Xtort

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Xtort
Studio album by KMFDM
Released	June 25, 1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Industrial
Length	48:46
Label	Wax Trax!/TVT, Metropolis
Producer(s)	???
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KMFDM chronology
Nihil (1995)	Xtort (1996)	Symbols (1997)

Xtort is industrial rock group KMFDM's tenth album, released in 1996. It was recorded in Chicago, Illinois, and bears the distinction of being the KMFDM album with the most collaborations. Xtort was made as a harsher, less radio-friendly piece in reaction to the relative commercial success of Nihil, the album preceding it.^{[citation needed]}

The title "XTORT" in the notation used (most notably the inverted "R") may also be a reference to the Russian word "хотят" (Cyrillic writing) which translates to "(they) want".

A digitally remastered re-release of Xtort was released on March 6, 2007, along with Nihil.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Power" (Sascha Konietzko/Günter Schulz) – 5:26
2. "Apathy" (Konietzko/Schulz) – 3:11
3. "Rules" (Chris Connelly/Mark Durante/Konietzko/Schulz) – 4:07
4. "Craze" (Connelly/Konietzko/Schulz) – 3:34
5. "Dogma" (Nicole Blackman/Konietzko/Schulz) – 4:06
6. "Inane" (Konietzko/Schulz) – 5:30
7. "Blame" (Connelly/Konietzko/Schulz) – 4:06
8. "Son of a Gun" (Konietzko/Schulz) – 4:23
9. "Ikons" (Connelly/F. M. Einheit/Konietzko/Schulz) – 4:12
10. "Wrath" (Konietzko/Schulz) – 10:09
11. "Fairy"
    • "Fairy" originally appeared as a hidden track at the end of "Wrath" on the original Wax Trax!/TVT release.

[edit] Personnel

• Sascha Konietzko – vocals, programming (1-10)
• Günter Schulz – guitar (1-10)
• Chris Connelly – vocals (3, 4, 7, 9)
• Bill Rieflin – drums (5-10)
• Mark Durante – guitar (2, 3, 6)
• Cheryl Wilson – vocals (1, 3, 6)
• Jennifer Ginsberg – vocals (7)
• Dorona Alberti – vocals (4, 8, 9)
• Nicole Blackman – vocals (5)
• F. M. Einheit – noise (5, 9)
• Jr Blackmail – narration (10)
• En Esch – hihats (10)
• Chris Shepard (engineer)
• Jon Van Eaton

[edit] Singles

• Rules