At first glimpse, KMFDM’s WWIII is an inspired, concussive affair. The junior-Bush-led, second
Iraq-war had given KMFDM plenty of fuel for its fire, and this album finds Sascha and co. at their
aggressive, confrontational best. Yet upon its’ imminent re-lease in late 2013, nothing feels dated
here; it sounds as urgent and angsty as you like your KMFDM to be.
This album was originally released in 2003, KMFDM’s second release with the then-new line-up,
following 2002’s ATTAK, and it presented a stance angrier than ever, yet still able to bring
KMFDM’s trademark wry sense of humor, as evidenced by the track “Intro” closing out the album
by describing the band with the line “a beautiful girl and some dirty old men…”
With Kontributions from Lucia Cifarelli, William Rieflin, Raymond Watts, Jules Hodgson, Andy
Selway, & Steve White and the ever-present Sascha Konietzko. KMFDM declare war on ‘ze vorld!
Tracks:
01 WWIII 02 From here on out 03 Blackball 04 Jihad 05 Last Things 06 Pity for the Pious
07 Stars & Stripes 08 Bullets, Bombs & Bigotry 09 Moron 10 Revenge 11 Intro