- Angst (KMFDM album)
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Angst 
Studio album by KMFDM Released October 13, 1993[1] Recorded Early 1993[2] Genre Industrial metal, industrial rock Length 48:42 Label Wax Trax!/TVT Producer KMFDM KMFDM chronology Money
(1992)Angst
(1993)Nihil
(1995)Singles from Angst - "Sucks"
Released: October 1992 - "A Drug Against War"
Released: September 23, 1993[3] - "Light"
Released: February 15, 1994 - "Glory"
Released: October 31, 1994
Angst is the seventh album released by industrial rock band KMFDM in 1993 on TVT/Wax Trax! Records in the United States. The UK release on Roadrunner Records also included five remixes of "Light" from the Light single. It was recorded in Chicago, Illinois, and went on to sell more than 100,000 copies.[4]
A digitally remastered reissue of Angst was released on November 21, 2006, along with Naïve and Money.
Contents
Critical reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[5]Andy Hinds of allmusic.com said KMFDM had reached their full potential on the album.[1] He called "A Drug Against War" "the band's most over-the-top moment to date"[1] and thought "Sucks" was funny and irreverent. He concluded by calling Angst a great album for KMFDM newcomers.[1]
Track listing
No. Title Music Length 1. "Light" Sascha Konietzko/En Esch/Svet Am/Mark Durante/Chris Shepard 6:05 2. "A Drug Against War" Konietzko/Esch/Am/Durante/Shepard 3:43 3. "Blood" (Evil Mix) Konietzko/Esch/Am/Durante/Shepard 5:12 4. "Lust" Konietzko/Esch/Am/Durante/Shepard 4:22 5. "Glory" Konietzko/Am/Shepard 3:54 6. "Move On" Konietzko/Esch/Am/Durante/Shepard 5:33 7. "No Peace" Konietzko/Esch/Am/Durante/Shepard 4:28 8. "A Hole in the Wall" Konietzko/Esch/Am/Durante/Shepard 5:50 9. "Sucks" Konietzko/Am 3:32 10. "The Problem" Konietzko/Esch/Am/Durante/Shepard/Anderson 6:03 Total length:48:42 Personnel
- Sascha Konietzko - vocals, bass, synthesizers, programming
- En Esch - vocals, guitar
- Svet Am - guitar, piano (10)
- Mark Durante - guitar
- Dorona Alberti – vocals (1,4,6,7,10)
- Christine Siewert – vocals (3)
- Bruce Breckenfeld - Hammond B3 organ (7)
Production
- Arranged & Produced By KMFDM
- Recorded & Engineered By Blank Fontana & Chris Shepard
- Mixed By Chris Shepard
- Digital Editing By Brian Gardner
- Mastered By Konrad Strauss
B-Side
The song "Agogo" was originally recorded for this album, but was not available until it was released on Agogo.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d Hinds, Andy. "Angst Review". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r203823. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ "KMFDM History on April 4, 1997". KMFDM.net. KMFDM Enterprises. Archived from the original on 8 April 1997. http://web.archive.org/web/19970408173452/http://www.kmfdm.net/history.html. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Amazon.com: A Drug Against War". http://www.amazon.com/Drug-Against-War-Remixes-Blood/dp/B000003RIN. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ^ Georgina Cardenas (October 26, 1995). "KMFDM Blows Your Top". Miami New Times. http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1995-10-26/music/kmfdm-blows-your-top/2. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r203823
- ^ Agogo booklet
External links
- KMFDM DØTKØM Angst lyrics at the official KMFDM website
- Angst at Discogs
Categories:- 1993 albums
- KMFDM albums
- TVT Records albums
- "Sucks"
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