Rammstein Fandom History and Oldweb Fansites Index
Fandom and oldweb Rammstein fansite deep dives, Internet archaeology, funny or interesting finds, ancient news, forgotten lore, and tiny details that survived because someone forgot to delete that post.
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Fansites, fandom spaces, & and pre-social media
A look into numerous oldweb Rammstein fansites before the concept of social media. Back when people were 100x100 avatars, forum junkies roamed, and you could start any Till rumor online and get it printed as a headline.
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Dead Fansite Archaeology Tour
A guided look through old Rammstein fansites, rammstein.com layouts, LiveJournal avatars, old fanfiction collections, and the early web's international infrastructure.
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Archive Finds #1
Reise Reise and Rosenrot era feature. The 2003 moment before official news, the slowest rollout of Reise, Reise ever with Mein Teil delays, lost singles, and constant Rosenrot rumors every week since the moment RR hit shelves. Special highlight: a 2005 translated fanreport with Paul and Flake.
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Archive Finds #2
Mixed bag but I emphasized Mutter. Covers 1996, Family Values Tour, Mutter era happenings, 2003's break, and the first signs of LIFAD on the horizon.
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Archive Finds #3
A compilation of graphics I found, interview snippets that amused me, with some 1999 pre/after show photos with Paul, Rosenrot filming coverage, and a ton of little miscellaneous finds.
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Bootlegs, tumblr, communication, and women's spaces
How scarce concert footage shaped old Rammstein gif culture and the fan spaces built around changing conditions between text forums (old) and video-centrism (modern). Largely centering on how tumblr was impacted right in the middle of the transition between old and new fandom standards. And the long-term effects on fanfiction caused by video-centrism.
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My own tumblr-style gifs
Just for fun.