---
title: "Neue Deutsche Härte Metal"
type: "MusicGenre"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/genre/neue-deutsche-harte"
parent: "Alternative Metal"
bands: 23
era: "mid 1990s"
---

# Neue Deutsche Härte Metal

**Neue Deutsche Härte Metal** is a metal sub-genre, formative in the mid 1990s. TheMetalNet maps 23 bands and 133 albums under it.

Neue Deutsche Harte, meaning New German Hardness, is a German fusion of groove and alternative metal with electro-industrial and dance rhythms, marked by stomping, martial beats, downtuned riffs, and deep, commanding baritone vocals sung in German. Oomph! pioneered the sound in the mid-1990s, and Rammstein turned it into a global phenomenon with theatrical, pyrotechnic live shows. The style is precise, anthemic, and built on simple, pounding hooks. It is instantly recognizable and unmistakably German.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Genre | Neue Deutsche Härte Metal |
| Level | Sub-genre |
| Parent genre | Alternative Metal |
| Formative era | mid 1990s |
| Bands | 23 |
| Albums | 133 |
| Formation span | 1989 to 2025 |

## Bands

- [Oomph!](https://themetalnet.com/band/oomph) (Germany, 1989)
- [Megaherz](https://themetalnet.com/band/megaherz) (Germany, 1993)
- [Unheilig](https://themetalnet.com/band/unheilig) (Germany, 1999)
- [ASP](https://themetalnet.com/band/asp) (Germany, 1999)
- [Eisbrecher](https://themetalnet.com/band/eisbrecher) (Germany, 2002)
- [E Nomine](https://themetalnet.com/band/e-nomine) (Germany, 1998)
- [Hämatom](https://themetalnet.com/band/hamatom) (Germany, 2004)
- [Stahlhammer](https://themetalnet.com/band/stahlhammer) (Austria, 1992)
- [Stahlmann](https://themetalnet.com/band/stahlmann) (Germany, 2008)
- [Erdling](https://themetalnet.com/band/erdling) (Germany, 2014)
- [Omega Lithium](https://themetalnet.com/band/omega-lithium) (Croatia, 2007)
- [Heldmaschine](https://themetalnet.com/band/heldmaschine) (Germany, 2011)
- [Weissglut](https://themetalnet.com/band/weissglut) (Germany, 1993)
- [das-kollektiv.net](https://themetalnet.com/band/das-kollektiv-net) (2006)
- [Schattenmann](https://themetalnet.com/band/schattenmann) (Germany, 2016)
- [Üebermutter](https://themetalnet.com/band/uebermutter) (Germany)
- [Fleischmann](https://themetalnet.com/band/fleischmann) (Germany, 1989)
- [Eigensinn](https://themetalnet.com/band/eigensinn) (Germany)
- [Herren](https://themetalnet.com/band/herren) (Germany)
- [Mephistos](https://themetalnet.com/band/mephistos) (Austria)
- [Rabenhald](https://themetalnet.com/band/rabenhald) (Germany, 2025)
- [Stunde Null](https://themetalnet.com/band/stunde-null) (Germany)
- [Zahnradikum](https://themetalnet.com/band/zahnradikum) (Germany)

## Where it is played

- [Germany](https://themetalnet.com/country/de): 19 bands
- [Austria](https://themetalnet.com/country/at): 2 bands
- [Croatia](https://themetalnet.com/country/hr): 1 bands

## Bands formed by decade

| Decade | Bands formed |
| --- | --- |
| 1980s | 2 |
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 |

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/genre/neue-deutsche-harte](https://themetalnet.com/genre/neue-deutsche-harte). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt