Neue Deutsche Härte as a genre is synonymous with Rammstein, but the reality is that the genre began as something different, later being categorized locally as Tanzmetall. Rammstein's 1995 debut, Herzeleid, is an Industrial Metal project, and although their follow-up in 1997, Sehnsucht, would see a deeper push back into Techno territory, this style largely defined the genre. This is all in spite of OOMPH!'s earlier ventures in the genre, creating the genre with a far more Techno spin. It's ... read more
Before Rammstein popularized Neue Deutsche Härte, there was Oomph! who had to borne it. Mixing EBM, more industrial, more new wave, the self-title debut is the genre's origin point, three years before Rammstein's debut. In truth, by the time "Herzeleid" would come out, Oomph! had already released three albums. Notwithstanding, they'd soar beyond Oomph and achieve international recognition. More on that when I get around to review Rammstein. Oomph's debut album is a nice ... read more
It would be fair to call this humble beginnings
This is not an ndh album yet in my opinion, it adds some guitars yea but this is like 85% pure ebm and in a way it reminds me of depeche mode where both their debuts were a little bit of trendchaser albums, hoping to more fit in than reinvent. That doesnt make it bad as there are definetly some bangers on here like Mein Herz and der neue Gott - songs they olay live to this day. Also really underrated is wir leben and Gleichschritt. In any case ... read more