KMFDM

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KMFDM (originally Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid, loosely translated by the band as "no pity for the majority") is a multinational industrial band from Hamburg led by Sascha Konietzko, who founded the band in 1984 as a performance art project.

The band's earliest incarnation included German drummer En Esch and British vocalist Raymond Watts, the latter of whom left and rejoined the group several times over its history. The trio recorded the band's earliest albums in Germany before Konietzko and Esch moved to the United States, where they found much greater success with seminal industrial record label Wax Trax!. German guitarist Günter Schulz joined in 1990; both he and Esch continued with the band until KMFDM broke up in 1999. Konietzko resurrected KMFDM in 2002 (Esch and Schulz declined to rejoin) on Metropolis Records, and by 2005 he had assembled a consistent line-up that included American singer Lucia Cifarelli, British guitarists Jules Hodgson and Steve White, and British drummer Andy Selway. Konietzko and Cifarelli moved back to Germany in 2007, while the rest of the band stayed in the U.S. Hodgson and White moved on to other pursuits between 2015 and 2017, leaving the band a working trio unofficially. In addition to these core members, dozens of other musicians have worked with the group across its twenty-two studio albums and over two dozen singles, with sales totaling in excess of two million records worldwide.

Critics consider KMFDM one of the first bands to bring industrial music to mainstream audiences, though Konietzko refers to the band's music as "The Ultra-Heavy Beat". The band incorporates heavy metal guitar riffs, electronic music, samples, and both male and female vocals in its music, which encompasses a variety of styles including industrial rock and electronic body music. The band is fiercely political, with many of its lyrics taking stands against violence, war, and oppression. KMFDM normally tours at least once after every major release, and band members are known for their accessibility to and interaction with fans, both online and at concerts. Members, independently or working together and with other musicians, have recorded under many other names, primarily Watts' Pig, Konietzko's Excessive Force, and Esch and Schulz's Slick Idiot.

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1984OpiumKMFDM2.53
1986What Do You Know, Deutschland?KMFDM212
1988Don’t Blow Your TopKMFDM39
1989UAIOEKMFDM212
1990NaïveKMFDM3.2510
1992MoneyKMFDM412
1993AngstKMFDM3.85
1995NihilKMFDM3.810
1996XtortKMFDM3.56
1997[symbols]KMFDM3.86
1999AdiosKMFDM35
2002AttakKMFDM3.352
2003WWIIIKMFDM3.254
2005Hau RuckKMFDM3.84
2007TohuvabohuKMFDM3.252
2009Skold vs. KMFDMSkold vs. KMFDM3.352
2009BlitzKMFDM3.252
2011WTF?!KMFDM33
2013KunstKMFDM32
2014Our Time Will ComeKMFDM33
2017Hell YeahKMFDM31
2018Hamburg 1984Missing Foundation / KMFDM1
2019ParadiseKMFDM3.52
2020ApartKMFDM1
2022HyënaKMFDM2
2024Let GoKMFDM2

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1995Year of the PigKMFDM2
1998AgogoKMFDM2
1998RetroKMFDM1
2001Beat By Beat By BeatKMFDM1
200484-86KMFDM1
2008Extra, Volume 1KMFDM41
2008Extra, Volume 2KMFDM3.51
2008Extra, Volume 3KMFDM1
2010Greatest ShitKMFDM2
2010WürstKMFDM2

Album + Compilation + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2016ROCKS: Milestones ReloadedKMFDM2

Album + Soundtrack

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2004Spider-Man 2 VideogameKMFDM1

Album + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2002Sturm & Drang Tour 2002KMFDM feat. PIG2
2004WWIII Live 2003KMFDM1
200520th Anniversary World TourKMFDM1
2014We Are KMFDM: Live 30th AnniversaryKMFDM2
2018Live in the USSAKMFDM2

Album + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2006Ruck ZuckKMFDM32
2008BrimboriumKMFDM1
2010KriegKMFDM3
2020In DubKMFDM2

Single

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1987Kickin’ AssKMFDM2
1988Don’t Blow Your TopKMFDM4
1989VirusKMFDM4
1990GodlikeKMFDM3
1990More & FasterKMFDM2
1991SplitKMFDM4
1991Naïve / The Days of Swine + RosesKMFDM / My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult2
1992VogueKMFDM5
1992Money / BargeldKMFDM2
1992Help Us, Save Us, Take Us AwayKMFDM2
1992SucksKMFDM2
1993A Drug Against WarKMFDM2
1994LightKMFDM3
1994GloryKMFDM2
1995Juke-Joint JezebelKMFDM52
1995BruteKMFDM2
1995Trust / Juke Joint JezebelKMFDM1
1996RulesKMFDM1
1997MegalomaniacKMFDM2
2002BootsKMFDM41
2009D.I.Y.KMFDM1
2010Day of LightKMFDM2
2010Godlike 2010KMFDM2
2010Light 2010KMFDM2
2011KrankKMFDM32
2011A Drug Against Wall StreetKMFDM41
2011Rebels in Kontrol (Occupy Wall Street mix)KMFDM1
2012AmnesiaKMFDM2
2020Potz Blitz (Jules Hodgson remix)KMFDM1
2021Juke Joint Jezebel 2021KMFDM1
2024LET GOKMFDM1

Single + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2020Juke Joint Jezebel (Areal Kollen Jukebox mix)KMFDM1

EP

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1994Sin Sex & SalvationKMFDM vs. PIG3
1998MDFMKKMFDM1
2017YEAH !KMFDM3

EP + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2004Unreleased: Remixes and RareKMFDM1

EP + Remix

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2015SALVATIONKMFDM32

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