Formed in Wolfsburg in 1989, Oomph! is a German trio (Dero Goi, Andreas Crap, Robert Flux) credited in reviews as a pioneering act of Neue Deutsche Härte, evolving from electronic/industrial beginnings to heavier, melodic material across a long career.

Early releases appeared on Machinery/Dynamica; the band later released albums on Virgin and Sony BMG. Their 2004 single "Augen Auf!" and the album Wahrheit Oder Pflicht brought major commercial success in Germany. Reviews cited their influence on the NDH scene and noted frequent stylistic shifts across albums.

DeBaser's Danny The Kid reviews trace Oomph!'s evolution from a 1992 electronic-industrial debut to a defining force in Neue Deutsche Härte. Reviews praise Dero Goi's vocal charisma and the band's willingness to change styles across albums. Key high points identified include Wunschkind and Monster; some albums (e.g., Plastik, Ego) drew mixed reactions. Overall the corpus treats Oomph! as influential, inventive, and frequently underrated.

For:Fans of Neue Deutsche Härte, industrial and gothic metal listeners, and readers interested in the evolution of German industrial rock.

 Extremely underrated, eclectic, intelligent, and endowed with that typical German sardonic humor; these are the qualities that most distinguish Oomph!, a power trio originating from Wolfsburg; a steel formation, never subject to squabbles, lineup changes, and divisions, considered as the pioneering band of Neue Deutsche Harte, whose influence has been recognized even by the absolute masters of the genre, those very Rammstein to whom our band owes a certain "reflected" popularity but in comparison to whom they have remained, somewhat unjustly, relegated to the background.

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 "Wunschkind" marks a definite step forward for the band: along the lines of "Born-Praised-Kissed", the songs are more elaborate and complex than before: a more conscious use of the alternation between guitars and electronic effects, compositions filled with tempo changes and slow interludes, and Dero finally unleashes all the potential of his voice, no longer just as a screamer.

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 it’s an extraordinarily successful album in every respect, meticulously crafted like never before in the history of the Lower Saxony trio;

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