''Paradise'' is the 21st album by industrial band

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 ...

. It was released on

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and KMFDM Records on 27 September 2019. The album features the band's new core line-up of frontman/principal composer

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 ...

, frontwoman/principal writer

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 ...

, drummer Andy Selway, and guitarist Andee Blacksugar, along with guest performances from

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, and on-and-off longtime collaborator

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in his first appearance on a KMFDM album since 2003.

Track listing

Personnel

– vocals (1, 2, 4–7, 10), bass (1–5, 7–11), synths, drums (2, 3, 6–9, 11), noises (3) *

– vocals (3–8) * Andy Selway – drums (1, 4, 5, 10) * Andee Blacksugar – guitars, melodica (3)

Guest musicians

* Andrew "Ocelot" Lindsley – vocals (1) * Cookie – howls (3) * Lucas Selway – vocals (4) *

– diva vocals (5) *

– bass (6) *

– vocals (9)

Production

* Sascha Konietzko – production, mixing * Lucia Cifarelli – production * Brute! – artwork * Chris Zander – layout * Benjamin Lawrenz – mixing, mastering

Charts

References

2019 albums KMFDM albums Metropolis Records albums Albums produced by Sascha Konietzko {{2010s-electronic-album-stub