newfan@5 - The album is awesome. Unless you understand German only Pussy will offend, and even then it will only offend the overly-sensitive.

LOVE Ohne Dich! LOVE Rammstein; always will!

Damn! I was all set to buy the album until ceekay @2 put me straight on the facts...

I really adore the concept of Rammstein. In general its a fantastic show act with Dadaism, Metal Riffs, electronic sparks, wagnerian bombast and the dark rollin' Rrrs of singer Till Lindemann as the main indegriences. They're often very 'Tongue in Cheek' but some of the public and the critics tend to misinterpretation. The new album is another great piece of modern teutonic rock opera. Outstanding songs: Ich tu Dir weh, Waidmanns Heil, Haifisch plus Fuehre Mich, Donaukinder and Halt (the ladder three only on the special edition)

@ceekay - i agree that songs like "Weiner Blut" and "Ich Tu Dir Weh" have pretty gruesome and dark meanings, however, i believe that "P**y" is another dig at the Americanised way of life, just like "Amerika" was in 2004. It's interesting to note that it became their 1st #1 hit on the German Singles charts though. Maybe the public don't want clever songs; just the catchy tunes that seem to be everywhere these days? On another note, i think my favourite song on the album would be "Frühling in Paris." it's not like Rammstein at all, in that it's almost Coldplay-esque, but it's quite refreshing, sort of like "Ohne Dich." Another good album from ze crazy germans!

Chris, badly researched/melodramatic journalism is the biggest piss-take of all.

- The dildos are generic, factory dildos. They are not replicas of an band members' members. - The album cover shows Rammstein getting a piece of Venus each. It's a play on the album title. - 'Roter Sand' has an extra S in your article. - Aside from the nudity of the women there is no sex depicted in the album art, let alone depraved sex. Prude!

I do agree that the album is pure comedy though, if you overlook the inclusion of such subject matter as Fritzl, S&M, a duel to the death, rape...I'll stop there.

Looks good