Otherwise, the band around singer Till Lindemann likes to be tough. For the video for the new song “Zick Zack”, Rammstein transformed into a 70s glitter and glamor band.
As the second release from the new album “Zeit”, which is due to be released on April 29, the Berliners released the piece about beauty craze and plastic surgery on their social media channels on Thursday. In addition, Rammstein announced its own glossy magazine by posting.
For “Zick Zack” the six musicians didn’t just throw on glamor clothes à la Gary Glitter in front of a grey-haired audience with knitting and walking frames. Faces and bodies should also look as if they have undergone cosmetic surgery that has been both extensive and unsuccessful. Half of Lindemann’s face gets completely out of shape during the piece. The singer finally helps himself with a stapler and tape.
Musically, the song is characterized by hard guitar riffs, accompanied by formative synthesizer phrases. “Typical Rammstein” was often read among the first reactions. “The boys did it. Good old hard riffs are just perfect!”
Lindemann sings militarily catchy “Zick zack, zig zag, cut that off”, “Tighten cheeks, carve cheekbones / inject hazardous waste into lips” or “Botox in, up to the brain”, in more melodic places it says, for example “Who wants to be beautiful , he must also suffer / vanity is never modest”.
The album was also possible because the band had to postpone the second part of the European tour several times due to the corona. It should continue on stage in May. The German concerts kick off on May 20th and 21st, 2022 in Leipzig.
