KMFDM (originally Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid, loosely translated by the band as "No Sympathy for the Majority") is a multinational industrial metal band from Hamburg led by Sascha Konietzko, who founded the band in 1984 as a performance art project. The band's earliest incarnation included German drummer En Esch and British vocalist Raymond Watts, with Watts leaving and rejoining the group several times over its history. The trio recorded the band's earliest albums in Germany before Konietzko and Esch moved to the United States, where they found much greater success with seminal industrial record label Wax Trax!. German guitarist Günter Schulz joined in 1990. Both he and Esch continued with the band until KMFDM broke up in 1999. In 2002, Konietzko resurrected KMFDM on Metropolis Records. Esch and Schulz declined to rejoin. By 2005, Konietzko had assembled a consistent line-up that included American singer Lucia Cifarelli (whom he married), British guitarists Jules Hodgson and Steve White, and British drummer Andy Selway. In 2007, Konietzko and Cifarelli moved back to Germany, while the rest of the band stayed in the U.S. Hodgson and White moved on to other pursuits between 2015...
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Members
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- 1984–1984Udo Sturm — original
- 1984–Sascha Konietzko — bass guitar, drums (drum set), electronic instruments, guitar, keyboard, lead vocals, original, percussion, synthesizer
- 1984–1988Raymond Watts — electronic instruments, lead vocals
- 1985–1986Rudolf Naomi — drums (drum set)
- 1985–1999En Esch
- 1989–1991Rudolf Naomi — drums (drum set)
- 1989–1999Günter Schulz
- 1992–1997Mark Durante — guitar
- 1994–1995Raymond Watts — electronic instruments, lead vocals
- 1995–1999Bill Rieflin — bass guitar, drums (drum set), electronic instruments, percussion
- 1997–1997Raymond Watts — electronic instruments
- 1997–1997Raymond Watts — lead vocals
- 1997–1999Skold — bass guitar, drums (drum set), electronic instruments, guitar, lead vocals
- 2002–2002Skold — drums (drum set)
- 2002–2002Skold — electronic instruments
- 2002–2002Skold — guitar
- 2002–2002Skold — bass guitar
- 2002–2003Bill Rieflin — percussion
- 2002–2003Bill Rieflin — drums (drum set)
- 2002–2003Bill Rieflin — electronic instruments
- 2002–2003Bill Rieflin — bass guitar
- 2002–2004Raymond Watts — electronic instruments, lead vocals
- 2002–2016Jules Hodgson — bass guitar, guitar, keyboard
- 2002–Lucia Cifarelli — keyboard, lead vocals
- 2002–Andy Selway — drums (drum set)
- 2003–2015Steve White — guitar
- 2009–2009Skold — drums (drum set)
- 2009–2009Skold — electronic instruments
- 2009–2009Skold — guitar
- 2009–2009Skold — bass guitar
- 2017–Andee Blacksugar — guitar
- 2025–Tidor Nieddu — guitar
Discography
93 releases from MusicBrainz · ★ 4 in my collection
Albums (27)
- 1984Opium
- 1986What Do You Know, Deutschland?
- 1988Don’t Blow Your Top
- 1989UAIOE
- 1990Naïve
- 1992Money
- 1993★Angst
- 1995Nihil
- 1996Xtort
- 1997[symbols]
- 1999Adios
- 2002Attak
- 2003WWIII
- 2005Hau Ruck
- 2007Tohuvabohu
- 2009★Blitz
- 2009Skold vs. KMFDM
- 2011WTF?!
- 2013Kunst
- 2014Our Time Will Come
- 2017Hell Yeah
- 2018Hamburg 1984
- 2019Paradise
- 2020Apart
- 2022Hyëna
- 2024Let Go
- 2026ENEMY
EPs (3)
- 1994Sin Sex & Salvation
- 1998MDFMK
- 2017YEAH !
Singles (35)
- 1987Kickin’ Ass
- 1988Don’t Blow Your Top
- 1989Virus
- 1990Godlike
- 1990More & Faster
- 1991Naïve / The Days of Swine + Roses
- 1991Split
- 1992Help Us, Save Us, Take Us Away
- 1992Money / Bargeld
- 1992Sex on the Flag
- 1992Sucks
- 1992Vogue
- 1993A Drug Against War
- 1994Glory
- 1994Light
- 1995★Brute
- 1995Juke-Joint Jezebel
- 1995Trust / Juke Joint Jezebel
- 1996Power
- 1996Rules
- 1997Anarchy
- 1997Megalomaniac
- 2002★Boots
- 2009D.I.Y.
- 2010Day of Light
- 2010Godlike 2010
- 2010Light 2010
- 2011A Drug Against Wall Street
- 2011Krank
- 2011Rebels in Kontrol (Occupy Wall Street mix)
- 2012Amnesia
- 2021Juke Joint Jezebel 2021
- 2024LET GO
- 2026ENEMY - INHALT GELD '88 REMIX
- 2026YOÜ
More: singles, compilations, live & other releases
Lives (6)
- 1992Operation KMFDM
- 2002Sturm & Drang Tour 2002
- 2004WWIII Live 2003
- 200520th Anniversary World Tour
- 2014We Are KMFDM: Live 30th Anniversary
- 2018Live in the USSA
Soundtracks (2)
- 2004Spider-Man 2 Videogame
- 2021Spider-Man 2 Original Sound Version
Compilations (13)
- 199284-86
- 1995Juke-Joint Jezebel (The Giorgio Moroder mixes) / The Year of the Pig Collection
- 1995Year of the Pig
- 1998Agogo
- 1998Retro
- 2001Beat By Beat By Beat
- 2004Unreleased: Remixes and Rare
- 2008Extra, Volume 1
- 2008Extra, Volume 2
- 2008Extra, Volume 3
- 2010Greatest Shit
- 2010Würst
- 2016ROCKS: Milestones Reloaded
Remixs (7)
- 2006Ruck Zuck
- 2008Brimborium
- 2010Krieg
- 2015SALVATION
- 2020In Dub
- 2020Juke Joint Jezebel (Areal Kollen Jukebox mix)
- 2020Potz Blitz (Jules Hodgson remix)
Related artists
9 from MusicBrainz
Collaborations (8)
- 1990–1990Bill Rieflin
- 2011–2011Bill Rieflin
- 1996–1996Chris Connelly
- 2002–2002Chris Connelly
- 1992–1996Dorona Alberti
- 2002–2002Dorona Alberti
- 1990–1990Mark Durante
- 2019–2019Raymond Watts
Supporting musicians (1)
- 1984–1984Udo Sturm