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All Music Guide - Andy Hinds
By 1997, KMFDM had become a dependable, prolific source for tightly produced, mostly top-notch heavy industrial music. To their great credit, the band never betrayed its countercultural ideals, becoming an independent empire without making any concessions to the mainstream. However, some of the band's ideas were getting a bit repetitive after nine albums. This self-titled effort also known as Symbols, like Led Zeppelin's fourth album was released during the "next big thing" hype of electronica, and finds the band peeling away some of its heavy guitars in favor of a more dance-oriented sound which is where the band really started, anyway. And the programming skills here, ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Andy Hinds
By 1997, KMFDM had become a dependable, prolific source for tightly produced, mostly top-notch heavy industrial music. To their great credit, the band never betrayed its countercultural ideals, becoming an independent empire without making any concessions to the mainstream. However, some of the band's ideas were getting a bit repetitive after nine albums. This self-titled effort also known as Symbols, like Led Zeppelin's fourth album was released during the "next big thing" hype of electronica, and finds the band peeling away some of its heavy guitars in favor of a more dance-oriented sound which is where the band really started, anyway. And the programming skills here, admirably, have kept up with the times; some of this stuff sounds like it could have been produced by Prodigy. Luckily, KMFDM freshens its sound a bit with each album by bringing new contributing musicians into their collective; Tim Skold and ex-Skinny Puppy Ogre with his unmistakably spooky growl "sing" on a few tracks, while veteran industrial drummer William Reiflin adds live drums here and there. In all, this is as good as many of KMFDM's '90s albums, and is a fine place for newcomers to start. The clean, detailed production is of top quality, and many of the tunes -- like "Megalomaniac" and "Anarchy" -- are exceptional. But for those who have been following the band, Symbols offers few surprises.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 5/8/2007
  • Label: Metropolis Records
  • UPC: 782388048729
  • Catalog Number: 80487
  • Sales rank: 56,393

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Megalomaniac (6:07)
  2. 2 Stray Bullet (5:29)
  3. 3 Leid und Elend (6:08)
  4. 4 Mercy (4:59)
  5. 5 Torture (7:04)
  6. 6 Spit Sperm (4:46)
  7. 7 Anarchy (5:34)
  8. 8 Down and Out (6:39)
  9. 9 Unfit (6:01)
  10. 10 Waste (3:40)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
KMFDM Primary Artist
Amy Denio Saxophone
Michel Bassin Guitar, Percussion, Drums
En Esch Synthesizer, Guitar, Percussion, Cymbals, Drums, Tambourine, Vocals, Background Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Slide Guitar, Loops
Sascha Konietzko Synthesizer, Drums, Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Loops
Nivek Ogre Vocals
Bill Rieflin Drums, Loops
Tim Skold Vocals
Günter Schulz Guitar, Loops
Raymond Watts Vocals
Abby Travis Bass, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals
Michael Bassin Guitar
Amy Demo Saxophone
William Rieflin Drums
Technical Credits
KMFDM Producer
Eric Anderson Video Stills
En Esch Programming, Engineer
Sascha Konietzko Programming, Producer, Engineer
Phillip Richardson Video Images
Roger Seibel Mastering
Chris Shepard Producer, Engineer
Brute Artwork
Günter Schulz Programming, Engineer
Scott Crane Engineer
William Rieflin Programming
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Awesome

    KMFDM, is, Awesome, thats all there is too it. They've never made a bad album. Anarchy, is a very good song. And no, the kids at columbine were not influenced by music.

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