Lindemann was a German musical project fronted by vocalist Till Lindemann. It was formed in 2014 as a super-duo alongside Swedish multi-instrumentalist Peter Tägtgren. Tägtgren originally defined their sound as a cross between his project Pain and Lindemann's main band Rammstein, adding "at least it's a mix of Rammstein vocals and Pain music." Together, they released two studio albums Skills in Pills (2015) and F & M (2019), as well as the live album Live in Moscow (2021). After Tägtgren's departure from the band in 2020, Lindemann started releasing music under his own name.
History Origins and Skills in Pills (2013–2016)
Lindemann and Tägtgren met around the year 2000 in a rock pub in Stockholm, when members of Clawfinger introduced them to each other. In 2013, when Rammstein was headlining a festival in Sweden, the German singer invited Tägtgren to their show and proposed that they do a project together as Rammstein would be on a break for the next two years. They originally planned to do only one or two songs, but Tägtgren felt they were "too good" and wanted to write more.
The name of the band "was the only thing we couldn't come up with". All names considered by the band were already taken by other groups, so they eventually accepted a suggestion by somebody else and simply called it "Lindemann", though Tägtgren was initially unhappy with it.
On 28 May 2015, the band released its debut single "Praise Abort". Their debut studio album titled Skills in Pills was released on 19 June 2015. When asked about possible future live performances, Tägtgren said it would depend on fan response to the project. Lindemann joined Tägtgren and Pain on stage for an encore performance of "Praise Abort" on 9 November 2016 in Hamburg.
F & M and departure of Tägtgren (2018–2020)
In 2018, the duo composed music for an adaptation of the play "Hänsel und Gretel", with Till Lindemann also appearing in the play. In September, Lindemann and Tägtgren announced a tour of Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan in support of Lindemann's book "Messer".
On 16 August 2019, Peter Tägtgren announced that the new album was done, mixed and produced. On 10 September 2019, a teaser for the new single "Steh auf" was posted on social media announcing that the music video would be released on 13 September 2019. The music video featured Swedish actor Peter Stormare. The album F & M was released on 22 November 2019. In November 2019, the band announced a 2020 tour with members of Pain completing the live lineup. The band toured in February and March 2020, but the tour was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In November 2020, the duo announced that their collaboration had ended and that their final release together would be a concert film of their 2020 show in Moscow. Till Lindemann announced his plan to continue recording in the future under the name "Till Lindemann" with a different lineup. Lindemann released his first solo single "Ich Hasse Kinder" on 31 May 2021. A short film with the same title premiered on 26 June 2021.
Past members
Till Lindemann – vocals Peter Tägtgren – all instruments, production
Live/touring members Emily Ruvidich – guitars, backing vocals Danny Lohner – bass, guitars, backing vocals Joe Letz – drums Kristin Kaminski – bass Brynn Route – keyboards Sebastian Svalland – guitars Jonathan Olsson – bass Sebastian Tägtgren – drums Acey Slade – bass Jes Paige – guitars, backing vocals Dani Sophia – guitars, backing vocals Constance Antoinette – keyboards
Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications GER AUS AUT FIN FRA NLD SWE SWI UK US Skills in Pills Released: 23 June 2015 Label: Warner Central Europe Format: CD, LP, DL 1 17 3 1 16 6 27 2 35 144 BVMI: Gold F & M Released: 22 November 2019 Label: Universal Format: CD, LP, DL 1 — 3 5 38 — 23 3 85 — BVMI: Gold
Live albums
Live in Moscow (2021)
Singles
+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album GER BEL(WA)Tip "Praise Abort"2015 42 — Skills in Pills "Fish On" — — "Mathematik"2018 — — F & M (Deluxe) "Steh Auf"2019 8 33 F & M "Ich weiß es nich" 82 — "Knebel" — — "Frau & Mann" — 42 "Platz Eins"2020 — — "Allesfresser (Unkle Reconstruction)" — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
EPs Praise Abort (Remixes) (2015)
Music videos 2015 — "Praise Abort" 2015 — "Fish On" 2018 — "Mathematik" 2019 — "Steh auf" 2019 — "Ich weiß es nicht" 2019 — "Knebel" 2019 — "Frau & Mann" 2019 — "Ach so gern 2020 — "Ach so gern (One Shot Video)" 2020 — "Ach so gern (Pain Version)" 2020 — "Ach so gern (Clemens Wijers Version)" 2020 — "Ach so gern (Drago Baotić Version)" 2020 — "Platz Eins"
Awards and nominations
Metal Hammer Awards (GER)
| 2015 || Lindemann || Best German Band || |- | 2015 || Skills in Pills || Best Debut Album ||
Berlin Music Video Awards +YearNominated WorkCategoryResult2020FRAU & MANNBest NarrativeNominatedKNEBELMost BizarreNominated
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