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KMFDM KMFDM (originally Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid, loosely translated by the band as "no pity for the majority") is a multinational industrial rock band from Hamburg led by Sascha Konietzko, who founded the band in 1984 as a performance art proje ...
'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
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'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
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, Washington. The album's first and eponymous single was featured in the game '' Saints Row: The Third''.


Reception

''WWIII'' received mixed reviews. ''
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'' called it a "butt-rock masterpiece". David Jeffries of
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said, "The most frustrating thing about ''WWIII'' is that it's so darn inconsistent".


Track listing


Personnel

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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 fat ...
– 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 Andy Selway (born 3 September 1970) is an English drummer, well known for his work with KMFDM KMFDM (originally Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid, loosely translated by the band as "no pity for the majority") is a multinational industrial rock ...
– drums, vocals (11) *
Lucia Cifarelli Lucia Cifarelli (born September 23, 1970) is an American singer, 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 ...
– vocals (1–5, 7–11) *Raymond Watts – vocals (2, 3, 6–8, 10, 11) *
Bill Rieflin William Frederick Rieflin (September 30, 1960 – March 24, 2020) was an American musician. Rieflin came to prominence in the 1990s mainly for his work as a drummer with groups (particularly in the industrial rock and industrial metal scen ...
– drums (11), vocals (11), loops (4, 10) *
Cheryl Wilson Cheryl Wilson is a session singer who has had multiple No. 1 dance songs on the UK ''Billboard'' chart and has performed with many notable artists including Celine Dion, R. Kelly, Alice Peacock, Mavis Staples, The Smashing Pumpkins, Bertie Higg ...
– vocals (6, 10) *Curt Golden – harmonica (8) *
Mona Mur Sabine Bredy (born 29 July 1960), known professionally as Mona Mur, is a German vocalist, composer and audio designer. Early years Sabine Bredy was born in Hamburg to Polish people, Polish parents. In 1982 she collaborated with FM Einheit, M ...
– "dominance" (5)Album liner notes.


References


External links


KMFDM DØTKØM
''WWIII'' lyrics at the official KMFDM website {{DEFAULTSORT:Wwiii 2003 albums KMFDM albums Metropolis Records albums Albums produced by Sascha Konietzko