Rammstein's Richard Kruspe launches new project

For fans of Rammstein, Richard Kruspe needs no introduction – as one of the two guitarists in the group, Kruspe is an integral part of everyone’s favorite flame-spewing industrial metal band. Still at work with Rammstein after more than a decade, Kruspe recently found time to launch a new project, Emigrate. Long in the planning stages, Emigrate’s self-titled debut will be released on January 28th, 2008 by Pilgrim/Motor Music and distributed by ADA.
The first single, “My World,” and its video are already available via iTunes. The song features in the film Resident Evil: Extinction, the final part of the trilogy, which has recently premiered world-wide. The video – “My World ‘Resident Evil: Extinction’ Videomix’ – contains a hard-pounding performance by Emigrate combined with original film material highlighting Milla Jovowich.
“My World ‘Resident Evil: Extinction’ Videomix” can be seen here: http://www.emigrate.eu/Video
The video for the album’s second single, “New York City,” was shot in New York and appears online in preview on the official Emigrate webpage: http://www.emigrate.eu/Video
For those concerned that Kruspe would take off on a musical detour with Emigrate, rest easy. Kruspe lined up longtime Rammstein producer/mixer Jacob Hellner and Stefan Glauman, resulting in an album that retains some of the same elements as Rammstein while also coming across as pleasingly its own. And to answer a question sure to be on the mind of Rammstein fans everywhere – no, Kruspe is not leaving the group. Rammstein have currently gathered in Berlin to write a new album.
Rounding out the Emigrate line-up is Arnaud Giraux (bass), Henka Johansson (drums), Sascha Moser (Logic programs editor), and Olsen Involtini (guitar & vocal producer), with Kruspe as expected handling guitar duties and unexpectedly supplying lead vocals (his first lead-vocal appearance on record).
Recently speaking with acclaimed UK music critic Dante Bonutto, Kruspe gave his thoughts about the project. “At one point, I was asking myself, ‘Does the world really need my record?’”
But the answer to that question soon became obvious: Richard needed, and needs, this record for the sake of his health.“I HAD to do it, simple as that!”

The complete tracklisting for “Emigrate”:
1. EMIGRATE
2. WAKE UP
3. MY WORLD
4. LET ME BREAK
5. IN MY TEARS
6. BABE
7. NEW YORK CITY
8. RESOLUTION
9. TEMPTATION
10. THIS IS WHAT
11. YOU CAN'T GET ENOUGH