The band was formed in 1994 and consists of Till Lindemann ( lead vocals ) , Richard Z. Kruspe ( guitar and backing vocals ) , Paul H. Landers ( guitar , backing vocals ) , Oliver `` Ollie '' Riedel ( bass guitar ) , Christoph `` Doom '' Schneider ( drums and electronic percussion ) and Christian `` Flake '' Lorenz ( keyboards ) .
The band members are Till Lindemann , who is the singer ; Richard Z. Kruspe , who plays the lead guitar and is a backing singer ; Paul H. Landers , who plays the rhythm guitar and is also a backing singer ; Oliver Riedel , who plays the bass guitar ; Christoph Schneider , who plays the drums and electronic musical instruments ; and Christian Lorenz , who plays the keyboard ( also known as an electronic piano ) .