Rammstein @ Manchester, m.e.n february 6th, 2005
More fire breathing, playing doom from the german industrialists. Support was from Apokalyptica (hope I spelt that right), a cello metal band, yes I wrote that right! mostly playing metallica covers, and a few other tracks, they were a more novel support band and an unusual different band for a change.
After we get some security guards wandering around the stage, only to discover its an odd opening for rammstein's slot, who appear to be in a nuclear bunker, yet more over the top stage props! There are obvious changes to the stage props, we don't get prophetics this time around :( but the firey fun remains, as do lots of fireworks. Going through new tracks & old such as 'reise reise', 'rammstein', 'links', 'feuer frei!', & so on. we get firey guitars, the keyboardist being burnt alive in a cook pot and then chased with a fake carving knife, fireworks, raining fireworks and lots of gas for some reason.
Rammstein head off after 'amerika' then we get not one but two encores, including the usual dingy run around the standing crowd during 'stripped', and some rather comical dancing curtosey of the keyboardist as usual.
Review by queenoftiaras