Rammstein release incredible cinematic video for 'Adieu'
The band go out with all guns blazing
No strangers to breathtaking music videos, Rammstein have unleashed their latest spectacular for 'Adieu'.
Not ones to hold back on the highest quality productions, a 'Laser Department' is listed in the credits.
The 12-legged Berlin outift have devoted themselves to ever more high-budget music videos in the last few years, with the 9 minute epic 'Deutschland' inspiring Iron Maiden in 2019 with its depiction of German history.
Following the release of their 8th album 'Zeit' in April 2022, the band released the time-shifting video for the eponymous single, which saw Till Lindemann and co. emerge in reverse from a giant exploding scultpure.
This was followed by the hilariously grotesque 'Zick-Zack', in which the band's ridiculous plastic surgery begins to melt on stage.
Today, after a week of teasing on social media, the pyrotechnic-happy metallers have treated fans to a suitably explosive new visual feast.
Watch: Rammstein's music video for 'Adieu'
In the nearly 9 minute long film, Rammstein are seen arriving at an ornate building (in real life, Paris' Palais Garnier opera house), in what turns out to be a heist.
As they enter, they draw a variety of fearsome weapons in textbook Hollywood slow motion, and proceed to shoot their way into a vault that appears to contain cloned versions of themselves. They emotionally say goodbye to themselves, before setting the entire vault on fire.
In the final baffling scenes they are seen both ascending in a rapture whilst firing all around them, whilst also descending into a vast cavern in the floor of the ornate building to a sea of writhing bodies. Eventually the entire edifice comes crashing down around the undulating mass, presumably obliterating the band.
Fittingly enough for a song called 'Adieu', the video closes with the band members lying dead in the initial hallways, presumably never having made it inside the vault in the first place.
Eagle-eyed viewers will spot that the vault is labelled 'MUTTER-22', which fans have suggested may be a reference to their third studio album, released back in 2001.
What does it all mean? Who knows, but it's classic Rammstein!
Gallery: The evolution of Rammstein's mind-blowing pyrotechnics through the years
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein's frontman and resident pyromaniac, Till Lindemann, wore a flaming silver coat at the band's early shows. Here he is on stage in Berlin in 1996.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Even when they played smaller stages, this did little to quell Rammstein's insatiable appetite for fire. Here's a shirtless Till Lindemann swinging two Catherine wheel-like fireworks at the Palace in Los Angeles in 1998.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein's trademark flamethrowers have also been a mainstay of their live shows for decades. Here's Till Lindemann at Australia's Big Day Out Festival in 2001.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Another photo of Till Lindemann in his ablaze silver coat in 2001.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Creating a truly futuristic look, Till also wore Terminator-esque glasses that emitted red laser beams.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Huge blasts of pyro erupt on stage at Rammstein's San Jose Compaq Center in September 2001 on the Pledge of Allegiance tour.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Years before anyone had heard of Daenerys Targaryen, Till shouts "Dracarys" on stage in 2001.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Although Till Lindemann is undoubtedly the biggest pyromaniac, Rammstein's pyro isn't just limited to the frontman – here's Richard Z. Kruspe shooting flames from his guitar in the early noughties.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein's Till Lindemann shoots flames from his hands at Pinkpop festival in The Netherlands in May 2002.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Dressed as his deranged murderous butcher alter ego, Till Lindemann blasts his flamethrower on stage in Rotterdam in 2004.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein's Till Lindemann surrounded by pyrotechnics at the Gelredome in Holland in December 2009.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein's Till Lindemann shows off his glowing smile on stage in 2009.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein shoot flames from their pyro masks in unison at Copenhagen Live 2010. Astonishing.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Till Lindemann stands, quite literally, amongst a wall of pyro at Australia's Big Day Out Festival in 2011.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
An amazing image of Till Lindemann and Richard Z. Kruspe blasting flames at Bravalla Festival 2013 in Norrkoping, Sweden.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein are flanked by an arsenal of pyro at Wacken Open Air Festival in 2013.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein's Till Lindemann shoots flames from his angel wings at Download Festival Paris 2016.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein's Richard Z. Kruspe at Download Festival Paris 2016.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein's muted and highly understated stage setup on the 2019 European Stadium Tour.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Rammstein drummer Christoph Schneider's view from behind his kit.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
For the 2019 European stadium tour, Till Lindemann unveiled a newly revamped pyro backpack that shoots out nine gigantic flames.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Till Lindemann fires his flamethrower at Flake during the band's 2022 stadium tour. The tour, which was delayed for two years due to the pandemic, featured the same mind-blowing set up as 2019.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
Till Lindeman's pyro backpack in action in Aarhus, Denmark in June 2022.
Rammstein's pyro through the years
The incredible stage in Denmark during Rammstein's summer 2022 stadium tour.