OOMPH! is an industrial rock band from the neue deutsche härte scene.
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OOMPH! consists of:
Robert Flux (guitar, mixing)
Andreas Crap (lead guitar, keyboards)
Leo (live drums)
Hagen (live bass)
Der Schulz (lead vocalist)

The band was formed in 1989 in Wolfsburg, Germany. They are one of the founders of the fusion of hard metal music and industrial sounds known as Neue Deutsche Härte.

OOMPH! owed a lot to Nitzer Ebb in their self-titled debut (1992). OOMPH!'s change of style for the successor "Sperm" (1994), with a more guitar-driven metal sound mixed with their electronic roots, inspired numerous musicians, most famously Rammstein, to follow their lead. (Rammstein have cited OOMPH! in several interviews as their main inspiration.)

OOMPH! released their first album on Jor's Machinery label, then releasing their consecutive albums on its sister-label Dynamica. They stayed with Jor, until his labels disappeared during the acquisition by Sanctuary Records at around 1996/1997.

Following Dynamica OOMPH! finally signed with Virgin Schallplatten. With the benefits of major-label status OOMPH! gained a larger following, and toured with labelmates Skunk Anansie in 1999. Between 1998 and 2001 they released three albums on the Virgin label, fulfilling their contract, but did not continue, feeling that the record company never fully explored their potential.

In 2004 OOMPH! released their first single "Augen auf!" on a new label, this time on Supersonic Records, part of the Sony BMG group of music companies. It marks their first Number One hit ever in Germany, thus eventually bringing forth their major commercial breakthrough. It became part of the FIFA 2005 soundtrack.

The band's ninth record, GlaubeLiebeTod was released in March 2006, including the controversial single "Gott ist ein Popstar" and its follow-up "Das letzte Streichholz", the third single was Die Schlinge.

In 2007, they won the third Bundesvision Song Contest (a contest between the sixteen states of Germany) for Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) with "Träumst du?", which featured Marta Jandová from Die Happy.

While OOMPH! are not widely known within the United States, the band did perform at a New York festival in 1993. In Europe they have performed at M'era Luna, Ozzfest, Dynamo Open Air and Wacken Open Air.

No Heart No Pain
OOMPH! Lyrics

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No forget it
Help me, please

No forget it
Help me, please
No forget it
Help me, please

No more
No more
No more
No more

No, forget it
Help me, please
No, forget it
Help me, please
No, more
No more
No more
No
No more
If there's no heart, then there's no cure
If there's no God, I'm not impure
If there's no heart, then there's no pain
If there's no mind, I'm not insane

No, forget it
Help me, please
No, forget it
Help me, please
No, more
No more
No more
No
No more

No I don't need no mental healing, I don't need no kiss of light
No I don't need no mental healing, I don't need no kiss of light
No I don't need no mental healing, I don't need no kiss of light
No I don't need no mental healing, I don't need no kiss of light
No I don't need no mental healing, I don't need no kiss of light

No, forget it
Help me, please
No, forget it
Help me, please
No, More
No More
No more
No
No more
Once more

No more
No more
No more
No
No more
Once more

No, Forget it
Help me, please
No, Forget it
Help me, please

No more
No more
No more
No

No more
No more

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Oomph!'s song "No Heart No Pain" seem to express a sense of hopelessness and a desire for help, while also rejecting any suggestions of mental healing or religious redemption. The repetition of "No forget it, help me please" suggests a plea for assistance, while the repeated phrase "No more" implies a wish for an end to suffering or pain. The lines "If there's no heart, then there's no cure / If there's no God, I'm not impure / If there's no heart, then there's no pain / If there's no mind, I'm not insane" can be interpreted as a rejection of traditional beliefs in the power of the heart or the divine, highlighting a sense of nihilism or existential despair.

The song's overall message appears to be a rejection of any external solution to emotional or psychological distress, suggesting that the singer may feel alone in their struggles and that no amount of outside help can truly assist them. The repetitive nature of the lyrics emphasizes this sense of hopelessness, while the driving beat and heavy guitars contribute to a feeling of intensity and urgency.

Line by Line Meaning

No forget it
I don't want to forget it, help me please

Help me, please
I need your help, please assist me

No more
I don't want any more of it

No, forget it
No, I won't forget it, help me please

Help me, please
I need your help, please assist me

No, more
No, I don't want any more of it

No more
I don't want any more of it

No
I don't want it at all

No more
I don't want any more of it

If there's no heart, then there's no cure
Without love, there can be no cure

If there's no God, I'm not impure
If God doesn't exist, I'm not immoral