KMFDM discography

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This is a discography for the industrial band KMFDM.


Contents

[edit] Studio albums

Album Cover Date of Release Title Label US Chart Peak US sales UK Albums Chart Peak Notes
Opium
1984 Opium Initially released on 200 cassette tapes to be sold at live venues. Reissued in 2002 on KMFDM Records.
What Do You Know, Deutschland?
1986 What Do You Know, Deutschland? Z Records, Skysaw Records Reissued in 2006 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records.
Don't Blow Your Top
1988 Don't Blow Your Top Skysaw Records, Wax Trax! Records Reissued in 2006 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records.
UAIOE
1989 UAIOE Wax Trax! Records Reissued in 2006 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records.
Naïve
1990 Naïve Wax Trax! Records Naïve was removed from distribution in 1993 due to an unlicensed sample of Carl Orff's "O Fortuna" on the track "Liebeslied". It was reissued as Naïve/Hell to Go in 1994 with several tracks remixed, and reissued again in 2006 with tracks from both releases on Metropolis/KMFDM Records. Only the original release of Naïve contains the original version of "Liebeslied" and has become a collector's item.
Money
September 17, 1992 Money Wax Trax! Records Reissued in 2006 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records.
Angst
October 12, 1993 Angst Wax Trax!/TVT Reissued in 2006 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records.
Naïve/Hell to Go
March 1, 1994 Naïve/Hell to Go Wax Trax!/TVT Reissue of Naïve with several tracks remixed and the unlicensed sample removed. Unique tracks included on the 2006 reissue of Naïve.
Nihil
April 4, 1995 Nihil Wax Trax!/TVT Nihil is one of only a handful of KMFDM releases that do not feature cover artwork by Brute!. The cover features a painting by Francesca Sundsten, wife of drummer Bill Rieflin. Reissued in 2007 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records.
Xtort June 25, 1996 Xtort Wax Trax!/TVT Reissued in 2007 on Metropolis/KMFDM Records.
Symbols September 23, 1997 explosive starburst, skull and crossbones, bomb with lit fuse, spiral, pounding fist (commonly known as Symbols) Wax Trax!/TVT To be reissued on May 8, 2007, on Metropolis/KMFDM Records.
Adios April 20, 1999 Adios Wax Trax!/TVT Adios was intended to be KMFDM's final album due to an escalating rift among the core members of the band. It marks the last appearance of core members En Esch and Günter Schulz on a KMFDM record. To be reissued on May 8, 2007, on Metropolis/KMFDM Records.
Attak March 5, 2002 Attak Metropolis Records Attak marked the return of KMFDM after a three-year hiatus, with founder Sascha Konietzko as the sole original member. See also MDFMK.
WWIII September 23, 2003 WWIII Sanctuary Records
Hau Ruck September 13, 2005 Hau Ruck Metropolis/KMFDM Records While it was initially promoted with a working title of FUBAR, Hau Ruck broke a long-standing KMFDM tradition of five-letter album titles.
no image August 21, 2007 (announced) Tohuvabohu Metropolis/KMFDM Records Forthcoming album announced March 22, 2007, through the KMFDM Field Communications email newsletter. In biblical Hebrew, the phrase "tohu va bohu" means "without form and void" or "chaos and utter confusion".

[edit] Compilation albums

Album Cover Date of Release Title Label US Chart Peak US sales UK Albums Chart Peak Notes
no image 1995 Year of the Pig Wax Trax!/TVT Collection of seven previously released songs included as a bonus disc with the Canadian release of Juke Joint Jezebel.
Agogo November 17, 1998 Agogo Wax Trax!/TVT Collection of rare and unreleased tracks. Contains a cover of U2's "Mysterious Ways".
Retro November 17, 1998 Retro Wax Trax!/TVT Retro was originally a promotional disc released to radio stations as a playlist. It was reissued as a "greatest hits" compilation in 1998. All tracks are are taken from earlier KMFDM albums.
84-86 October 11, 2004 84-86 KMFDM Records 84-86 is a two-disc collection of previously unreleased material from KMFDM's early career. It contains cover versions of "Get It On/Bang a Gong" by T. Rex and "Too Much Monkey Business" by Chuck Berry.

[edit] Live albums

Album Cover Date of Release Title Label US Chart Peak US sales UK Albums Chart Peak Notes
no image 2003 Sturm & Drang Tour 2002 Metropolis Records Includes highlights from KMFDM's comeback world tour in support of their album Attak.
no image 2004 WWIII Live 2003 Sanctuary Records Chronicles KMFDM's world tour in support of their album WWIII.

[edit] Singles and EPs

Album Cover Date of Release Title Label US Chart Peak US sales UK Albums Chart Peak Notes
Kickin' Ass
1987 Kickin' Ass Z Records Out of print.
Don't Blow Your Top (single)
November 1988 Don't Blow Your Top Wax Trax! Records Out of print.
More & Faster
June 1989 More & Faster Wax Trax! Records Out of print.
Virus
August 1989 Virus Wax Trax! Records Out of print.
Godlike
August 1990 Godlike Wax Trax! Records Out of print.
Naïve/The Days of Swine & Roses
June 1991 Naïve/The Days of Swine & Roses Wax Trax! Records Collaborative single with My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult; out of print.
Split
June 25, 1991 Split Wax Trax! Records Out of print.
Vogue
April 24, 1992 Vogue Wax Trax! Records Out of print.
Money (single)
April 28, 1992 Money Wax Trax! Records Out of print.
Help Us/Save Us/Take Us Away
September 15, 1992 Help Us/Save Us/Take Us Away Wax Trax! Records Out of print.
Sucks
June 14, 1993 Sucks Wax Trax!/TVT Out of print.
A Drug Against War
December 20, 1993 A Drug Against War Wax Trax!/TVT Out of print.
Light
February 15, 1994 Light Wax Trax!/TVT Out of print.
Glory
October 31, 1994 Glory Wax Trax!/TVT Out of print.
Sin Sex & Salvation
December 1, 1994 Sin Sex & Salvation Wax Trax!/TVT Collaborative EP with PIG; out of print.
Juke Joint Jezebel
February 28, 1995 Juke Joint Jezebel Wax Trax!/TVT Out of print.
Juke Joint Jezebel: The Giorgio Morodor Mixes
1995 Juke Joint Jezebel: The Giorgio Morodor Mixes Wax Trax!/TVT Out of print.
Brute
October 31, 1995 Brute Wax Trax!/TVT Out of print.
Trust/Juke Joint Jezebel
October 31, 1995 Trust/Juke Joint Jezebel Wax Trax!/TVT Import-only single from Germany; out of print.
Rules
October 12, 1996 Rules Wax Trax!/TVT Out of print.
MDFMK
January 20, 1998 MDFMK Wax Trax!/TVT Out of print.
Boots
February 5, 2002 Boots Metropolis Records First release following the reformation of KMFDM. Includes several cover versions of the Nancy Sinatra song "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'".
Ruck Zuck
May 9, 2006 Ruck Zuck Metropolis/KMFDM Records

[edit] Videos and DVDs

Album Cover Date of Release Title Label US Chart Peak US sales UK Albums Chart Peak Notes
no image 1997 Beat by Beat Wax Trax!/TVT VHS
no image 2001 Beat by Beat by Beat Wax Trax!/TVT DVD
no image 2002 Sturm & Drang Tour 2002 Metropolis Records DVD
no image 2004 WWIII Tour 2003 Sanctuary Records DVD
no image 2005 20th Anniversary World Tour 2004 KMFDM Records DVD

[edit] Soundtracks

Artwork Date of Release Title Song Notes
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
1992 Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth "Ooh La La"
Bad Boys
1995 Bad Boys "Juke Joint Jezebel"
Hideaway
1995 Hideaway "Go To Hell"
Johnny Mnemonic
1995 Johnny Mnemonic "Virus"
Mortal Kombat
1995 Mortal Kombat "Juke Joint Jezebel"
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
1995 Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie "Ultra"
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation "Megalomaniac"
Wing Commander: Prophecy
1997 Wing Commander: Prophecy (video game) "Stray Bullet"
Spider-Man 2
2004 Spider-Man 2 (video game) Entire score

[edit] Remixes

Band Song Release Date of Release Notes
A Flock of Seagulls "Space Age Love Song" Greatest Hits Remixed 1999
Bile "Submission"
Bloodhound Gang "The Bad Touch" The Bad Touch (single) (import version) 1999
Braindead Sound Machine "Walking After Midnight"
Chemlab "Electric Molecular"
Combichrist "Get Your Body Beat" Get Your Body Beat June 6, 2006
Die Krupps "Iron Man"
Dink "Get On It"
Dink "Green Mind"
Evil Mothers "I Like Fur"
Front 242 "Modern Angel"
Genitorturers "Addiction"
Genitorturers "Sin City"
Girls Under Glass "Ten Million Dollars"
Good Courage "Did I Deserve This"
Human Factors Lab "Adam and Eve"
Kidneythieves "Spank"
Legion Within "Cover Me"
Phil Lewis (L.A. Guns) "Hello There"
Phil Lewis (L.A. Guns) "My Michelle"
Living Colour "Ausländer"
Lords of Acid "Lover"
Love and Rockets "Resurrection Hex"
Lucia "Monkey Puzzle Tree" From the Land of Volcanos May 3, 2003
Metallica "King Nothing"
Mindless Self Indulgence "Straight To Video"
Missing Persons "Walking in L.A." Remixed Hits 1999
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult "The Days of Swine & Roses" Naïve/The Days of Swine & Roses June 1991
O.N.A. "Nie Chcę Nigdy - Babcia"
PIG "No One Gets Out of Her Alive" No One Gets Out of Her Alive January 21, 1998
PIG "Blades" Red Raw & Sore 1994
Rammstein "Du Riechst So Gut"
Rammstein "Stripped (FKK Mix)"
Regenerator "The Archetype"
Jack Russell (Great White) & Dweezil Zappa "Unchained"
Sabotage Q.C.Q.C.? "To Be"
Sister Machine Gun "Addiction"
Skinny Puppy "Addiction"
Mark Slaughter (Slaughter) "Rock And Roll"
Swamp Terrorists "Dive-Right Jab"
Treponem Pal "Renegade"
White Zombie "Black Sunshine" Nightcrawlers: The KMFDM Remixes October 6, 1992
White Zombie "Thunder Kiss '65" Nightcrawlers: The KMFDM Remixes October 6, 1992
The Young Gods "Kissing The Sun"
Zombie Girl "Creepy Crawler"