History YMMV / KMFDM

** The synth riff on "Beast."
* FaceOfTheBand: Sascha counts as this trope.
** Not just Sascha. Mention En Esch in a music conversation and if they're familiar with him, you'll get: "Wasn't he in KMFDM?" Mention Tim Skold, and you'll most likely get: "Wasn't he in Music/MarilynManson's [[IAmTheBand band?]]" "No, he was in ''KMFDM'' too." "...Who the hell is that?"

* DreamTeam: Anytime Bill Rieflin of Music/{{Ministry}} or Tim Skold or Raymond Watts show up. Same with William Wilson of ''Legion Within.''
** They did a version of their song "Today" with Peter Murphy of Music/{{Bauhaus}}, check it out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2seP3dMHDKQ here.]]
** Chris Connelly and Paul Barker, also of Music/{{Ministry}} contributed vocals to several songs.
** Nivek Ogre of Music/SkinnyPuppy appears on "Full Worm Garden," "That's All," and "Torture."
** Koichi Fukuda of ''Static-X'' appears on "Come On-Go Off."
** Chris Vrenna was their drummer in 1992.
** Sebastion Komor of ''Icon of Coil'' shows up on ''WTF?!''
** F.M. Einheit from Music/EinsturzendeNeubauten screws around with found objects on "Ikons."
** Music/JGThirlwell collaborates with ''PIG'' often.
** The ''Schwein'' side project.

* SongAssociation: Their tracks "Anarchy", "Megalomaniac" and "Lied und Elend" have been associated with [[VideoGame/TestDrive Test Drive 5]] ([[{{Bowdlerise}} Even though the former is censored]] while the latter two are instrumental renditions).
** "Free Your Hate" and "Rip The System" were also featured in VideoGame/BrutalLegend.

* DorkAge: ''MDFMK'' refused to play ''KMFDM'' songs, which led to an outcry by fans. The band reformed under their original name and returned to playing their back catalog.

* HilariousInHindsight:
** ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' fans may get a kick out of the use of a balloon as an instrument on "Rebels in Kontrol", especially since ''WTF?!'' was released only a few months before "Marceline's Closet."
** Geunter Schulz was occasionally credited as Gunter Shultz, which may amuse ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' fans.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCfQrVcQwe8 "Ultra"]], best known for its use as the soundtrack for one of the most [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesome fight scenes of all time]], the brutal battle to the death between Chun-Li and Vega in ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie.'' It became the best-remembered track in a movie soundtrack ''loaded'' with memorable rock music.

* ArchivePanic: ''20'' studio albums and counting.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Their self parodying songs, especially "Sucks."

* HarsherInHindsight: Their album ''Adios'' was released on April 20, 1999, which turned out to be the date of the UsefulNotes/{{Columbine}} massacre. Eric Harris himself [[http://www.acolumbinesite.com/eric/writing/journal/journal16.php commented]] on the irony.

* HilariousInHindsight: ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' fans may get a kick out of the use of a balloon as an instrument on "Rebels in Kontrol", especially since ''WTF?!'' was released only a few months before "Marceline's Closet."
** Geunter Schulz was occasionally credited as Gunter Shultz which may amuse Manga/AttackOnTitan fans.

* MusicToInvadePolandTo: Accused of this in relation to the Columbine Massacre, despite the fact that the band is strongly against National Socialism. Unfortunately, their more tongue in cheek songs gained some MisaimedFandom.
* NightmareFuel: "The Unrestrained Use of Excessive Force." It's pretty easy if you listen to a lot of old school {{Industrial}}...

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: "Hole in the Wall" is the lyrics of "Liebesleid" translated into English, they also have similar guitar riffs.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCfQrVcQwe8 "Ultra"]], best known for its use as the soundtrack for one of the most [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome awesome fight scenes of all time]], the brutal battle to the death between Chun-Li and Vega in ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie.'' It became the best-remembered track in a movie soundtrack ''loaded'' with memorable rock music.