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Attak

 
 

  • Artist: KMFDM
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: 2002 03
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

This is the right way to make a comeback. After messing around with poppy electronics and generally sounding lost after the loss of En Esch, KMFDM finally makes their triumphant return to style on Attak. Roaring out of the gate like it was 1992 all over again, the savage production and vicious approach of their new lineup (Sascha Konietzko, Bill Rieflin, and Tim Skold) sounds fresher than anything the group has attempted in a long time. Leaving off the fun-but-needless cover of "Boots" that was released a few months before this, the band is in rare form as they charge through the first few tracks. Distorted vocals, huge guitars, pounding drums -- all signs that the band missed their "Drug Against War" approach as much as their fans did. They take time out to explore their new wave/keyboard side through the middle of the album, but the ugly production makes songs like "Yohoho" much less Depeche Mode-esque than their previous few releases. And by the time "StrumandDrang" kicks in, the band is again furious and ready to take on the world. They constantly mention themselves, the album has a few songs that are way too long, their lineup is unstable as ever, yet they still manage to patch together a few truly inspiring industrial metal anthems. In other words, this is vintage KMFDM, and thankfully they came to their senses before they disappeared into generic electronica rock obscurity. ~ Bradley Torreano, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Attak / Reload Sascha Konietzko, Lucia Cifarelli KMFDM (3:59)
Skurk Sascha Konietzko, Tim Skold KMFDM (3:55)
Dirty Sascha Konietzko, Bill Rieflin, Raymond Watts KMFDM (4:41)
Urban Monkey Warfare Sascha Konietzko, Lucia Cifarelli KMFDM (4:31)
Save Me Sascha Konietzko, Tim Skold KMFDM (5:42)
Yohoho Sascha Konietzko, Raymond Watts, Lucia Cifarelli KMFDM (4:16)
Superhero Sascha Konietzko, Lucia Cifarelli KMFDM (4:25)
SturmandDrang Sascha Konietzko, Tim Skold KMFDM (3:57)
Preach / Pervert Sascha Konietzko, Raymond Watts KMFDM (4:30)
Risen Sascha Konietzko, Tim Skold KMFDM (5:59)
Sleep Sascha Konietzko, Bill Rieflin, Lucia Cifarelli KMFDM (4:30)

Credits

KMFDM (Main Performer), Sascha Konietzko (Synthesizer), Sascha Konietzko (Bass), Sascha Konietzko (Guitar), Sascha Konietzko (Arranger), Sascha Konietzko (Drums), Sascha Konietzko (Programming), Sascha Konietzko (Vocals), Sascha Konietzko (Producer), Sascha Konietzko (Cassette Recorder), Sascha Konietzko (Metal Percussion), Sascha Konietzko (Mixing Engineer), George Marino (Mastering), Chris Shepard (Mixing Engineer), Tim Skold (Synthesizer), Tim Skold (Bass), Tim Skold (Guitar), Tim Skold (Percussion), Tim Skold (Arranger), Tim Skold (Drums), Tim Skold (Guitar (Bass)), Tim Skold (Programming), Tim Skold (Vocals), Tim Skold (Producer), Tim Skold (Drum Loop), Dorona Alberti (Vocals), Mell Dettmer (Engineer), Raymond Watts (Arranger), Raymond Watts (Vocals), Raymond Watts (Engineer), Raymond Watts (Drum Loop), Lucia Cifarelli (Vocals), Bill Fieflin (Synthesizer), Bill Fieflin (Bass), Bill Fieflin (Guitar), Bill Fieflin (Percussion), Bill Fieflin (Arranger), Bill Fieflin (Drums), Bill Fieflin (Programming), Bill Fieflin (Producer), Bill Fieflin (Metal Percussion), Bill Fieflin (Mixing Engineer), Curt Golden (Slide Guitar), Arianne Schreiber (Vocals)
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Attak
Attak cover
Studio album by KMFDM
Released March 5, 2002
Genre Industrial rock
Industrial metal
Length 50:25
Label Metropolis Records
Producer Sascha Konietzko, Tim Skold, Bill Rieflin
Professional reviews
KMFDM chronology
Adios
(1999)
Attak
(2002)
WWIII
(2003)

Attak, the first KMFDM album following the band's break-up (rather, a three-year hiatus during which some members recorded and performed under the name MDFMK), was released in 2002 on Metropolis Records and is the group's twelfth studio album overall. Several tracks exhibit strong influence from the band's members at the time, including Tim Skold (of Skold, Shotgun Messiah) and Raymond Watts (of PIG). It was recorded in Seattle, Washington.

Track listing

  1. "Attak/Reload" (Lucia Cifarelli, Sascha Konietzko)
  2. "Skurk" (Konietzko, Tim Skold)
  3. "Dirty" (Jules Hodgson, Konietzko, Bill Rieflin, Raymond Watts)
  4. "Urban Monkey Warfare" (Cifarelli, Konietzko)
  5. "Save Me" (Konietzko, Skold)
  6. "Yohoho" (Cifarelli, Konietzko, Watts)
  7. "Superhero" (Cifarelli, Konietzko)
  8. "Sturm & Drang" (Konietzko, Skold)
  9. "Preach/Pervert" (Konietzko, Watts)
  10. "Risen" (Konietzko, Skold)
  11. "Sleep" (Cifarelli, Konietzko, Rieflin)

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