KMFDM: (Symbols)
Tracklist for TVT 7245-2 (CD), Dragnet 157, DRA 488971 2 (CD), Dragnet 157 LP (LP), TVT 7245-2P (CDPR), DRA 488971 1 (LP), CTCR 17035 (CD), TVT 7245-4 (CS):
Versions
| Cat no. | Date | Format | Company | Status | Cover |
TVT 7245-2 | 1997 | Compact Disc | TVT Records / Wax Trax! Records (US) | Out of Print | |
Dragnet 157, DRA 488971 2 | 1997 | Compact Disc | Dragnet Records (Germany) | Out of Print |  |
Dragnet 157 LP | 1997 | 12" Vinyl Album | Dragnet Records (UK) | Out of Print |  |
The first print run of this UK LP erroneously omitted the red colouring, creating a B&W edition of the cover art that was subsequently fixed. There is no record of the number of erroneous copies released. | |||||
TVT 7245-2P | 1997 | CD Promo | TVT Records / Wax Trax! Records (US) | Out of Print |  |
DRA 488971 1 | 1997 | 12" Vinyl Album | Dragnet Records (Germany) | Out of Print |  |
CTCR 17035 | 1997 | Compact Disc | Motorod (Japan) | Out of Print |  |
TVT 7245-4 | 1997 | Cassette | TVT Records / Wax Trax! Records (US) | Out of Print |  |
Cassette comes in a "biobox" which is a thin cardboard cover that looks like a cigarette packet. | |||||
Reviews/Blurbs
KMFDM's previous album, Xtort, was a corrosive industrial metalfest that burned as deeply as most anything by Ministry or Nine Inch Nails. But fans expecting more gut-pounding, head-smashing euphoria are in for a surprise. The band's self-titled successor is light on the metal, heavy on the electronic--which isn't to say KMFDM are hopping on some Chemical Brothers/Prodigy bandwagon. They were futzing around with samplers and keyboards over a decade ago. It's just that diehard metalheads might find KMFDM's skittering beats and blipping keyboards a little too left-field. But for open-minded souls who like to dance and destroy, KMFDM should prove to be a hedonistic cauldron of carnal delight.
-Jon Wiederhorn