1 | * SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Naive," "Juke Joint Jezebel," "A Drug Against War," "Megalomaniac," and "Anarchy" are particularly anthemic and awesome. |
2 | ** "Superpower," "Looking for Strange," "Glory," "D.I.Y.," "Day of Light," "Revolution," and "Godlike" are also pretty epic tracks. |
3 | ** ''Xtort'' is a particularly anthemic album. It must be heard to be truly appreciated. |
4 | ** ''Nihil'' with its {{Goth}}ic Dance atmosphere and badass metal guitars, ''WWIII'' with its hard hitting metal tracks, and ''Hau Ruck'' with its groovy dance beats and HeavyMetal guitar riffs. |
5 | ** [[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, and went on to be pretty strongly associated with Creator/MangaEntertainment to this day. |
6 | ** Their covers of "Los Ninos del Parque" and "Mini Mini Mini" are really badass tracks. |
7 | ** "Strut," AKA: "The best breakup song ever written"... |
8 | ** ''The God and The State'' remix of "Anarchy." |
9 | ** "Today" with Music/PeterMurphy. |
10 | ** "Never Say Never." |
11 | ** "(Up Uranus)." |
12 | * ArchivePanic: ''21'' studio albums and counting. |
13 | * AudienceAlienatingEra: ''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. |
14 | * BrokenBase: Endless debates as to whether or not everything after their reunion (''Attak'' onward) is good. This is often also referred to as "post-En Esch." |
15 | * EpicRiff: Gunter Shultz and Jules Hodgson Seem to be good at making these. i.e. "A Drug Against War," "Megalomaniac," "WWIII," "Inane," "Mini Mini Mini," etc. |
16 | ** The opening bass riff for "Superpower." |
17 | ** The Music/{{Slayer}} sample on "Godlike." |
18 | ** The Drum Programming riff on "Terror." |
19 | ** "Anarchy" is made up entirely of epic riffs. |
20 | ** Pretty much every song on ''Xtort.'' |
21 | * SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: |
22 | ** Their self-parodying songs, especially "Sucks." |
23 | ** The warning label on the side of the ''KMFDM'' pill bottle. Particularly when En Esch is listed as being the worst side effect. |
24 | ** In an interview on ''120 Minutes,'' they mention one time where they used 24 vacuum cleaners and two washing machines as instruments [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jRrif-oxMc at 0:40.]] |
25 | ** One of the phone messages on "Superpower" is a man saying: "''KMFDM'' makes me feel like a real woman." |
26 | * GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The band have arguably had much more commercial success in the US than in their home country of Germany. |
27 | * GrowingTheBeard: A number of fans felt that the ''Naive'' - ''Money'' period was when the band started reaching their sound that they would get famous for. |
28 | * HarsherInHindsight: Their album ''Adios'' was released on April 20, 1999, which turned out to be the date of the UsefulNotes/{{Columbine}} massacre. Eric Harris, one of the perpetrators of the massacre, was a diehard fan of the band, and even [[http://www.acolumbinesite.com/eric/writing/journal/journal16.php commented]] on the irony. |
29 | -->''Heh, get this. KMFDM's new album is entitled "Adios" and its release date is in April. How fuckin' appropriate, a subliminal final "Adios" tribute to Reb and Vodka. Thanks KMFDM... I ripped the hell outa the system.'' |
30 | * HilariousInHindsight: Geunter Schulz was occasionally credited as Gunter Shultz, which may amuse ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' fans. |
31 | * SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Pretty much all of their {{self parody}}ing songs have at least one. |
32 | * MusicToInvadePolandTo: Accused of this in relation to the Columbine massacre, which specifically earned them a reputation as [[AxesAtSchool Music to Shoot Up Your School To]]. The band is strongly against National Socialism, but unfortunately, their more tongue-in-cheek songs gained some MisaimedFandom. |
33 | * NightmareFuel: |
34 | ** "The Unrestrained Use of Excessive Force." It's pretty easy if you listen to a lot of old school {{Industrial}}... |
35 | ** "Stars & Stripes:" It's about the U.S. president becoming a totalitarian. |
36 | ** The lyrics of "Revolution" do a very good job at creating a feeling of paranoia. |
37 | ** "Anarchy" is about a violent revolution that replaces an authoritarian [[FullCircleRevolution only for the revolutionaries to become just like him.]] |
38 | ** The singing voices of Raymond Watts and En Esch might come off as creepy to some. |
39 | ** "Death and Burial of C.R." Take an already morbid and creepifyin' nursery rhyme and set it to some of the creepiest music and vocals ever recorded. Brrr. |
40 | ** The lyrics to "Ooh La La." Let's just say there was a good reason it was on the soundtrack of Film/{{Hellraiser}}. |
41 | * OvershadowedByControversy: Looking in any comments section for KMFDM music videos will net you a multitude of responses concerning the UsefulNotes/{{Columbine}} massacre. This is because one of the shooters was a fan of the band's music. |
42 | * SongAssociation: |
43 | ** 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). |
44 | ** "Free Your Hate" and "Rip The System" were also featured in ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend''. |
45 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSong: |
46 | ** "Hole in the Wall" is the lyrics of "Liebesleid" translated into English, they also have similar guitar riffs. |
47 | ** The guitar riffs to "Pretty Vacant" by the Music/SexPistols and "Anarchy" are practically the same thing. |
48 | * TearJerker: "Move On," "Today," "Lied und Elend," possibly "Strut," and of course "Everyday's a Good Day." |
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