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Editor’s Note:
This is the first unabridged publication of the following translation with introduction by Michael O’Meara.
Translator’s Note:
The following talk was given in Moscow on May 17, 2005 and recently posted, in French, on the Russian site Athenaeum. Read more …
Rammstein’s “Amerika”
Rammstein drummer Christoph Schneider plants Old Glory on the next planet over
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In 2004, the German “New Hard Rock” band Rammstein released their fourth and greatest album, Reise Reise
(Arise, Arise). The second single from Reise, Reise is “Amerika,” which was released on September 13, 2004 and immediately leaped into the top 10 charts across Europe. The video of “Amerika,” directed by Jörn Heitmann, was filmed August 6–7, 2004 at a ruined cement factory near Berlin.
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