Zeit
by Rammstein
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Clash Music
    May 9, 2022
    90
    Just as grand as one would expect from the German rockers, ‘Zeit’ is a disorienting, glorious dose of Neue Deutsche Härte. Thick with charisma and a sharp sense of theatricality, this is another certified classic.
  2. Consequence
    Apr 29, 2022
    83
    The actual flow of the record may feel a bit all over the place, but that’s kind of the point. Rammstein thoroughly enjoy keeping their fans on their toes, if not attempting to purposefully irritate them even slightly.
  3. The Quietus
    Jul 14, 2022
    80
    Yes, it really does nod towards Sound of Music and backs this cleverly with an illuminating barrage of steely industrial noise. Of course, the album will only truly explode into life when it surges into the live arena. A lavish and unique operatic gothic party that promises, as ever, to be a scream.
  5. AllMusic
    Apr 29, 2022
    80
    Stately and almost elegant, Zeit is a haunted, pensive work that faces life's inevitabilities with an appropriate rage, heart, and sense of humor that only Rammstein can deliver.
  6. Kerrang!
    Apr 29, 2022
    80
    This introspective, incendiary, searingly intelligent set of songs finds them as emotionally invested as they’ve ever been.
  7. musicOMH.com
    Apr 29, 2022
    80
    This isn’t their strongest album – that’s a dead heat between Sehnsucht and Mutter – but it’s at least as good as the three albums preceding it, and that means it’s a very good album indeed. ... This is also – you’ll see – an endlessly replayable album.
  8. New Musical Express (NME)
    Apr 29, 2022
    80
    ‘Zeit’ might be a more reflective album than previous Rammstein records, but it’s still an energetic, swaggering beast.
  9. Sputnikmusic
    Apr 29, 2022
    76
    Zeit is imperfect, but there’s so much to be savoured here, and aspects you won’t get from any other Rammstein album.
  10. Classic Rock Magazine
    May 27, 2022
    70
    Perhaps more than any other Rammstein album, it feels like a collection of songs deliberately built to soundtrack a future series of spectacular live set-pieces. [Jul 2022, p.81]
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  11. The Guardian
    Apr 29, 2022
    60
    On their eighth album, the lyrics are again in German, the riffs again pound and all you might expect is present and correct. At times it’s so on the nose you all but roll your eyes.

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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 61 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 61
  3. Negative: 4 out of 61
  1. reisereise99
    Apr 29, 2022
    10
    Very good album, in my opinion even better and more complex/interesting/experimental than "Untitled" (2019). Favorite tracks- "Lügen",Very good album, in my opinion even better and more complex/interesting/experimental than "Untitled" (2019). Favorite tracks- "Lügen", "Adieu", "Armee der Tristen", "Schwarz" and "Zick Zack". Hopefully they play most of them live on 2022 Tour.… Full Review »
  2. musicopinions
    Apr 29, 2022
    10
    Not sure if The Guardian and i listened same album, because 6/10 sounds absurd to me. Anyways, in my opinion it's good to see Rammstein stillNot sure if The Guardian and i listened same album, because 6/10 sounds absurd to me. Anyways, in my opinion it's good to see Rammstein still doing, what they do best- Making amazing music. Zeit is not perfect, but neither is any other album, from any other band or singer. It's still refreshing to have something like Zeit in 2022, while most radio stations are full of overproduced, soulless pop-music.… Full Review »
  3. JohnnyDForever
    Apr 29, 2022
    10
    Well produced, solid album, that sounds modern, while taking inspiration from their previous works like "Mutter" (2001) and "Rosenrot" (2005).Well produced, solid album, that sounds modern, while taking inspiration from their previous works like "Mutter" (2001) and "Rosenrot" (2005). There's few songs i don't care for, but overall it's solid 8.5/10 from me.… Full Review »
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