Rammstein nominated for Grammy Award !

Germany's biggest rock band Rammstein have been nominated for a prestigious Grammy Award, with their song 'Mein Teil' competing in the 'Best Metal Performance' category alongside the likes of Ministry and Slipknot. The announcement, made by the Academy yesterday (December 8th), marks the second occasion that Rammstein have received a Grammy nomination, their first being in 1999 for the track 'Du Hast'.

"Mein Teil" was the first single from last year's Rammstein album "Reise, Reise", which went top-10 in 20 countries. Rammstein's latest album "Rosenrot" (released October 2005) notched up 20 top-10 positions worldwide as well.

The 48th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Rammstein storm international charts once more!

A year after the release of their hugely successful album "Reise, Reise" Rammstein storm the charts again with their brand new album "Rosenrot". Released on 28 October, the album has now charted in the top-10 in 18 countries, of which Austria, Germany, Estonia and Finland entered at # 1, defying competition from the likes of Robbie Williams and Depeche Mode. The album hit GOLD in Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark and Finland and PLATINUM in Germany and Switzerland within a week from release.

Germany #1
Austria # 1 
Estonia # 1 
Finland # 1 
Switzerland # 2 
Mexico # 2 
Sweden # 2
Denmark # 2 
Belgium # 3 
Czech Republic # 3
Norway # 4 
Netherlands # 4 
France # 5 
Portugal # 7 
Poland # 7 
Greece # 8 
Iceland # 8 
Spain # 9

"Rosenrot" was Universal's best selling product on iTunes in both Germany and France in week of release.

The album is also available as a special digipack fan edition, containing a bonus-DVD with three songs of Rammstein's 2005 "Reise, Reise" tour throughout Europe and Japan, as an appetizer for the band's forthcoming live DVD/CD, due for release in March next year.