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By: AlecDalek

AlecDalek — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:56:12 +0000

Their “Symbols” album was the best thing they ever did post-NIHIL.

By: outofocus

outofocus — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:04:28 +0000

@ ack – Nice way to label the genre for those unfamiliar with it. *rolls eyes*

By: ack

ack — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:21:35 +0000

I saw KMFDM play a club in NÃƒÂ¼rnberg in 2005. It was good shit. The girl did more singing than I remember – and she was muscled up, yet still good looking. Very odd, but it was a good show.

If you like KMFDM, you probably like NIN, Front Line Assembly, Noise Unit, Front242, and (shocker) MDFMK. All good stuff and various shades of industrial.

It’s what I would be listening to as I drove up to a college with a duffel bag full of automatic weapons and bad intentions.

By: deuce

deuce — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:25:44 +0000

I haven’t really been into KMFDM since the post-ADIOS stuff… some of it’s pretty good, but all in all it’s pretty repetitive now. However, their NAÃƒÂVE through NIHIL era still gives me serious wood.

I got to see ‘em live in 1994 during the ANGST tour… Chemlab and Sister Machine Gun opened for them. One of the best concerts in my life.

By: AlecDalek

AlecDalek — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:57:22 +0000

I grew up listening to their earlier work, and it was great. But the KMFDM material that they’ve put out since they’re “final album”, Adios, has been shit.

I laughed my head off years ago when they were blaming Marilyn Manson (rather than the parents) for Columbine, and it was revealed that they HATED Manson, and were actually fans of KMFDM. LOL!

By: db_tanker

db_tanker — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:30:14 +0000

These guys have extreme longevity as well. I was watching them in a club in Houston over 10 years ago. They haven’t lost whatever it is that makes them sound bad-ass.

By: outofocus

outofocus — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:51:37 +0000

KMFDM, to me, is main stream industrial. I can’t say that I’ve ever given their lyrics a close listen but they do have a couple of songs that are great to drive to and dance to.

If starting from KMFDM, I recommend Front Line Assembly’s album “Millennium” first up. It’s older but I think some of the older industrial is easier to digest than some of the newer stuff (it depends on who you listen to I guess).

One of my faves is Decoded Feedback which I don’t usually suggest to people until people have gotten a bit more into it. I think their music is superb and gives a glimpse into what industrial can be.

There are some industrial groups who are super hard, super abrasive… I’m not too into those. Take it a 1/2 notch down and you’ve got Hocico and Suicide Commando, older Leather Strip (before he got married and turned into a wuss), Aslan Faction, etc etc etc. Their music borders on techno sometimes but the vocals are distorted.

Decoded Feedback takes the music quality up a notch from those groups. Keeps the distorted vocals but has some intense synths.

I can go for days about music… it’s one of my happy things so I’ll just link to my last.fm profile where you can find names in case you’re curious.

www.last.fm/user/ersigh

By: Puulaahi

Puulaahi — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:00 +0000

Gateway band to who???

I do not own any KMFDM albums, but I enjoy a couple of MP3′s including: WW3, A Drug Against War and Fuck Me.

KMFDM has such a unique rough industrial trance sound. Their lyrics are like a punch to the gut. Powerful stuff.

By: Gilly

Gilly — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:46:41 +0000

Getaway band or not, they rule. Suck. Or rule. Or whatever.

By: outofocus

outofocus — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:39:30 +0000

KMFDM is just at the surface of tons of really great music. They’re like a gateway band.