Timeline
T2004
- April 2004 - May 2004
- Mixing in Sweden
The mixing session for the new album takes place at Toytown Studio Stockholm, Sweden. - June 2, 2004 - June 3, 2004
- "Mein Teil" video shooting
The video for "Mein Teil" is shot in the Arena, in the Treptow district of Berlin. Outdoor shooting on the second day takes place at the Deutsche Oper (Opera House) on Bismarckstrasse. The director is Zoran Bihac, who was also behind the "Links 2-3-4" video. - July 9, 2004
- "Mein Teil" video release
The premiere of the video for "Mein Teil" takes place simultaneously at 4:01 pm on VIVA und MTV (Germany). - July 26, 2004
- "Mein Teil" single release
The new single "Mein Teil" is released in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It contains two remixes from the Pet Shop Boys and one from Arthur Baker, as well as the original version. - August 6, 2004 & August 7, 2004
- "Amerika" video shoot
The "Amerika" video is filmed in the ruins of the former chemical factory in Rüdersdorf near Berlin under the direction of Jörn Heitmann (who also directed the "Ich will" video, among others). Rammstein stand in front of the cameras for two days long, from 5 pm until 5 am. The spacesuits for the moon scenes are borrowed from Hollywood and 240 tons of ash are needed to create the moon landscape. - August 20, 2004
- "Amerika" video premiere
The video for "Amerika" is broadcast for the first time on Friday, August 20th, 2004, on "MTV Select" (Germany) at 3:05 pm. - September 10, 2004
- "Classic Echo" for "Mein Herz brennt"
For the song cycle "Mein Herz brennt" by Torsten Rasch (based on lyrics and music from Rammstein), the Dresden Symphony Orchestra is to receive the "Classic Echo" in the category "Best debut recording". - September 13, 2004
- "Amerika" single release
"Amerika", the second single from "Reise, Reise", is released on September 13, 2004 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The international release follows on October 4, 2004. - September 27, 2004
- "Reise, Reise" Release
The fourth Rammstein album is released on September 27, 2004 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and many other countries as well. The album goes straight into the Top 10 charts throughout Europe after its release. According to the Billboard charts, Rammstein are now the most successful German-language band of all time! - October 23, 2004 - October 25, 2004
- "Ohne Dich" Shooting
The video is filmed in Kaun Valley and on the Pitz-Valley glacier in Tyrol, Austria from the 23rd through the 25th of October, 2004. Jörn Heitmann ("Amerika", "Ich will", etc.) was the director. - November 8, 2004
- "Ohne Dich" video premiere
The video for "Ohne Dich" is broadcast for the first time on MTV (Germany) on Monday, November 11, 2004 at 4:03 pm. - November 1, 2004 - December 18, 2004
- German / European Tour 2004
The first tour after the release of the "Reise, Reise" album begins in Mannheim and will take Rammstein until December 6 through Benelux, Southern and Northern Europe, Estonia, Russia, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland, and then to the concluding concert on December 18, 2004 in Berlin, with stops in numerous cities in Germany along the way. - November 22, 2004
- Release of the single "Ohne Dich "
The single "Ohne Dich" is released in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It is the third single release from the "Reise, Reise" album and, aside from the original version of the title track, contains four remixes from Laibach among others, as well as the "Beta Version" from Rammstein.