December 1st, 2005
Bundesverband der Phonografuschen Wirtschaft E.V.
Doppel-Platin-Schallplatte für das Cover Artwork von Rammsteins "Sehnsucht" Album
The album booklet folds out to reveal six different covers, one for each band member (each photo depicting the member with a horrible facial mutilation). The cover most commonly seen features Till Lindemann with a muzzle and odd metal objects blocking his view, as they are placed over his eyes. The cover art was created by Austrian artist Gottfried Helnwein. The album is the only album entirely in German to be certified Platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) in the United States.
Platinum for Rammstein cover artwork by Gottfried Helnwein

Doppel-Platin

verliehen an Gottfried Helnweinfür mehr als 3, 200 000 weltweit verkaufteAlbum CDs von Rammstein//SehnsuchtUniversal Music/Motor MusicBerlin im Dezember 2005

Platinum for Rammstein cover artwork
Sehnsucht 2
(P)© 1997 Motor Music GmbH, Hamburg
CD 537 304-2 — released in Europe: 22th of July 1997