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
metal band sounds like
Rammstein, nor does any American
metal group -- this is powerful, gothic
metal that is unlike anything else in late-'90s
metal.
SEHNSUCHT may be an acquired taste, but it's one worth acquiring. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine