''Attak'' is the twelfth studio album by German industrial band KMFDM, released on March 19, 2002 by

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. The band's first album following a three-year hiatus, it was the first to feature member

Lucia Cifarelli Lucia Cifarelli (born September 23, 1970) is an American musician, best known for her work with industrial band KMFDM. She was formerly the vocalist for the band Drill and also performed in KMFDM offshoots MDFMK, KGC, and Schwein. Career ...

and the last to feature member Tim Sköld.

History

The album was originally going to be titled ''Attaq'' and written in a Middle Eastern font, but was changed by Konietzko after the

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, who explained that the band's history with the Columbine shootings would have made the original title "pretty fucking harsh".

Reception

''Attak'' received mixed reviews.

Track listing

Personnel

Sascha Konietzko Sascha Kegel Konietzko (born 21 June 1961), also known as Sascha K and Käpt'n K, is a German musician and record producer. He is the founder, frontman and "anchor" of the industrial band KMFDM. Konietzko jokingly purports himself to be the fa ...

–

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

(1–7, 9, 10), programming (1–11),

synthesizer A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis ...

s (1–6, 10),

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

(1–8, 10, 11),

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

(3–7, 9, 10),

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

s (3, 4, 6, 7, 11), percussion (5),

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(6) * Tim Sköld – guitars (1, 2, 5, 8, 10), bass (2, 8, 10), drums (2, 8, 10), programming (2, 5, 8, 10), synthesizers (2, 5, 8, 10), vocals (2, 5, 8, 10), percussion (5), drumloops (9) *

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–

(1, 5, 11), bass (1, 11), programming (3, 5), synthesizers (3, 5, 11), percussion (5, 11), guitars (11) *

– vocals (1, 4–7, 11), Sidstation "Ninja" (4) * Jules Hodgson – guitars (3, 9) *

Raymond Watts Raymond Watts (also known by his former stage names Nainz, Nainz Watts and Ray Scaballero) is an English musician, the founding and sole member of the industrial music project PIG, sometimes written as <PIG>. Watts was an early member and ...

– vocals (3, 6, 9), drumloops (9) * Arianne Schreiber – vocals (3) *

Curt Golden Kurt is a male given name of Germanic or Turkish origin. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor. In Turkish, Kurt means "Wolf" and is ...

– slide guitars (11) * Dorona Alberti – vocals (11)

References

External links

KMFDM DØTKØM
''Attak'' lyrics at the official KMFDM website {{Authority control KMFDM albums 2002 albums Metropolis Records albums Albums produced by Sascha Konietzko