#happy birthday rosenrot!

[marimayscarlett]

'Rosenrot' turns 19 years old today 🎶💿

On the 28th of October, 2005, the fifth studio album 'Rosenrot' was released, about a year after 'Reise Reise'. The band worked with their usual producer Jacob Hellner in the El Cortijo Studio in Spain as well as in the Teldex Studio in Germany on this album, yet it has to be mentioned that the recording process for 'Rosenrot' was significantly shorter than usual and according to Till, the band felt kind of rushed. Seven songs were already recorded during the sessions for 'Reise Reise' and were left in their original form: Rosenrot, Wo bist du, Mann gegen Mann, Zerstören, Ein Lied, Feuer und Wasser and Hilf mir. New songs for this album developed out of already existing demos, and thus Benzin, Spring, Stirb nicht vor mir and Te quiero puta! were born and added to the list.

To the press, this album was announced under the title 'Reise Reise II'/'Reise Reise (Vol. 2)' in a posting on the official Rammstein website on the 24th of June 2005: Good news: Rammstein are already working on a musical successor, which is expected to be called "Reise, Reise ( Vol.2)". The management explained as follows: "After the production phase of the last album, there were many songs that had not found a place on 'Reise, Reise' at the time for dramaturgical reasons, but could now be finalised. It's nothing unusual . Just as 'Ohne Dich' came from the production time for the album 'Mutter', numerous songs have been waiting for more than a year to be perfected and are now to see the light of day. It's up to the band alone to decide which ones to release."

On the 17th of August 2005, the band decided on naming the album 'Rosenrot' instead and a day later, on the 18th of August, this was officially announced. The first song which was presented to the public was 'Benzin', which was performed by the band at a concert at the Wulheide, Berlin, on the 23rd of June, 2005.

To present the full album to world of music journalism, the band held an event in Paris to showcase the album through a sightseeing tour. Journalists were given a discman with the album and headphones during a bus tour through the city, covering the route from Place de la Bastille to the Seine riverside, where they could board a ship and interview the band members about the album.

Here's an interview with Olli and Paul in Paris. Olli talks for example about how 'Rosenrot' is a calmer record than 'Reise Reise' and Paul mentions how much sex and sexuality plays a major role in their music and in music in general:

Eight days before the official release of the album, listening samples (about one minute each) of six songs from the album were released online as part of the promotion for the album. These listening samples were also released as a CD.

The album debuted at number 1 on the German album charts in its first week and stayed in the Top 100 for a total of 41 weeks. Over 200,000 copies were shipped, reaching platinum status in the first week. It also achieved platinum status in Switzerland and gold in Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, and Finland. 'Rosenrot' reached number 23 in the "Top 50 Albums" chart of 2005.

As a cover, the band reused the Japanese cover of the 'Reise Reise' album. It depicts the US wind-class icebreaker (USS Atka) during an expedition under the leadership of commander Buster E. Toon; the picture was taken on 13 March 1960 at McMurdo Station, Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica, after it arrived there in a howling blizzard one day earlier. The print on the CD as well as on the DVD (with live perfomances of 'Reise Reise', 'Mein Teil' and 'Sonne') is designed to look like a hatchway of a ship.

The promotional pictures were taken by Mat Hennek. Flake had fallen ill with Mumps, which already prevented him from attending the Paris promotion, and as a result, he was also unable to participate in the photo shoot. He was replaced by his brother, which is why "Flake" (his brother) is always turning his face away from the camera or why it's hidden behind sunglasses or in the shadows.

Some more little facts about the album and quotes from promotional interviews:

Paul on the song 'Zerstören': We are basically holding up a mirror. The lyrics we written during the war in Iraq. We were interested in the parallels between a marauding pack of kids after a game of soccer who roam the street and destroy everything, and states which invade other states and destroy everything there. Our main thought was that there is no difference. We perceived it as boldness, that the Americans simply bomb a country and get away with it. At the moment George W. Bush is nothing else but another disgusting hooligan.

Olli on 'Mann gegen Mann': We don’t want to discriminate against gays. The song is more for gays. We simply wanted to take the weight off the topic and make it more natural.

as well as on the album name and cover: Actually, the album should be called 'Reise, Reise Vol. 2’. We quickly forgot about that title. Since we see the new album as an independent one, we needed a new title. That was a bit unfortunate, since the cover was already finished. So the ship on the cover picture is now called 'Rosenrot’ and everyone can think about what it stands for. Opposites? The cold world? Where has the love gone? No idea. But the ship does not symbolize the now and us as a band.

Till on the idea behind 'Benzin': One day, I actually watched a movie called Love Liza. It’s the story of a guy who loses his wife and his job and gradually becomes addicted to gasoline. He goes to gas stations and smells the pump. It’s a sort of tragicomedy. Many films have been made about addicts, but never about gasoline sniffers. I think that was the starting point for this song.

Olli on recording the album in Berlin: It’s the first time we’ve recorded in Berlin, at home, and I’m not sure, looking back, that it was a good idea. Our families living nearby, we might tend to look at our watches whenever we had a break : What am I doing ? Do I take the opportunity to drop by home ? As a result, we were necessarily less focused and it was almost impossible for us to be there 100%.

Schneider on 'Rosenrot' as the end of an era:  For me, this is the closing of a chapter for the band. Everybody needs a break, they need a bit of distance from this band and time to look forward and ask, ‘Where am I?’ And, ‘What do I want to do?’ We need to find other ways of being inspired.

additional sources: rammwiki, Rammstein history, affenknecht.com, navy.mil

[rammingthestein]

happy birthday to my love, the music video for Rosenrot 🎈💕

[lonesomedreamer]

SNOW-WHITE AND ROSE-RED

There was once a poor widow who lived in a lonely cottage. She had two children...one was called Snow-white, and the other Rose-red. They were as good and happy, as busy and cheerful as ever two children in the world were, only Snow-white was more quiet and gentle than Rose-red. Rose-red liked better to run about in the meadows and fields seeking flowers and catching butterflies; but Snow-white sat at home with her mother, and helped her with her housework, or read to her when there was nothing to do. The two children were so fond of one another that they always held each other by the hand when they went out together, and when Snow-white said: ‘We will not leave each other,’ Rose-red answered: ‘Never so long as we live.’

Happy birthday Jess, my darling beloved Snow sister! Being reunited with you is a delight and a blessing. You never fail to fill the world with sunshine, and you are deeply and dearly loved. Sending you many (bear prince) hugs! 💕🐻

[butchstabu]

Happy Birthday, Flake Lorenz! (November 16, 1966) 🎂

sources under cut:

Making Of Rosenrot

Ich Tu Dir Weh Hurricane Fest 2016

Weisses Fleisch Phillipshalle 1997

Flake BangerTV interview about Shock Rock

Making Of Keine Lust

Buck Dich Wacken 2013

Mein Teil Volkerball Nimes

Making Of Mein Land

[endlich-allein]

Happy Birthday, Rosenrot mv 🌹

[my-devoted-swallow]

Gwendolyn's Info

Basic Info

Name: Gwendolyn

Age: ruling class (unknown)

Birthday: July 12

Race: Human

Nicknames: Gwenny (by Primrose), Blondie (by Caesar)

Appeareance:

Height: a bit taller than Fuka, probably about 1,60 m

Body type: skinny in a healthy way

Scars etc: Grimm mark on her nape

Social Class: ruling class

Occupation: Accountant's Assistant

Famiglia: Grimm (later on in my story she joins the Wolfgang)

Weapon: a tiny gun that can be hidden under her skirt

Fairy Tale: "Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot"

Personal Status

Relatives: Primrose (twinsister)

Personality: Unlike her sister, Gwen is rather bashful and quiet. She always tries her best to make everyone around her happy, yet she still manages to upset people with her clumsiness. Although she often breaks things, she's a very organized and tidy person who enjoys cleaning chores a lot.

Strengths: Patience, Singing, Cooking/Baking, Cleaning

Flaws: gets flustered easily and can't handle being teased, takes everything personal and is a bit of a crybaby

Love Interest: Caesar

Curious facts: Although she's not as good at gardening like her sister is, she really loves flowers, especially snowdrops. She bakes heart-shaped cookies almost everyday.

Primrose and her always sneeze at the same time.

[rosenroot]

Happy Birthday rosenrot! Thank you for the gift that keeps on giving. :)

Awwwwww Thank you! :DD

[sigmadecay]

Favorite Rammstein music videos, what is your top 5? Also happy birthday!

Oh, I love this question!

First, honorable mention to Engel for being my first and least favorite. Watching Flake deepthroat a foot changed me.

In no particular order:

1. Mein Teil

2. Deutschland

3. Rosenrot

4. Mein Herz Brennt (Emilio Version)

5. Ich Will

Honorable mentions, also, for Du Hast, DSRG ‘98, and Sonne. They’re pretty much all good.

Thank you!! 🤘🏻

[marimayscarlett]

Some work better as holy men than others.

Schneider? 100% Forgive me father for I have sinned. On my knees!! ...to pray of course.

Ollie? Monk. Unbreakable. Will give you a look across the room that'll make you doubt but you won't be able to corrupt him.

Flake? He knows about your sins before you even sinned! Intimidating af.

Till? Some mid life crisis bs. May or may not quit next week.

Paul? Got lost on the way to the costume party, and now it's too awkward to leave.

Richard? Slut. Exudes and leaks slut energy. Forces you on your knees and not for praying.

This is perfect and on point, I have nothing to add and let this masterpiece speak for itself 🫶🏼

Happy birthday Rosenrot mv, the music video which gave this fandom a collective priest kink🌹❤️

[itsgyspy]

"Rosenrot" Portrait of Britanny S. Charcoal and Ink on Drawing Paper 19x9in. Happy Birthday to this amazing e-girl 🖤💀🖤 Go show her some love 👉@gravexmistake #drawing #portrait #happybirthday #scorpioseason #prismacolor #stratmore #pinup egirl https://www.instagram.com/p/Cko7Pb2PlED/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sarah-samedi]

…I’ve worn glasses since roughly the age of eight. Maybe seven, but nine feels too late. For ages, my parents picked out my glasses for me, with me being utterly indifferent except for the fact I did not want to be wearing them, period. When the suggestion and availability of contacts was suggested to me at sixteen or so, I jumped on it like a trampoline at a birthday party.

Last year, I bought two pairs of glasses for less than $40 total, and they’re the most fun, most flattering glasses I’ve ever worn. I call one pair my Elton Janes, while the other are my Pinup Secretary glasses. Without them or my lenses, I nearly have to use echo-location to find my way around in the middle of the night. Fuzzy-bump-bump-bump-ouch!-oh-there’s-bed!

This makeup started out as a brainstorm around the Pinup Secretary glasses, which meant my hair was freshly washed, bounced with DevaCurl Light Defining Gel and barely dried with my blowdryer. I rolled it and pinned it up out of the way, leaning in until my nose was about six inches from the mirror. Once I was close enough to see, I started rolling Dermacol Foundation in shade 211 onto my skin; just enough to create a medium coverage and a gentle matte finish rather than the very full coverage the makeup itself is known for. When blotted on with the blunt end of a Beauty Blender, it creates a finish that can cover tattoos, and gives a “photographic finish” ie: beautiful for print and screen, but a little much for the everyday.

I wanted to do this to show how easily a makeup can transition from ‘day’ to ‘evening’ or from work to play. With foundation in place, a light dusting of Afterglow Blush care of Urban Decay using the shade Indecent and one of my fave blush brushes: M104 by Morphe. Their brushes are great quality at a super affordable price, and paired with Indecent, it provided a really great contour as well as a light flush.

For this evolving look, I only primed my eyes once, applied one colour from Morphe’s 35-T Taupe Palette alongside Nymphet upper falsies from Ash-Lash, Feline Kohl Liner from MAC on my waterline and one single solitary coat of Perversion mascara against my natural lashes.

Lips were a simple and essential swipe of Urban Decay’s Naked Cherry Vice Lipstick (which is, honestly, an unnecessarily long name for a three inch piece of colour) in the shade Juicy.

Second look in line for eyes involved contacts, adding liquid liner for an epic win(g) — Kat Von D’s Trooper — and the addition of Perversion to my lower lashes. Another swipe of Feline on my waterline refreshed an ultimately black shading, and then it was on to change my lips.

…which really wasn’t that much. I kept Juicy on my lower lip and filled in my upper lip with Smashbox’s Be Legendary Liquid Lip in Crimson Chrome. This liquid lipstick, while having an amazing applicator and gorgeous pigment, should have an emphasis on ‘liquid.’ It transferred like crazy, was incredibly hydrating, and bled into the very fine lines around my mouith. Smooch!

The third evolution consisted of packing a tonne of Ignite glitter from Ciaté on top of Crimson Chrome until it stopped being sticky entirely, removing Juicy and replacing it with Wizard, a Kat Von D Everlasting Lip Glimmer. After pressing my lips together just the tiniest bit, the glitter transferred to my lower lip, giving an ombré effect to it. Happy accident!

What happened to my eyes, though? I traded the Nymphet lashes out for Angelcake to give wing to my wink, glued a pair of dollar store undies against my lower lashline, added more mascara to the whole shebang, and filled in a deeper brow using an Annabelle Brow Pencil in black. Completing this Rosenrot look was a band of black roses edged in red glitter pushed into my hair.

Last but not least, I whipped my hair down, took my lenses out and changed my glasses to the infamous Elton Janes, ready for the after-party. Instead of just a gentle press of my lips together, I blended the glittery red against the glittery black, and the ombré offspring was a transformation from a definite two-tone talker to a vibrant-all-over vino that was indelible.

Lately my eyes have been sensitive and sore, easily dry when I wear my contacts, so exploring different looks with my glasses has been both a challenge and a lot of fun. But with wearing this much makeup comes the responsibility of taking it all off.

Farmacy makes their amazing Green Clean Balm, Dead Sea Oasis takes all that off with their towelettes, Sephora’s Coconut Micellar Milk calms and soothes prior to Farsáli’s Unicorn Essence as a serum, and LaNeige’s Water Bank Creme mixed with gwo drops of Farsáli’s Volcanic Elixir. After a good cleanse, there’s nothing quite like massaging my eyes and face with some seriously excellent hydration.

Take care of yourself, you’ll thank you later! xoxo, Sarah

Work To Play 💻💄✨ ...I've worn glasses since roughly the age of eight. Maybe seven, but nine feels too late. For ages, my parents picked out my glasses for me, with me being utterly indifferent except for the fact I did 

[suffocationpitarchive]

                     HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DARLING @monstrousshrine​ !! I know you said you wanted to give gifts this year but I couldn’t just not make you something, so here is a little playlist for our dear ship with some songs that make me think of our muses. Evan & Entity are my absolute otp on this blog, and writing it with you makes me so happy. You are such a wonderful friend, caring & kind, you look out for me and always know how to make me laugh. Thank you for many years of friendship & writing and I am looking forward to so many more. I hope you have a wonderful day & will see you in the fog!! <3

  I. THE VAMPIRE MASQUERADE WALTZ - PETER GUNDRY ||  II. TAKE ME TO CHURCH - HOZIER  || III. SOUND OF SILENCE - DISTURBED  || IV. ONCE UPON A DREAM - LANA DEL REY || V. PAINT IT BLACK - CIARA  || VI. SEVEN NATION ARMY -  GLITCH MOB REMIX || VII. BAD ROMANCE - HALESTORM || VIII. YOU’RE MINE - DISTURBED  || IX. TAINTED LOVE - MARILYN MANSON  || X. SONNE - RAMMSTEIN  || XI. MEIN HERZ BRENNT - RAMMSTEIN || XII. ROSENROT - RAMMSTEIN

[endlich-allein]

Happy birthday, Rosenrot album (28-10-2005) 🎂

Photoshoot Rosenrot promotion by Felix Broede & Mat Hennek (2005)