Völkerball

Infobox Album
Name = Völkerball
Type = live
Artist = Rammstein


Released = November 17, 2006 Europe, December 19, 2006 Canada, September 18, 2007 U.S.
Recorded = November 28, 2004 to July 23, 2005
Genre = Industrial metal
Tanz-Metall
Length = 104:59 (2CD)
Label = Universal
Producer = John Smith
Reviews = *AbsolutePunk.net (72%) [http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=296405 link]
Last album = "Rosenrot"
(2005)
This album = "Völkerball"
(2006)
Next album = Untitled 6th studio album
(2009)

"Völkerball" (German for "Dodgeball", lit. "People's ball") is the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein's live album/DVD set. It was released on November 17, 2006 in Europe, December 19 2006 in Canada, and on September 18, 2007 in the U.S. The album was advertised within media by the Ich will live video featured on the DVD and Mann gegen Mann single.

The standard edition-packaging comes in both CD-sized and DVD-sized formats. The special edition features two DVDs and one CD. The extra DVD comes with the documentary 'Anakonda Im Netz' and the 'Making Of Reise, Reise album'. The limited edition has two DVDs, two CDs and a photobook.

Name

"Völkerball" is the German name for the game of dodge ball. Literally it means "Peoples' Ball". One could also think that the combination of the word "Ball", being a dancing event like English "ball" or "prom", in connection with "Peoples" and relating to the musical act Rammstein, means "Dancing/Musical event of (all) peoples".

Versions

tandard Edition: 2 Disc Set

*1 DVD, 140min concert footage filmed in: Nîmes, Tokyo, London, and Moscow
*1 Audio CD, 75min live audio recorded in Nîmes

pecial Edition: 3 Disc Set

*1 DVD, 140min concert footage filmed in: Nîmes, Tokyo, London, and Moscow
*1 Audio CD, 75min live audio recorded in NîmesIncluding:
*1 DVD, 90min documentary: "Anaconda in the Net" and "Reise, Reise: The Making of the Album"

Limited 'Tourbook' Edition: 4 Disc Set

*1 DVD, 140min concert footage filmed in: Nîmes, Tokyo, London, and Moscow
*2 Audio CDs, the entire live-audio-recording of the concert in Nîmes (105 minutes, dead airs were edited)Including:
*1 DVD, 90min documentary: "Anaconda in the Net" and "Reise, Reise: The Making of the Album"
*190 page special numbered tour-photobook (27cm x 31cm),
*This edition was released on a very limited print of 40,000 copies, and each copy has a sticker saying what its number is.

Track listing

Trivia

*The emblem on the front of the package below the Rammstein emblem is identical to that of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, a possible tribute to the Olympics lead vocalist Till Lindemann was to compete in.
*Most of the Nîmes footage was taped in the old Arênes, but the close-ups of the band members were filmed during the UK tour.
*The outro is Scala & Kolacny Brothers's version of "Engel".
*Völkerball was nominated for Echo Awards 2007 in the Best DVD category, which was won by Pink Floyd's Pulse.

Personnel

*Till Lindemann - vocals
*Richard Z. Kruspe - Lead Guitars, backing vocals
*Paul Landers - Rhythm Guitars, backing vocals
*Oliver Riedel - Bass Guitar, backing vocals on 'Stein Um Stein' and 'Sehnsucht'
*Christoph Schneider - drums
*Christian Lorenz - keyboards

External links

* [http://www.Rammstein.com Rammstein.com Official English Website]
* [http://www.volkerball.ru Volkerball.Ru Official Russian Website]
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