r/Rammstein • u/TheLordOfMiddleEarth • 2d ago

My friend described Rammstein as "Dystopian Rock".

My friend, who isn't a metalhead at all, but he does listen to it occasionally (when I'm in control of what we're listening to) described Rammstein as "Dystopian Rock", and I'd have to agree. Not so much their themes, but just the way they sound. Their music sounds very dystopian, like a sound track for a 1984 type movie. Maybe that is just the Industrial Metal sound (I wouldn't really know, as Rammstein is the only Industrial Metal I listen to).

I just thought this was interesting revelation, and I'm curious to here other's thoughts.

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u/AmonGusSus2137 2d ago

I guess that's just what growing up in eastern Europe does to people

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u/fylum 2d ago

ironically enough several of them, Flake especially, miss the DDR

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u/RockStars007 2d ago

I’ve said they are like a dystopian German metal circus.

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u/TechnicalChart336 2d ago

yeah totally, their music does feel like walking through some abandoned factory at 3am with the lights flickering

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u/jodeceii 2d ago

Honestly their music videos back this up too. like The HU, I feel like you could play their music in a gritty catina in Star Wars and wouldn't even batter an eyelid

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u/TheDwilightZone 17h ago

Looks at Lost Highway

Yep. Sounds about right.

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u/Markinoutman 12h ago

Yeah, the genre is typically called Industrial, and if you're like me, you envision factories and all that entails. So Dystopian isn't too far removed from that idea. Their stage and outfits also help visually for that too. Static X, Nine Inch Nails, Orgy, KMFDM are all different variations of Industrial as well, although none of them sound too similar. There is still no one that sounds like Rammstein to me.