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OOMPH! is an industrial rock band from the scene.

OOMPH! consists of:
Dero Goi (vocals, drums)
Robert Flux (guitar, mixing)
Crap (lead guitar, keyboards)
Leo (live drums)
Hagen (live bass)

The band was formed in 1989 in Wolfsburg, Germany. They are (next to KMFDM and Die Krupps) founders of the new fusion of hard metal music and industrial sounds known as Neue Deutsche Härte, though OOMPH! owed a lot to Nitzer Ebb in their first album. (It is interesting to note that Die Krupps and Nitzer Ebb released a single - “The Machineries of Joy” - together in 1989, the same year OOMPH! was founded.)

OOMPH!’s change of style between their self-titled debut (1992) and its successor “Sperm” (1994), leaning more heavily to a guitar-driven metal sound without ever giving up their electronic roots, inspired numerous musicians, most famously Rammstein, to follow their lead. (Rammstein have cited OOMPH! in several interviews as their main inspiration.)

OOMPH! released their first album on Jor’s Machinery label, then releasing their consecutive albums on its sister-label Dynamica. They stayed with Jor, until his labels disappeared during the acquisition by Sanctuary Records at around 1996/1997.

It was Virgin Schallplatten where OOMPH! finally signed, because Virgin had asked way before Rammstein became successful (according to an OOMPH! interview). Between 1998 and 2001 they released three albums on the Virgin label, fulfilling their contract, but did not continue, feeling that the record company never fully explored their potential. With the benefits of major-label status however, OOMPH! gained a larger following, and toured with labelmates Skunk Anansie in 1999.
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  • Strychnyne

    New album's pretty disappointing. It's okay, but the songs will be easily forgotten. They lost the hard sound, the edge, in favour of... catchy chorus? It's odd. I can deal with the songs, but the new video......... :|

    8 hours ago

  • ALLEXX_HALT_45

    Such mich find mich *danse danse danse*

    9 hours ago

  • ChickenHero21

    Although the new album doesn't sound like Oomph!'s old stuff, it is still absolutely awesome, and still has that Oomph! sound that recognisable and as a bonus, the songs are easy to sing to :D I'm loving it <3

    10 hours ago

  • StachelR

    Kosmonaut is the best track of the albums after 2000 imo

    Sunday afternoon

  • J_Rainey

    Guys rocked in St-P yesterday so much! [6] that was awesome as f@ck \m/

    Sunday afternoon

  • Doriat2201

    Guys rocked in St-P yesterday so much! [5] SO MUCH!

    Sunday morning

  • Angervot

    Want them in Moscow again!

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  • X1anghua

    Guys rocked in St-P yesterday so much! [4]

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New album "Des Wahnsinns Fette Beute" OUT NOW !!!

18 May 2012 | from blog.myspace.com/oomph

New album "Des Wahnsinns Fette Beute" OUT NOW !!! iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/de/album/des-wahnsinns-fette-beute/id524929596 Amazon standard edition: …

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