Attak

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Attak
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Studio album by
KMFDM
Released19 March 2002 (2002-03-19)[1]
Recorded2001
StudioMoscozzi Studios, Seattle
Length50:25
LabelMetropolis
Producer
  • Sascha Konietzko
  • Tim Skold
  • Bill Rieflin
KMFDM chronology
Adios
(1999) 		Attak
(2002) 		WWIII
(2003)

Attak is the twelfth studio album by German industrial band KMFDM, released on 19 March 2002 by Metropolis Records. The band's first album following a three-year hiatus, it was the first to feature member Lucia Cifarelli 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 September 11 attacks, who explained that the band's history with the Columbine shootings would have made the original title "pretty fucking harsh".[2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic56/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3.5/5 stars[4]
Rolling Stonefavorable[1]
Splendidunfavorable[5]

Attak received mixed reviews.

Track listing[]

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Attak/Reload"Lucia Cifarelli, Sascha Konietzko3:59
2."Skurk"Konietzko, Tim Sköld3:55
3."Dirty"Jules Hodgson, Konietzko, Bill Rieflin, Raymond Watts4:41
4."Urban Monkey Warfare"Cifarelli, Konietzko4:31
5."Save Me"Konietzko, Sköld5:42
6."Yohoho"Cifarelli, Konietzko, Watts4:16
7."Superhero"Cifarelli, Konietzko4:25
8."Sturm & Drang"Konietzko, Sköld3:57
9."Preach/Pervert"Konietzko, Watts4:30
10."Risen"Konietzko, Sköld5:59
11."Sleep"Cifarelli, Konietzko, Rieflin4:30
Total length:50:25

Personnel[]

  • Sascha Konietzko – drums (1–7, 9, 10), programming (1–11), synthesizers (1–6, 10), vocals (1–8, 10, 11), bass (3–7, 9, 10), guitars (3, 4, 6, 7, 11), percussion (5), cockpit voice recorder (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)
  • Bill Rieflin – drums (1, 5, 11), bass (1, 11), programming (3, 5), synthesizers (3, 5, 11), percussion (5, 11), guitars (11)
  • Lucia Cifarelli – vocals (1, 4–7, 11), Sidstation "Ninja" (4)
  • Jules Hodgson – guitars (3, 9)
  • Raymond Watts – vocals (3, 6, 9), drumloops (9)
  • Arianne Schreiber – vocals (3)
  • – slide guitars (11)
  • Dorona Alberti – vocals (11)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Baltin, Steve (7 March 2002). "KMFDM Prepare to "Attak"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  2. ^ Freedland, Israel; Schneider, Justin. "KMFDM Reloads with: Attak". Hybrid. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Attak – KMFDM". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  4. ^ Torreano, Bradley. "Attak Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  5. ^ Zahora, George (8 April 2002). "KMFDM: Attak". Archived from the original on 8 July 2003.

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