Sehnsucht in Bloomington, MN

Rammstein
's second album,
SEHNSUCHT
, finds the German
prog metal
band making a great leap forward. While the group still sounds a little unfocused in places, their blend of
industrial
noise, grinding
metal
guitars, and operatic vocals is staggeringly powerful. No other European
band sounds like
, nor does any American
group -- this is powerful, gothic
that is unlike anything else in late-'90s
.
may be an acquired taste, but it's one worth acquiring. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine