblue]

30 day idol challenge - 30. iconic pose

Maybe some of you figured this post would be about the Ausländer kissing, but i'm going with something else.

Something imo much more intimate, something they have been doing for years now, that seems pleasantly comforting to them both, something they do even when the spotlight isn't on them..

Playing guitar with their foreheads resting against eachother 🥰

Sometimes during Benzin (found in a post by @cupcakecurl )

And in 2022 at the Ausländer outro (until Till came between them with an 'if you're not going to kiss, then move along' kind of gesture 😊 from a clip by @miscreantmelon gif by @mrsfitzgerald )

In 2019 Paul even posted it as his story for a day on his IG (gif by @petercushing )

One of the most epic of this iconic pose was during Ohne Dich on the small stage (gif from post by @freches-fruechtchen-blog )

From this concert, London 2012 🥰

And in 2022 with all the other fun the guys had on stage, now and then they found eachother again, like in Oostende (video by @derwahnsinn gif by @mrsfitzgerald )

And look how gently they approach eachother, Mexico 2022 (from post by @mrsfitzgerald )

Even the reverse position is perfected now (from Rammstein official ig)

and in the Mein Teil intro the pose got a whole new meaning (Paul's hand sliding down the guitar while they refuse to break eyecontact 🥰) (Oslo 2022, video by @derwahnsinn gif by @mrsfitzgerald )

and that was the last post of this challenge...i enjoyed doing it very much, i hope you enjoyed watching it 🌺

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[singfurmich]

31 Days Idol Challenge

Day 7: Fav Casual outfit

Probably the hardest because if you're looking for a man who knows how to dress, Till is the one! All of his outfits are my fav so it's impossible to choose! Prepare for a long post (leaving out the majority or it'll be endless!)

31 Days Idol Challenge by @tinnike :

More Rammstein members:

Ollie by @derwahnsinn

Schneider by @cynood

Richard by @kitthefox

Paul by @anwiel13

[pasta-rask]

30 Day Music Challenge

Day 5: Favourite Song In Another Language

Mutter - Rammstein

[cynoodn]

@tinnike 's 31 day idol challenge

Schneider edition

Day 24 - On the beach

Welp I am waaaaaay behind on this. But hey, better late than never, right? I'm really sorry for being so slow 🥲

Heres some doom on the beach (: