Emigrate

Emigrate is the name of a band led by Richard Z. Kruspe, guitarist and founder of Rammstein. It began as a side-project of Kruspe’s in 2005, when Rammstein decided to take a year off from touring and recording. Though, he has told in many interviews, the idea for Emigrate started coming to him around Rammstein’s Mutter era.

On September 5, 2006, members of the Rammstein.de newsletter were sent an invitation to the Emigrate newsletter and given the chance to download the song «Wake Up», a sneak peek of the upcoming album. Three song samples were also posted on Emigrate’s website: «My World», «Babe» and «Temptation». Fans voted «Babe» as being their favorite, and newsletter recipients were allowed to download «Babe» in its entirety starting November 29, 2006. On May 21, 2007 the Emigrate Official Website opened and «My World» was made available for download, in its entirety, to newsletter subscribers. Continue reading the full Emigrate Biography.

Members

Current members

Richard Z. Kruspe – vocals, lead guitar (2007-present)
Olsen Involtini – rhythm guitar (2007-present)
Arnaud Giroux – bass guitar, backing vocals (2007-present)
Mikko Sirén – drums (2013-present)

Former members

Henka Johansson – drums (2007-2008)
Joe Letz – drums (2008-2013)

Discography

Please proceed to the full discography of Emigrate.

Singles

Year	Title	Album
2007	My World	Emigrate
2008	New York City	Temptation
2014	Eat You Alive	Silent So Long

Albums

Year	Title	Chart positions
Year	Title	UKAlbums	AUT	BEL(Vl)	BEL(Wa)	FIN	FRA	GER	NED	SWE	SWI	US
2007	Emigrate		28	—	65	29	41	8	59	47	18
2014	Silent So Long	—	55	193	170	—	119	28	—	—	30

Videography

My World (Released August 2 at 11:05 PM, MTV Germany) (My World will be featured on the soundtrack to the third Resident Evil movie) In this video, Joey Letz, the live drummer of Combichrist was seen to replace Henka Johansson on drums and Margaux Bossieux of New York punk-band Dirty Mary was on second guitar.

Check the details and watch all Emigrate videos here!