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.

Der Strom
Oomph! Lyrics

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Bevor do mich zerbrichst
Will ich dass do es mir versprichst
Die Sonne wird nicht untergehen
Die Erde wird sich weiterdrehen

Es ist der Traum, der sich selbst erfindet
Es ist das Wort, das sich mir verschließt
Es ist die Glut, die uns zwei entzündet

Es ist der Strom, der für immer fließt

Bevor do mich zerfrisst
Will ich dass do es nie vergisst
Auch morgen wird der Wind sich drehen
Auch morgen wird die Zeit vergehen

Es ist der Traum...

Auch wenn do ewig bist
will ich dich sehen
Auch wenn nichts mehr ist
Will ich verstehen

Es ist der Traum...

Overall Meaning

The song "Der Strom" by Oomph! explores the theme of love and cherishing the moment. The lyrics describe the desire to make a promise to the loved one and live in the present moment. The singer asks for a promise to be made to ensure that the sun will not set and the earth will keep rotating. The promise represents the idea of love that is everlasting and will not fade away over time.

The singer further expresses that love is like a dream that invents itself, a word that is hidden from him, and a fire that ignites both of them. He then personifies the feeling of love as a river that keeps flowing forever. The words "Es ist der Strom, der für immer fließt" can be interpreted as the continuous flow of love which will never end.

The second verse emphasizes the need to remember that even though time may pass, and things may change, the wind will continue to blow, and time will keep moving forward. The final verse expresses the desire to keep seeing the loved one and understand them, even if there is an eternity in front of them.

Overall, the song emphasizes the need to cherish the present moment and the promise of eternal love.

Line by Line Meaning

Bevor do mich zerbrichst
Before you break me down

Will ich dass do es mir versprichst
I want you to promise me

Die Sonne wird nicht untergehen
The sun will not go down

Die Erde wird sich weiterdrehen
The earth will keep spinning

Es ist der Traum, der sich selbst erfindet
It is the dream that invents itself

Es ist das Wort, das sich mir verschließt
It is the word that remains closed to me

Es ist die Glut, die uns zwei entzündet
It is the passion that ignites the two of us

Es ist der Strom, der für immer fließt
It is the current that flows forever

Bevor do mich zerfrisst
Before you consume me

Will ich dass do es nie vergisst
I want you to never forget