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Rammstein announce new album Zeit, drop title-track

It’s confirmed! Rammstein’s brand-new album Zeit drops on April 29. There’s a new video too, and Bryan Adams (yes, him) did their new photos…

Rammstein announce new album Zeit, drop title-track
Words:
Nick Ruskell
Photo:
Bryan Adams

Rammstein have announced their new album, Zeit, will be released on April 29, and have unveiled the title-track as the first glimpse of their eighth opus.

Directed by actor and musician Robert Gwisdek, the video is available on the band's YouTube channel now. Meanwhile, Canadian musician and photographer Bryan Adams – as in, (Everything I Do) I Do It for You – shot the band for the artwork.

Watch the video for Zeit below:

Having been forced to postpone their European and U.S. stadium runs because of COVID, the band revealed on Instagram in 2020 that they had been getting busy in France's La Fabrique Studios, where they recorded their 2019 'Untitled' album. “Sadly no tour this year," wrote drummer Christof 'Doom' Schneider, "but it’s great to be back in the studio!”

In November last year, Richard Kruspe confirmed that the band's new record "is expected to be released… before the tour", which kicks off in May.

Before that, Christoph shared that he played French astronaut Thomas Pesquet a brand-new song in space.

"Space is calling!" he posted on Instagram. "I had the honor to speak with ISS astronaut @thom_astro on behalf of @rammsteinofficial. He is the current commander of the @iss and living in space since half a year. It felt like a child's dream coming true for me – talking to a person living in the sky, sharing a glimpse of his view, realizing again how small we all are compared to the depth of the universe…

"He was the first to listen to one of our new songs from the upcoming album. It premiered in the sky, which is an honor for us. Thank you @nasa @europeanspaceagency and Thomas for this unique experience."

Check out the Zeit artwork below:

Catch Rammstein live at the following dates this year:

May

20 Leipzig Red Bull Arena
21 Leipzig Red Bull Arena
25 Klagenfurt Wörthersee Stadion
30 Zurich Stadion Letzigrund
31 Zurich Stadion Letzigrund

June

4 Berlin Olympiastadion
5 Berlin Olympiastadion
10 Stuttgart Cannstatter Wasen
11 Stuttgart Cannstatter Wasen
14 Hamburg Volksparkstadion
15 Hamburg Volksparkstadion
18 Düsseldorf Merkur Spiel-Arena
19 Düsseldorf Merkur Spiel-Arena
22 Aarhus Ceres Park
26 Coventry Ricoh Arena
30 Cardiff Principality Stadium

July

4 Nijmegen Goffertpark
8 Lyon Groupama Stadium
9 Lyon Groupama Stadium
12 Turin Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
16 Warsaw PGE Narodowy
20 Tallinn Song Festival Grounds
24 Oslo Bjerke Travbane
29 Gothenburg Ullevi Stadium
30 Gothenburg Ullevi Stadium

August

3 Ostend Park De Nieuwe Koers
21 Montreal, QC Parc Jean-Drapeau
27 Minneapolis, MN U.S. Bank Stadium
31 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field

September

3 Chicago, IL Soldier Field
6 East Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium
9 Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium
17 San Antonio, TX Alamodome
23 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
24 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

October

1 Mexico City, MX Foro Sol
2 Mexico City, MX Foro Sol
4 Mexico City, MX Foro Sol

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