KMFDM
"Attak!"
(Metropolis)

If you want to know what this CD sounds like, listen to their earlier release, XTORT. These tired old industrial musicians are sticking to the same old formula & it just sounds old. These guys should take a cue from other bands that have been around as long as they have (i.e., U2, REM). You have to try different things to keep from getting stale. I'm sure there are fans out there who like this album, but I'm not one of them. It's like a DJ friend of mine told me several years ago: "I don't really like KMFDM because all they do is re-mix their earlier material."

I went to their concert a few months back. I wanted to see the opening act, 16Volt. While I was there, I overheard someone complaining about KMFDM, "Boy, they sure do like to say their name a lot!" I could say it's because they're from Germany. That doesn't apply because they've been singing English lyrics for decades. I think it's just easier to repeat their name than it is to come up with more interesting lyrics. A few of the lyrics are in German & they're all printed on the CD jacket. I translated a few of the phrases online & it sounded better in German.

wiederaugbau und vernichtung
wirklichkeit und heldendichtung
edle wahreit und legende
kmfdm zum bitteren ende

again-August-
build and to destruction reality and
hero seal noble and putting kmfdm to the bitter end

In the song titled "Rise" one of the phrases is "The ego has landed..." That sounds so kitschy & cliché. It's not a true statement. Maybe they should change their name to Megalomania.

-Heather