ATTAK

KMFDM

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 19, 2002)
• Original Release Date: March 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Metropolis Records
• ASIN: B00005YW67
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #76,822 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

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Clearly refreshed by his hiatus, not to mention his guitar-and-noise-driven side project MDFMK, founder Sascha Konietzko brings renewed vigor to the reactivated KMFDM in the form of Attak. Arriving three years after their "farewell" album, Adios, Attak is in a more chaotic mood than the band's latter-day recordings. But the songs slide together neatly, making for a forceful collection--harness this thing to a dynamo and you could power a small city. Songs like "Sturm & Drang" and "Risen" simply beg to be cranked up; even with the volume down, this album sounds loud. Attak is KMFDM's first CD on aggressively indie industrial label Metropolis Records, and it seems as though the move to a new label has reawakened the group's core sensibilities. It's a mature album (no one would mistake this for an early KMFDM recording), but it's also crisp, fresh, and razor sharp. KMFDM is dead--long live KMFDM! --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars KMFDM is back with a vengence!, March 30, 2002

By	Erica Anderson (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I have been looking forward to the new KMFDM for the past couple of months now. I immediately bought "Attak" the same day it was released. It was definitely well worth the wait. Unlike "Symbols" and "Nihil", I had to listen to "Attak" a few times before the music started to sink into my head. I noticed on the first listen that "Attak" had a slightly different sound, particularly on songs such as "Superhero" and "Sleep". I got the impression that Sascha Konietzko had been listening to drum & bass during the band's alleged break up and after the tour with MDFMK. The drum and bass influences is quite evident in "Superhero" and "Sleep" but not necessarily in a bad way, just interesting that drum and bass would be incorporated into the band's abrasive, caustic industrial sound. Definitely light on the metal this time around. My two personal favorite songs on this album are "Save Me" and "Risen". "Save Me" in some weird way sounds as if it would have been perfect for the "Symbols" album. It reminded me a bit like my personal favorite KMFDM song "Anarchy" with Skold's vocals. "Risen" is just a killer song with that loud thunderous industrial beats that needs to be played at top volume. Now while I can't say "Attak" is better than "Nihil" or "Symbols", I definitely have to rank "Attak" next to those two albums as my favorite KMFDM album of all time.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Addictive Album worth every Cent, August 25, 2004

By	B. A. Bost "From Mahler to Maiden" (CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For me it started with My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult. Their song on the Crow soundtrack made me branch off and try other groups in the industrial scene. Hey, I'm honest, no matter how candy ass that sounds. I picked up this KMFDM CD because it was the only one they had at the local record store, besides WWIII. The reason I chose Attak over the other because of the date of release. I figure some bands start to go downhill as they get closer to the present. I was not only impressed but amazed by the selection of tracks. "Risen," is incredible. I'm broke so I can only listen to tapes in my car instead of CD's I listen to that song over and over again. That song and another excellent piece is, 'Save Me.' The two songs are almost on different sides of the spectrum, night and day. So there's much variations throughout the disc. For those of you who are new to the industrial scene, and since it's 2004 you're gonna have to look back in the 90's for the most part, I also recommend, Excessive Force and Haloblack.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Still at it after all these years, December 17, 2002

By	Jeff (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews

This is the first KMFDM album I've bought since Symbols which I didn't really get into. I definitely think ATTAK is an improvement, and I think that if it wasn't for the Tim Skold songs it'd rank highly in their history. I just can't get into the songs where Skold sings. His lyrics do not change much from song to song and he sings with an annoying Peter Murphy-goth style.

The good.. Attak/Reload is a great way to start off an album. Lucia's vocals grab you, great KMFDM guitars, and big beats. What you'd expect for the first song on a KMFDM album.

Dirty is the latest song about, well, themselves. "Heaven can't take me, Hell don't care, KMFDM, gonna take me there!" Great loud and heavy guitars with Raymond Watts aka Pig on vocals. At times it almost sounds like AC/DC industrialized, but it's a good song.

My favorite song on the album is "Urban Monkey Warfare." It probably has the most in common with KMFDM's sound from the early 1990s. The biggest thing I miss about KMFDM's older albums is their great sense of humor. I rarely see it anymore, but this song has some. More crushing guitars, which there's a lot of on this album. The synths are also great on this song. Vocals courtesy of Lucia and Sascha. The album is worth is for this song.

Yohoho. A lot of people don't seem to like this song, but I think it works real well and it's a little more experimental. It goes at a slower pace and is mostly synth-driven (the guitars take a break). The song showcases Pig's twisted lyrics and unique singing.

There are a few other good songs on the album. "Sturm and Drang" is the best song with Skold. "Sleep" is a nice album closer reminiscent of "The Problem" from the album _Angst_.

Overall, a good album. I recommend it for the strong songs, but there might not be enough to win back the old fans. Give it a shot.