Initially hidden in darkness, a loud, dull thump explosively opens the stage. The curtain lifts, only to reveal a seemingly unreal and industrial-looking backdrop. Behind a wall of fire and mist, only dimly recognizable, the band emerges and takes their audience on a journey of light, precisely choreographed pyrotechnics, and perfectly balanced Völkerball sound.

Using his hard, deep, inexorable vocals, Völkerball frontman René Anlauff knows how to lead his audience into the primeval atmosphere that has become such a recognisable feature of Rammstein’s lyrics.