WWIII (album)
WWIII | ||||
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Studio album by KMFDM | ||||
Released | September 23, 2003 | |||
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Length | 51:38 | |||
Label | Sanctuary, Metropolis | |||
Producer | KMFDM | |||
KMFDM chronology | ||||
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WWIII is KMFDM's thirteenth studio album, released on September 23, 2003. It follows the common KMFDM practice of naming albums with five-letter words. This is KMFDM's only release on Sanctuary Records. Lyrically, the album is very political. The songs primarily attack George W. Bush's presidency, various US wars in the Middle East, and America's foreign policy. The last track, "Intro", introduces the members of the band. It was recorded in Seattle, Washington. The album's first and eponymous single was featured in the game Saints Row: The Third.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1]> |
laut.de | [2] |
WWIII received mixed reviews. The News-Times called it a "butt-rock masterpiece".[3] David Jeffries of AllMusic said, "The most frustrating thing about WWIII is that it's so darn inconsistent".[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Lucia Cifarelli, Jules Hodgson, Sascha Konietzko, and Andy Selway unless otherwise noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "WWIII" | 4:58 |
2. | "From Here on Out" | 4:03 |
3. | "Blackball" (Cifarelli, Hodgson, Konietzko, Selway, Raymond Watts) | 5:11 |
4. | "Jihad" | 3:22 |
5. | "Last Things" | 5:05 |
6. | "Pity for the Pious" (Hodgson, Konietzko, Selway, Watts) | 5:51 |
7. | "Stars & Stripes" | 4:00 |
8. | "Bullets, Bombs & Bigotry" (Hodgson, Konietzko, Selway, Watts) | 4:19 |
9. | "Moron" | 5:05 |
10. | "Revenge" (Hodgson, Konietzko, Selway, Watts) | 5:08 |
11. | "Intro" (Hodgson, Konietzko, Selway) | 4:36 |
Total length: | 51:38 |
Personnel
- Sascha Konietzko – programming, loops, synths, vocals (1–5, 7–9, 11), bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
- Jules Hodgson – guitar, programming (1, 3, 5, 8–11), bass (3, 5, 8), synths (1, 5), banjo (1), strings (3), piano (6, 8), drums (11)
- Andy Selway – drums, vocals (11)
- Lucia Cifarelli – vocals (1–5, 7–11)
- Raymond Watts – vocals (2, 3, 6–8, 10, 11)
- Bill Rieflin – drums (11), vocals (11), loops (4, 10)
- Cheryl Wilson – vocals (6, 10)
- Curt Golden – harmonica (8)
- Mona Mur – "dominance" (5)[4]
References
- ^ a b Jeffries, David. "KMFDM - WWIII Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ Edele, Michael. "Das Revolutionäre und Einzigartige ist leider flöten gegangen". laut.de (in German). Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ "'Ultra heavy' KMFDM to play Hartford". The News-Times. Hearst Communications. October 22, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ Album liner notes.
External links
- KMFDM DØTKØM WWIII lyrics at the official KMFDM website
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- Sascha Konietzko
- Lucia Cifarelli
- Andy Selway
- Andee Blacksugar
- Raymond Watts
- En Esch
- Rudolph Naomi
- Günter Schulz
- Mark Durante
- Bill Rieflin
- Tim Sköld
- Jules Hodgson
- Steve White
- Ruck Zuck
- Brimborium
- Krieg
- "Kickin' Ass"
- "Don't Blow Your Top"
- "More & Faster"
- "Virus"
- "Godlike"
- "Naïve / The Days of Swine & Roses"
- "Split"
- "Vogue"
- "Money"
- "Help Us—Save Us—Take Us Away"
- "Sucks"
- "A Drug Against War"
- "Light"
- "Glory"
- "Juke Joint Jezebel"
- "Brute"
- "Power"
- "Rules"
- "Megalomaniac"
- "Boots"
- "Day of Light"
- "Krank"
- "Amnesia"
- "Salvation"
- Beat by Beat by Beat
- Sturm & Drang Tour 2002
- WWIII Live 2003
- 20th Anniversary World Tour 2004
- Retro
- Agogo
- 84–86
- Extra, Vol. 1
- Extra, Vol. 2
- Extra, Vol. 3
- Würst
- Greatest Shit
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- Paul Barker
- Nicole Blackman
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- Free Dominguez
- F.M. Einheit
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- Chris Shepard
- Abby Travis
- Cheryl Wilson
- William Wilson
- Doug Wimbish
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- Slick Idiot
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- Brute!
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