cassette of the album was issued; there are two different variations of this tape, but the only difference is the appearance of the eszett (ß) character used in the title of "Weisses Fleisch". The first time Herzeleid has ever been released on vinyl was on the XXI boxset, and the subsequently released individual LPs from said boxset. A remastered version of the album was released on 4 December 2020. Sales of the next album Sehnsucht helped lift figures for Herzeleid, according to keyboardist Christian Lorenz. The band's debut album went gold five years after their second did. Reception and legacy In 2005, Herzeleid was ranked number 303 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. Kruspe reflected in 2016 saying it was not among his favorite albums: Track listing Personnel Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes. Rammstein* Till Lindemann – vocals Richard Kruspe, Paul Landers – guitar Christian Lorenz – keyboards Oliver Riedel – bass Christoph Schneider – drums Production Jacob Hellner, Carl-Michael Herlöffson – production Ronald Prent – mixing at Emanuel Fialik, Olav Bruhn – additional production on "Seemann" Visual art Jan "Praler" Hoffmann (credited as Praler) – photography, cover idea Dirk Rudolph – sleeve design Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References External links 1995 debut albums Rammstein albums German-language albums