Rammstein — Mutter 2xLP

Mutter (German pronunciation: [ˈmʊtɐ] ; English: «Mother») is the third studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 2 April 2001 through Motor and Universal Music. The album’s cover image is a photograph of a dead fetus, which was taken by Daniel & Geo Fuchs. The album has yielded six singles which, to date, are the most released from any Rammstein album.

Writing and recording
From September to December 1999, the band rented the house Weimar in Heiligendamm on the Baltic Sea for pre-production. The sound recordings took place in May and June 2000 at Studio Miraval in southern France. In advance of the album’s release, Rammstein released the song «Links 2 3 4» on their website for download in December 2000. The single «Sonne» was released in January 2001.

Versions
«Mutter» was released in various versions, initially as a normal CD and in Germany also as a vinyl LP.

In 2005, Mutter was ranked number 324 in Rock Hard magazine’s book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.

In a 2016 article published by uDiscover, Oran O’Beirne described the album as «one of the most important contemporary releases within heavy metal’s many subgenres.»

In the interview with Noizr Zine, the well-known Swedish producer and musician Peter Tägtgren advised «Mutter» as a reference work for beginner producers:

«I think, if you are not into death metal or something like that, but if you are into metal, I would say maybe Rammstein’s «Mutter» is very good, because it has a lot of different elements, it has orchestra parts, heavy guitars, good drum sound — that could be a good reference.