The pyrotechnics for which Rammstein are so well known can almost be seen through their songs, so strong is the association. ‘Mann Gegen Mann’ is yet another heady mix of angry, whispered melodies and harshly grunted metal choruses, all set to a backdrop of thundering riffs that almost march through the speakers.
Despite this single being plucked from the Berliners’ most recent opus, Rosenrot – a collection of songs leftover from 2004’s Reise, Reise sessions – it still has the stoic mark of solid heaviness emblazoned upon it. The Germans enjoy living “on the edge of bad taste” and this tale of ‘Man Against Man’ stutters along a ledge of homosexually influenced innuendo. In your endo, et cetera.
It is one of the few slabs of unyielding monstrosity that can be found on the album and is an obvious single choice. However, despite Rammstein cracking the Top 40 singles chart exactly a year ago with ‘Keine Lust’, it's unlikely that this release will rise to the same levels.
Have you seen the video?
Hardcore!
actually
no. no i haven't. but i imagine it's the band plus a considerable supporting cast, all of them mostly naked, totally greased up to the max like a bad car engine, shouting about gay men in german.
am i right???
close
with more grease
and everyone is naked
and in super slow-motion
awesome
sounds like what happens in MY HOUSE
wtf
no way man, defintely some male strippers in there somewhere. come on, we all know they can afford it.