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Monday, October 22nd 2007
Rammstein-guitarist Richard Kruspe Launches New Band Project, Emigrate, With Debut Album Emigrate To Appear On January 28th
For fans of Rammstein, Richard Kruspe needs no introduction as one of the two
guitarists in the group, Kruspe is an integral part of everyones favorite
flame-spewing industrial metal band. Still at work with Rammstein after more
than a decade, Kruspe recently found time to launch a new project, Emigrate.
Long in the planning stages, Emigrates self-titled debut will be released on
January 28th, 2008 by Pilgrim/Motor Music and distributed by ADA.
The first single, My World, and its video are already available via iTunes.
The song features in the film Resident Evil: Extinction, the final part of the
trilogy, which has recently premiered world-wide. The video My World
˜Resident Evil: Extinction Videomix contains a hard-pounding performance by
Emigrate combined with original film material highlighting Milla Jovowich.
My World ˜Resident Evil: Extinction Videomixcan be seen here: http://www.emigrate.eu/Video
The video for the albums second single, New York City,was shot in New York
and appears online in preview on the official Emigrate webpage: http://www.emigrate.eu/Video
For those concerned that Kruspe would take off on a musical detour with
Emigrate, rest easy. Kruspe lined up longtime Rammstein producer/mixer Jacob
Hellner and Stefan Glauman, resulting in an album that retains some of the same
elements as Rammstein while also coming across as pleasingly its own. And to
answer a question sure to be on the mind of Rammstein fans everywhere no,
Kruspe is not leaving the group. Rammstein have currently gathered in Berlin to
write a new album.
Rounding out the Emigrate line-up is Arnaud Giraux (bass), Henka Johansson
(drums), Sascha Moser (Logic programs editor), and Olsen Involtini (guitar &
vocal producer), with Kruspe as expected handling guitar duties and unexpectedly
supplying lead vocals (his first lead-vocal appearance on record). Recently
speaking with acclaimed UK music critic Dante Bonutto, Kruspe gave his thoughts
about the project. At one point, I was asking myself, ˜Does the world really
need my record? But the answer to that question soon became obvious: Richard
needed, and needs, this record for the sake of his health.
I HAD to do it, simple as that!
The complete tracklisting for Emigrate:
1. EMIGRATE
2. WAKE UP
3. MY WORLD
4. LET ME BREAK
5. IN MY TEARS
6. BABE
7. NEW YORK CITY
8. RESOLUTION
9. TEMPTATION
10. THIS IS WHAT
11. YOU CAN’T GET ENOUGH