Till Lindeman is a certified pyrotechnician

I went to a Rammstein concert in the middle of winter when it'd snowed that particular day - most of the crowd that were lining up outside, in the freezing cold, looked like they were dressed for summer, because we all knew that once we got inside and Rammstein started up, it'd be hot as hell. I was in the first few rows and I was drench in sweat - my hair was soaking, my makeup melted, my eyebrows were in danger of being singed. It was awesome.

The Till Hammer as it is known, was actually not a "move" in the first place. Early in the bands carreer Till (singer) had suffered some some knee injuries, and had had many surgeries at the time. During some concerts he would stand in a bad way, and his kneecap would hop out of place. He then smacked it a few times to get it back into place. After some time, Rammsteins manager told him to do it more, as it looked great, and so it came into existance.

How cool is it that they have a French crowd singing in German. I think the Industrial look comes from their background as Steelworkers.

The lead singer is Till Lindeman, I work for them awhile as an electrician., This crowd numbers about 60,000. Till dislocated his knee in one show and while still playing he was trying to beat it back into place. one of the promoters saw this and said it looked so cool, thus the Till Hammer became. As for the lightening from the keyboard is real, no post production. My roll as electrical engineer was to make sure Flake was not fried by the Tesla coil that provides the lightening. As for the treadmill, it powers the Tesla coil.

To answer your question, yes they are wearing that jelly to protect themselves from the flames. Till is actually a pryotechion so all this is safe lol.

Rammstein is the only live show you can see from space

I've seen Rammstein in concert three times, and I can tell you that your eyebrows do grow back ;) hehe

Till Lindemann (the Singer), used to be on a short list to the 1980 Olympics (for East Germany), but he never got there, and he have kept himself in shape ever since. Till is also a licensed pyrotechnician, and does all the pyro himself. "An incident in September 1996 caused a section of the band's set to burn, and as a result, Lindemann got his certification in pyrotechnics so the band could perform with pyrotechnics more safely than it had previously" The reason why Flake (the guy on the keyboard) is on a treadmill, is actually quite simple, he have so much energy, that he can't stand still, and because of all the fireworks he for obvious reasons can't run randomly around the Stage. The real reason why the members looks dirty is because of anti flammable gel, because of safety reasons, and some of the powder residue sticks to the gel, making them look dirty. I'm not certain about this, but I have read several times, that Till does have some stage fright, so he often picks a point over the crowd that he focus on, instead of looking directly into the crowd. I hope this answers some of your questions. I would like you to react to Rammstein - Ich Will (live at hurricane festival) remember subtitles Another one could be Rammstein - Engel from Madison Square Garden.

Till maybe look like a badass you don't want to mess with, but he is reportet to be a realy sweet and acctualy pretty shy guy with stagefright.If somebody would recognise him on the street he get realy embarrased and is totaly modest. In my mind this makes his performance just so much more amazing.

The funny thing is, Till is in privat a very shy and calm guy and he has stagefright, but don´t mess with him or his friends, great reaction again, i saw them 2019 2 times and i can tell you, when they start the fire, you can feel it !

The lightning is a hologram we seen them live.

Saw Rammstein live at the Tacoma Dome few years back, still the single greatest show I've ever seen!!!

Yes, it's hot being at their concerts - even 20-30m from the stage Yes, it's scary the first time the fireworks is passing by just above your head (it's on wires though) Yes, it's a performance band - the music is what it is

Id just like to point out till turns 60 in January (same day i turn 35) and that man will never slow down . Hes a machine

Till was a swimmer in the GDR back in the 80s.. so thats where his physique came from.. loving this band since 1995. if you get the chance,then get yourself the bluray from this concert. it is pure awesomness

🤔 I believe Till Lindeman was in his youth in Eastern Germany traint to become an Olympic 1500 swimmer he is about 1,84 m. 1 cm taller than Floor Jansen...😀

Rammstein makes a play on words with the title. "Du hast = You have" "Du hasst = You hate" When pronounced, the words sound the same or similar and only make sense in context. BTW, in Paris over 70k French sing along in German.😷✌️😷

the fire is real .....i was in a concert in München .....great

Epic!!! I´m a metal head and I´ve seen performances of the best in business for the last 30 years including Rammstein and trust me, they are on another level performance wise. This video is just a small sample. And your´re right, the lightning is post effect, but the rest is very real. Try the amazing "Ich Tu Dir Weh" live in Madison Square Garden, hell of a song and another great live performance. And honestly, most of us already saw the videos a lot of times, we just want to see your reaction so no problem with the cropped screen. Peace.

I've watched a number of reactions to Rammstein's "Du hast" now and yours is by far the best. You're funny and you know so much! Seems like you're the only one with stage experience and some knowledge about the pyro. Great fun to watch you. Greetings from Germany. :)

The reason the singer Till Lindemann as well as the rest of the group look dirty is because they are so close to the fire and I've seen performances where Tills arm have burn marks on them from the flames actually getting that close. These guys are 100% dedicated to their music and performances ❤ also lots of sacrifice especially from Till... If you check out the official mein Herz Brennt piano version video the cuts are real...in the official video of rosenrot the whipping is real... The wings that Till used to wear for Engel weight about 110 lbs... So yeah pure dedication and plenty of sacrafice 😍💕💕💕

If you like fire and Rammstien then you have to do "Engel" live. The video was done from a movie they did of their tour, so yes they have added effects.

I don't mind if the music video is small. I'm here to see your reaction. Keep up the great work. Greetings from Germany

Great reaction! I've seen Rammstein the first time over 25 years ago as a support band in a small club and even back than they had a crazy amount of pyrotechnics for this time.

Till is also a certified pyrotechnician, so he knows very well how to work with fire :P

I saw them in a stadium in Minneapolis. I had cheap seats in the back, and I still felt the heat on my face lol. Greatest show I've seen by the way. So much fire.

"Sonne - live in moscow-stadium" plz

React to Rammstein "Rammlied" (Rammsong). React to the Madison Square Garden Live Video.

React to Rammstein "Ich tu dir weh" (I hurt you). React to the Madison Square Garden Live Video.

German is a great language for metal (for almost any type of singing, really). No shortage of vowels and just about any syllable is clearly articulated.

Great reaction! Till is certified in pyrotechnics, poet, composer, ex-swimmer ... and I don't know ... Ah! He has participated in some film I think🙅‍♀️A versatile man ...Rammlied reaction please.Than u ! 😊

It’s not post production. All is 100 % Real 😂😂😂 it’s Rammstein!! And Rammstein can everything ❤❤❤

I was lucky enough to see Rammstein perform this during this tour when they were at Download festival in the UK and you’re right about the heat. I was quite a way back from the stage and could feel the heat. The pyros were seriously impressive when they shot along the wires to the sound booth and back again to the stage, perfectly timed, screaming as they went and there was the huge bang of pyros and flash of flame on the return. I didn’t see any lightning to his hands live so I think you’re right. It’s in post.

I've seen them live twice... lightning obviously fake, but most of the fire and the cannons and explosions are real. Very insane concerts.

You deserve that growth man, love your content, sorry for the funeral, keep getting them Rammstein videos

I'm sorry to hear you've lost people. All I can offer is hugs, albeint from Australia, so long distant hugs

I saw them back in the day in a 1700 capacity theatre and they shot flamethrowers over the crowd. I could feel the heat on my face. It was awesome lol I got to meet them and they are the nicest big scary German guys ever 🖤

Rammstein are legends!

The question to why they look like they just got home from work & decided to do a show without washing (paraphrasing), they are covered in soot from all the pyro. As were we & I can’t even explain how hot it was! They are AWESOME 🥵🥵🥵 xx

I love the way you say "du hascht" lol - this is perfect swabian - my homecounty accent. greetings to the u. s from baden-württemberg :-)

This is the best description of Till Lindemann (panzer)

You like fans singing?? Watch this!!! Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song & Valhalla - Live at Wacken Open Air 2016

Wondered why so many times this week, I'd get notifications then not be able to watch it... That's why I've clicked straight away on this one lol. 🤞🤞This one stays up!

Great, react Rammlied live in MSG 😍😍

Rammstein is an industrial metal band, so it would be strange if they would be wearing clean suites. :P

Fun fact most of the members including the lead singer till linderman are legit licensed pyro technicians and that sweaty dirty look they got going on is fire resistant gel because they deal with so much fire on stage if you ever seen a full Rammstein concert good God there amazing

Rammstein use Lycopodium powder for their flame throwers. It burns less hot and is less of a fire hazard but also more expensive. Also you were correct, they use the gel. Fun fact about the Lycopodium: In 2012 Rammstein burned 4 tons of that stuff during their America tour, a third of the whole Chinese production.

Hello from Cody Wyoming! These guys were singing in German in front of 17,000 people in Paris and everybody knows the words! How awesome is that

The Lead Singer is bathed in Fireproof Grease thats why he looks he just came out of the Garage

I used to listen to this song before every jump while I was in the 82nd back in the early 90's. Talk about a motivator.

Your friend said this video would freak you out, second guitar riff round, and you’re freaked out by the keyboard player. LOL I also like the way you stopped head banging when the lightning effect happened. It was like, “What the…?”

Been at 4 of their concerts, last time 2 days ago and yes, the heat is extreme also because in the new tour flames are even higher, but the show is GREAT!

Rammstein is always great, hopefully will get to watch them live this summer. Throwing out a recommendation you will probably like since you love classic rock. You need to react to The Pretty Reckless, their latest album released this Friday and it's amazing, within hard rock it doesn't get much. "25" is one of the best songs of last year.

And yea hey hello from Calgary Alberta.

Nice reaction ;) I recommend Rammstein - Ich Tu Dir Weh (Live from Madison Square Garden) Greetings from Germany :)

Hey OldSkule, just recently started watching your reactions, and I'm having a blast ! Love your observations and your attitude and demeanor. You should check out Dig by Mudvayne sometime.

You seriously rock man....Lemmy Kilmister mentioned 👍🤟

If you really love crowd reactions, you should definitely listen to Blind Guardian "Bards song" & "Valhalla" in Wacken! Both in one video!

For more 100% brill crowd interaction: Blind Guardian - The bard's song+Valhalla, live at Wacken :)

The "electric arc" is on a digital screen being him and they after effected the lightning on his hands for the cut. Also side note, check out "ich tur der wie"

You forgot about Glen Danzig, he always looked like he just finished a long set in the gym before the show. Love the vids, cheers

This is a concert movie directed by Jonas Åkerlund, in 2016. The concert is from 2012, hence director's cut.

I recommend you do "Ich tu dir weh" from their Madison Square Garden concert next🤘🏻

Pls do more Rammstein Reactions. Followed you also on Twitch, love your Stuff.

The post-production effects is because this is a motion picture made of a two-day concert in Paris. Its done by Jonas Åkerlund who also made Lords of Chaos that portays the norwegian black metal story of Varg Vikernes etc

Til is a certified pyrotechnician. Yes the air becomes dry and hard to breath

Despite his appearance, all the members of the band are quiet and even reserved men, Till had stage fright because before he was the singer of Rammstein he was a drummer, to focus on stage fright he adapted the pyrotechnics to the show until he became one of the hallmarks. If you dare to react to more Rammstein videos, I recommend the official videos as they are excellent and have their respective making of just as interesting, greetings from Mexico.

If you like crowd interactions you should react to Blind Guardian - The Bard Song/Valhalla live at Wacken. Rumors say that you only have to play 2 notes of The Bard Song an thousands of people in Wacken will sing the song :-)

He is even ON fire in the song called Rammstein (yes same name as the band name). In the 1998 live version.

I am a Union Electricrian. The glass globes have shown this effect many times

Hello, I want to see your reaction to the last Rammstein concerts in 2022 or 2023. It's just a bomb!

If you want to get some first hand info and details you can always watch their "making of" videos. In one of them Paul mentions how hot it gets on stage. And about the visual effects used: The videos starting with "Paris" usually have seen some post-production because these are part of their video record "Rammstein: Paris"

Didn't expect the man, the myth, the legend Henry Rollins to be mentioned haha. Also you're right about the electricity. Only way you could do it was like you said, a tesla coil, and you'd need a full chain mail outfit. And you wouldn't be able to have anything else near it.

The lightning is a visual effect added for the official video. There's also a video of this concert recorded by the crowd where you can see that there is no lightning.

Wanna crowd control, that is incredible? Blind Guardian at Wacken: "The Bard's Song & Valhalla"

The lightning was (needlessly) added in post. The rest (fire, fireworks) is real.

You want to know what the guys from Rammstein put on their skin for the industrial look? Instant Coffee! No Joke

Lead singer (Till Lindeman) is also the band's pyrotechnician.

please check out "Engel" live from Madison Square Garden. Till with fire throwing metal wings is awesome!!

more rammstein please Rammstein - Sonne / PROSHOT(Download Festival 2016) HD

Nothing is added in post production. This is a Rammstein concert, that's how it is! The lighting from the keyboarder's hands is called tesla coil. It's perfectly safe.

In Germany the booth concerts, Paris und New York are parts of Amazon prime Video.

They used a Tesla Machine where when Frake touched the keyboard it produced the lightning, Till Lindeman designed all special effects including the pyrotechnics as Till Lindeman is a professional pyrotechnic. There Concerts are legendary and so are there pyrotechnics. TILL LINDEMAN is the singer. I am a Rammstein fan. 💂‍♂️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

I think your judgment went a little fast there. As for the Tesla and the lighning, they had some wires attached to his fingers, so that was no after effect. They actually ran a high voltage throught that wire, although I am not positive if that wire was not some kind of Wolfram / Copper / Magnesium mixture. As for the fire effect on stage, Rammstein worked the shit out of the pyro technique and you are right, they do not look *greesy* by chance, thats a protective gel. . Just for a proposition, check out their Madisn Square Garden recording.

Love your reactions 😁 Please do Sonne from Berlin 2019. Please !

You should do a reaction to rammsteins "ich tuh dir weh" live in madison square garden to taste tills full vocal potential and of course another amazing performance. You wont get disappointed

The thing with Christian Lorenz and the lightning, it "could" be a Faraday Cage and he could be acting as a bridge between the top and bottom, you don't get hurt in a Faraday Cage when you're conducting Electricity and it does work with touch exactly like that. I can't find anything suggesting that he's in one so it could be an effect, but its Rammstein. we both know that they are the type to do that sort of thing if its possible.

You got to do more Gojira, Backbone live from Brixton Academy. You won’t regret it. Great reaction by the way.

Totally correct about the electricity buddy. Flake does have tesla coels... ( dont think i spelled that correct lol) but they are for show. Post production. Would be cool if they were able to do it in real time.

I'd love to one day ask Lindeman if he got that 'hammerfist' from watching Brian Johnson from ACDC... If so, that would be awesome. If you watch 'Hell's Bells, official' you can see Brian doing it - it was either that, or 'You shook me all night long, official'; he does it live also. Mind, come to think of it, Bon Scott did it also, perhaps they both got inspired by him...

The reason they look like workers is because they're style of music is called industrial metal. Also the lead singer is a pyrotechnician as well.

There is actually a song in which they say that they are a bit songless, tuneless but one can hear them anyway. I think Till took singing lessons when he was already older than 35 years. Even if you have talent, I believe that you have to train when you are a kid to become a really great singer or musican. I love them anyway for their message, the dark and pure poetry in some cases, the creativity and the performance. In addition, I do understand the lyrics, and they pull my emotions to a very dark place, but after listening I feel better, like catharsis of ancient greek theater 🎭.

Sonne Live or Official Video. Both are AMAZING

Rammstein ❤ 🤍 💙 🧡 🖤

Till is a professional Pyrotech

Great reaction! I would recomend Ich tu dir weh from Madison garden as your next reaction to Rammstein :)

Such a classic..... and yet I've never seen the video so woohoo!!! P.s. I saw a guy play a polka version of this xD

You're kinda right in it being in xXx - Feuer Frei, the song from the church, was the big hit from this movie and it's by Rammstein and of course they performed it. Feuer Frei - great music video, but live will blow your mind.

I read the lightning is real, they have a Tesla Coil above the stage. I'm assuming the keyboard player is protected because he's still alive. I've also heard he liked to walk around during the shows and got burned a few times from the pyro stuff, so they gave him a treadmill so he could walk in a safe space. Of course Till is a pyro tech as a few have written, and I'm thinking a damn good one.