from the LP Symbols, Wax Trax! Records, 1997Pioneers of the mainstream industrial sound which grew out of the mid – late ‘80s, the German duo KMFDM (Sascha & En Esch) always stood out from their peers due to a focus on heavy, highly danceable beats, politically radical lyrics & incredible album covers care of artist Aidan "Brute!" Hughes. Their name is short for the grammatically incorrect German phrase "Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid", which loosely translated means, “no pity for the majority”---the only problem is, they both decided to have some fun with interviewers on their very first American tour, giving rise to the eternal myth that the letters actually stood for “Kill MotherFucking Depeche Mode”; in fact, the duo are friends and fans of Gahan, Gore & the boys. This album finds KMFDM in the middle of their career, and this opening track has always been a favorite of mine, unrelenting beat and thunderous guitar riffage.
