Wtf?!

KMFDM's new album WTF?! is a wonderful blend of deliciously dark, deep, gritty, and funky tracks that really showcase Sascha's ability to create epic and diverse music. If you're a fan of KMFDM's previous releases, then I guarantee you'll be a fan of this one, too. It's impossible to choose the best songs from the album because they're all amazing! Highly recommend it for fans of industrial metal.

If you like your KMFDM somewhere between the full on guitar attack of WWIII and the more dance oriented beats of BLITZ then this album should score well with you. In addition, the sound is darker in tone, more introspective and thoughtful. That's not to say it doesn't kick ass when required - cuts like Krank, Rebels In Control & Viva La Mort! will have you dancing round your living room. Lucia gets her vampy disco cut with Take It Like A Man and the band revisit the past with Panzerfaust, a disturbing and clever reworking of Liebeslied from their 1993 album Naïve. Also of note is the last track, a spooky, twisted workup of the old English nursery rhyme Who Killed Cock Robin which will not so much have you dancing as it will hiding under the covers! Solid 5 from me, Sascha has produced an innovative album with fresh ideas while still maintaining the KMFDM identity that we all know and love. Looking forward to the tour now!

I love KMFDM. You can guarantee that on every album (and there are soo many of them (with no signs of letting up)) there will be one or two tracks that will blow you away, and that the rest of the Album will be good solid industrial metal fare. Occasionally they produce an Album that will blow you away, like NIHIL. WTF?! starts out really well. 'Krank' and 'Come On Go Off' had me thinking there was another NIHIL on the cards. As it happens the wow factor does reduce slightly on the remainder of the Album. Its still a good Album that stands well with the rest of their work, its good solid industrial metal. Well worth buying

After several albums that ooze more cheese than 'ultra heavy beats', KMFDM have re-found their form and releases an album that shines along with the classics like 'Xtort', 'Nihil' and 'Symbols'. The songs sound original and fresh, with a return to what I would consider to be their best sound. Good job guys - and girl!

Dies ist das mittlerweile 17.Studioalbum von Käpt'n K und Konsorten und die Maschine läuft noch immer, von Ruhestandsmentalität keine Spur. Zugegeben, KMFDM erfinden weder sich selbst noch das Genre Industrial-Rock neu, wobei ich vermute dass sie das gar nicht wollen und es mir auch so ganz recht ist. Rein subjektiv betrachtet finde ich dass WTF?! nicht so schnell ins Ohr geht wie die letzten Veröffentlichungen. Stilistisch würde ich es als Mischung bei den Kultalben ANGST (1993), XTORT (1996) und SYMBOLS (1997) einordnen, wobei der etwas erdigere und nicht ganz so fette Sound wie sonst, von der Produktion her eher an Tohuwabohu (2007) erinnert, und die Elektronik wieder etwas mehr in den Vordergrund getreten ist. Anfangs dachte ich mir bei einigen der Songs wirklich "WTF?!", nach öfterem durchhören wurden die meisten davon aber doch noch zum Genuss. Im Gegensatz zur letzten Veröffentlichung BLITZ, wo man auf alte Mitstreiter wie Tim Skold zurückgegriffen hat, gibts diesmal ein paar neue Freigeister an Bord. Allen voran der Dark-Electro Master Sebastian Komor. Schon sein Remix von KRANK auf der gleichen Vorab-Single ist mindestens gleichwertig zum Originalsong, der stark wie eine Mischung aus Light (ANGST) und Megalomaniac (SYMBOLS) daherkommt. Bei meinen weiteren persönlichen Highlights, dem erfrischend groovigem Rebels in Kontrol (erinnert etwas an Rules von XTORT) und dem heftig stampfendem Amnesia war er auch mit von der Partie. Sehr positiv zu erwähnen sind auch noch das rein elektronische Panzerfaust mit altbekannten Texten aber auf Italienisch und sehr mächtiger Refrain-Melodie, sowie das düster treibende Spectre mit William Wilson als Gastsänger. Einzig wirkliche Enttäuschung für mich persönlich ist Come on - Go off, die Kollaboration mit Static-X Gitarrist Koichi Fukuda. Ich vergöttere normalerweise seine treibenden Riffs sowie sein Gespür für diabolische Samples, aber mit dem wirren Geschreddere das hier produziert wurde kann ich leider überhaupt nichts anfangen. Nun ja wie heissts aber so schön, über Kunst kann man eben nicht Streiten, und so lange eine Band wie KMFDM nach so vielen Jahren noch immer nicht ihren Biss verloren hat und weiterhin geschäftig bleibt, werde auch ich weiterhin ein treuer Lauscher bleiben.

KMFDMの2年ぶりの新作。 毎回安定した新譜を発表しているKMFDMですが 今作もさすがです、非常に安定しています。 速い曲はほとんどなく少し物足りなさを感じますが 全体通してクオリティは高いです。 ゲストとしてFree Dominguez（Kidneythieves）、Koichi Fukuda（Static-X） Sebastian Komor(Icon Of Coil)などのクレジットが記載されています。 結成25周年を超えてもなお、わりと短いスパンで 高クオリティーの作品を発表するKMFDM、最高です。 余談になりますがかつてKMFDMにも在籍していた Tim Skoldも15年ぶりのソロを発表するので楽しみです。

**Intro** When KMFDM published this album, the significance of The Arab Spring had just been realized, and you can see this in some of the content of this album, such as "Rebels in Kontrol" which was inspired by events such as Muammar Gaddafi getting captured in killed in Libya as a result of revolution and civil war there. Much of the content of KMFDM's music is about revolution, activism, and anarchy, so it was very appropriate of them to go after this for inspiration for this album. On the other hand, there is music on this album like "Take It Like A Man" which is quite pop-like and dance-y, while still handing onto Industrial Metal characteristics, and I welcome this as well. **The Music** Some say that KMFDM had its peak creativity in the early 1990s. This might be the case, because their musical style was a lot more groundbreaking and unique back then, but they were at the time of this album (and still today) going strong. Kaptain K and Lucia have been stable members of the band, and I believe Lucia is better than some of their earlier female vocalists. Here is a summary of the best songs: 1.) Krank - One of the best songs on this album. KMFDM always has one or two songs that are dedicated toward lofty claims about how awesome they are. This is one of them. Their is also a lot of anarchy in this song, with dramatic lyrics such as "Freedom is a loaded shotgun!" 3.) Rebels In Kontrol - Suggestive of the Arab Spring and Libya, but a fantasy depiction of "what if" KMFDM launched a world-wide political revolution, complete with radio news chatter recordings. 4.) Lynchmob - Also suggestive of political anarchy. 5.) Take It Like A Man - Synth-pop like accompaniment, prominent Lucia vocals. Sexy. Not very heavy for KMFDM. 7.) Dystopia - Also prominent Lucia vocals - she covers the whole spectrum from shouting to caressing the microphone. 9.) Spectre - Echoing vocal duet with Lucia and Kaptain K. Really nice percussion and guitar accompaniment. Dramatic. 10.) Amnesia - Also suggestive of the Arab Spring. The lyrics are fantastic. "Emergency! Emergency! Insurgency! Amnesia!" and sexy moments of slower ballad-like stuff from Lucia all come together. Finally at the end, there are some Lucia vocals that are either in a language that I can't identify, or the are recorded backwards - I don't know. Check this out. **Conclusions** KMFDM is still going strong, but the band likes to work with lyrical motifs that are repeated between albums, so some of you will feel like this album is more of the same. The ultra heavy beat is still definitely here though, and I feel like they have indeed covered new ground because of the way The Arab Spring is suggested in this album. I certainly like what they've done here. Also, this album is produced really well, which wasn't the case with some of the very early KMFDM work. Because there are so many good songs on this album, I would recommend buying the whole thing, rather than single songs. Just because this is a KMFDM album, I have to say at the end: KMFDM sucks!!! Enjoy this album!!

「アディオス」以来、久々に闇を音に解放したアルバムだと思いました。

"Take it Like a Man" is the stand out track for me! Well done, Lucia!