Oliver Riedel

Ollie Riedel (formerly Oliver Riedel) is a German musician, most notable for being the bassist for the industrial metal band Rammstein.

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Early Years

Riedel was born on April 11, 1971 in Schwerin as an only child. Little known is about his early and teenage years.

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He was trained as a plasterer after leaving school.

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Musical Career

In 1990, at the age of nineteen, Oliver began playing in a folk-fiddle band called The Inchtabokatables.

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Rammstein

In 1994, Riedel, Till Lindemann, Richard Kruspe-Bernstein, and Christoph "Doom" Schneider entered and won the Berlin Senate Metro beat contest that allowed them to professionally record a four track demo. Paul Landers and Christian ?Flake? Lorenz would later join the band they named Rammstein.

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The six released their first album, Herzeleid (Heartache) in September, 1995. Their second album, Sehnsucht (Longing) was released in 1997.

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In April 2001, the album Mutter (Mother) was released and a European tour followed, ending on the 13th of July 2002. It has been reported that at this time the members of Rammstein were seriously discussing whether to continue or not in their present form. It was decided that they should all take some time off and then reconsider whether to continue.

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In 2003, Rammstein started work on the fourth album, which was to prove a turning point in Rammstein's sound and maturity. September 2004 saw the fruits of this work in the release of Reise Reise (Arise, Arise). Tour was in November, followed by hugely successful sold out European tour of ten countries lasting four months.

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After completing the Ahoi tour in February of 2005, Rammstein is due to play four dates in Berlin, and four in the UK, returning to the Wuhlheide open air arena almost exactly seven years after their sell-out concerts of August 1998. Rammstein are scheduled to release a new album (Rosenrot), containing new songs and songs remaining from the recording of Reise Reise, in late 2005 or early 2006.

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Marriage & Children

He has two children, one of whom is a girl called Emma, and is divorced from her mother. His current marital status is unknown.

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