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Paul Landers (born Heiko Paul Hiersche; 9 December 1964) is a German musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist of
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band
Rammstein Rammstein (, "ramming stone") is a German band formed in Berlin in 1994. The band's lineup—consisting of lead vocalist Till Lindemann, lead guitarist Richard Kruspe, rhythm guitarist Paul Landers, bassist Oliver Riedel, drummer Christoph ...
, and
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bands Feeling B and First Arsch. Landers has released eight studio albums and three live albums with Rammstein.


Early life

Landers was born in
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,
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, son of Anton and Erika Hiersche. His mother comes from Lyck in
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, today Ełk, Poland. His father is from Böhmisch Kahn, today Velké Chvojno,
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. Both parents had to leave their home after the
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and met during their studies in
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. Landers briefly lived in
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as a child and can speak some Russian.


Career

In 1983, at the age of 18, Landers became part of the East German punk band Feeling B, which was founded by singer Aljoscha Rompe and drummer Alexander Kriening. The band later recruited 16 year-old Christian "Flake" Lorenz to play bass, though he could only play the organ at the time and used it to create bass sounds for the band. Feeling B had various temporary drummers in their line-up, including
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later in their career. Landers also played in a number of other bands, such as Die Firma and Die Magdalene Keibel Combo. In the late 1980s, Landers met
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during a showing of the GDR documentary ''flüstern & SCHREIEN'', which focused on varieties of youth music culture in the GDR. He also met
Richard Kruspe Richard Kruspe (born Sven Kruspe; 24 June 1967) is a German musician. He is best known as one of the founders and the lead guitarist of the band Rammstein, as well as the frontman of the industrial metal band Emigrate. Kruspe has released eigh ...
, a friend of Lindemann, during this period. Landers would later play guitar in Lindemann and Kruspe's band First Arsch. In 1992, that band released their only album, ''Saddle Up''. In 1993, Lindemann, Kruspe, Schneider, and bassist
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formed a new band called Templeprayers. They won the
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Metrobeat Contest in 1994 that enabled them to have a four-track demo professionally recorded. Landers and Flake soon joined the band, which then changed their name to Rammstein.


Personal life

Landers married his first wife, Nikki Landers, in 1984 at the age of 20. He subsequently took his wife's surname, having already switched his middle and first name, making his full name ''Paul Landers''. Landers has two children, a son and a daughter.


Equipment

upLanders performing with Rammstein, 2010 Guitars * Gibson Paul Landers Signature Satin Black with grey binding; has 2 chrome covered EMG pickups, chrome bezels, and one volume knob. Used in Dropped C and D tunings. Used during the Liebe Ist fur Alle Da tour. Was revealed as a signature model, available for sale at the 2012 Winter
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. * Gibson Les Paul Studio All black with EMG pickups. Used in Drop C and Standard tuning. Used in Standard tuning only for performing "Rammstein". Used during the Reise, Reise tour. * Music Man Axis and Van Halen Signature model Orange w/ Quilted maple top (Van Halen Signature), Silver (Van Halen Signature), Silver/Black Pickguard (Van Halen Signature), Maroon w/ Black pickguard, Black w/ White pickguard; Had stock
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pickups, but later changed for EMG pickups in 2004. Used in Dropped D and Standard tuning. This was his main guitar since the beginning of Rammstein but was used less often during the Reise, Reise tour. * ESP Eclipse I CTM Paul Landers Signature Satin Black with Silver binding, and a recently released version in Satin silver with Black binding, has EMG Pickups. Used in Standard tuning. First used on tour during the Liebe Ist fur Alle Da tour. (2009–2010) *Sandberg Custom Plasma Guitar Clear acrylic guitar white
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s inside of the body. This guitar was used a few times during the Mutter tour for the song " Zwitter". * Ibanez AXS32 Translucent red with silver pickguard, used in Drop C. Was used during the Reise, Reise tour for "Morgenstern" and "Stein um Stein". * Fender Jazzmaster Used for the " Mein Land" music video. Amps *Fractal Axe-FX into Rocktron Velocity 300 power amp * Bogner Uberschall (He claims he began to use this amp because of the "Ultrasonic" Uberschall simulator in Native Instruments Guitar Rig, Former rig) Landers also uses his signature PL1 Tech 21 FLyrig multi-effect pedal.


Discography


Rammstein

* ''
Herzeleid ''Herzeleid'' (; "Heartbreak") is the debut studio album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, first released on 25 September 1995 via Motor Music. Production and writing After signing up with Motor Music, the band was instructed to se ...
'' (1995) * '' Sehnsucht'' (1997) * '' Mutter'' (2001) * ''
Reise, Reise ''Reise, Reise'' (; a German '' military wake-up call'', literally "(a)rise, (a)rise") is the fourth studio album by Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 27 September 2004 through Universal Music in Germany and followed shor ...
'' (2004) * ''
Rosenrot (, "Rose-Red") is the fifth studio album by German band Rammstein, released on 28 October 2005. The album includes six songs artistically omitted from '' Reise, Reise''. The album's first title was ''Reise, Reise Volume Two'', but on 18 Augus ...
'' (2005) * ''
Liebe ist für alle da (, "Love is there for everyone"), often abbreviated to LIFAD, is the sixth studio album by German band Rammstein. It was released through Universal Music in Europe on 16 October 2009, the United Kingdom on 19 October 2009, and the United State ...
'' (2009) * ''
Rammstein Rammstein (, "ramming stone") is a German band formed in Berlin in 1994. The band's lineup—consisting of lead vocalist Till Lindemann, lead guitarist Richard Kruspe, rhythm guitarist Paul Landers, bassist Oliver Riedel, drummer Christoph ...
'' (2019) * '' Zeit'' (2022)


Feeling B

* '' Hea Hoa Hoa Hea Hea Hoa'' (1989) * '' Wir kriegen Euch alle'' (1991) * '' Die Maske des Roten Todes'' (1993)


First Arsch

* '' Saddle Up'' (1992)


References


External links


Rammstein.com
– official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Landers, Paul 1964 births Living people Feeling B members German heavy metal guitarists German male guitarists Musicians from Berlin Rammstein members Industrial metal musicians