10 Best Self-Titled Music Albums In Metal History

10. Rammstein

Few bands can truly claim to be ‘generational’ talents in metal music, but Germany’s Rammstein are most certainly an example of one. The industrial metal powerhouse's journey to the top has been far from smooth sailing, though.

As one of the few records in this article that isn’t a debut album, ‘Rammstein’ was released in 2019 and was the band’s seventh studio album. Although it is technically an untitled album, it is generally viewed as being self-titled by fans and critics alike. This behemoth of a metal record was the group’s first full-length release in ten years and showed no hesitations in making up for lost time.

Capitalised by astounding single releases such as ‘Deutschland’ and ‘Auslander’, Rammstein doubled down on their reputation of attacking delicate subjects with these songs, which were only bolstered by their traditionally jaw-dropping music videos. The album was a huge commercial success, topping 12 album charts in nations such as Poland, the Netherlands, Austria, Norway, and of course Germany. On Spotify, the album currently has a total of 1.3 billion streams, with ‘Deutschland’ alone boasting over 400 million.

Rammstein are no strangers to controversy, having been criticised in the past for their imagery, sexually graphic music videos, aggression, and depictions of violence. They have also been outspoken supporters of the LGBTQ community, with the most obvious declaration of this coming when guitarists Richard Kruspe and Paul Landers kissed each other on stage while performing in St Petersburg, Russia in 2019.