Rammstein (German pronunciation: ['RamStaIn]) is a German Neue Deutsche Harte band, formed in 1994 in Berlin. Throughout its existence, Rammstein's six-man lineup has remained unchanged--lead guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe, bassist Oliver "Ollie" Riedel, drummer Christoph "Doom" Schneider, lead vocalist Till Lindemann, rhythm guitarist Paul H. Landers, and keyboardist Christian "Flake" Lorenz. The band helped to found a subgenre within German hard rock and metal that became known as Neue Deutsche Harte. The majority of their songs are in German, but they have also performed songs entirely or partially in other languages including English, Spanish, French, and Russian.
Side projects, video releases, and 7th studio album, 2014-present
In September 2014, band co-founder Richard Z. Kruspe (who is working with his side band, Emigrate) said the band was preparing some more live DVDs and that they were taking some time off from the studio. The band will meet again in 2015 to decide if the time is right to return to the studio. In May 2015, Lindemann confirmed in an interview with MusikUniverse that Rammstein will start pre-production on a possible new album in September, and that production will most likely go on until 2017.  According to Peter Tagtgren - who works with frontman Till Lindemann on their side-project Lindemann - Till will be regrouping with his Rammstein bandmates later in 2015 to start pre-production on a new full-length album, which normally takes two years to be released.  In early August 2015, Rammstein released a trailer for an upcoming project, titled "In Amerika". On August 15, the band announced Rammstein in Amerika, a video release that includes a 2010 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City and a documentary made from archived footage recorded during the band's career. Rammstein played several festivals in Europe and North America during 2016, and in November announced plans to perform at a similar string of European festivals in 2017. On 18 January 2017 Rammstein announced a new live video release titled Paris, a recording of a March 2012 concert that took place at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris. It premiered on 23 March in selected cinemas, and it was released worldwide on DVD/Blu-Ray and CD on 19 May 2017.  In an interview in March 2017, Richard Kruspe said that Rammstein had about 35 new songs that were close to complete, though the release date of the band's seventh studio album was an open question. In May, Rammstein started touring once again. Also in May, music producer Sky Van Hoff was announced to be Rammstein's newest producer. In a July interview with Resurrection Fest, Kruspe said that the album could be the band's last.
what type of side projects did they have?
According to Peter Tagtgren - who works with frontman Till Lindemann on their side-project Lindemann -
According to Peter Tagtgren - who works with frontman Till Lindemann on their side-project Lindemann -