Attak

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2002 studio album by KMFDM

Attak

Studio album by

KMFDM

Released| 19 March 2002 (2002-03-19)[1]
Recorded| 2001
Studio| Moscozzi Studios, Seattle
Genre|

* Industrial metal[2]

Length| 50:25
Label| Metropolis
Producer|

* Sascha Konietzko
* Tim Skold
* Bill Rieflin

KMFDM chronology
| Adios
(1999)  | Attak
(2002)  | WWIII
(2003)

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Attak is the eleventh studio album by German industrial band KMFDM, released on March 19, 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

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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".[3]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 56/100[4]
Review scores
Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]
Rolling Stone| favorable[1]
Splendid| unfavorable[5]

Attak received mixed reviews. Bradley Torreano of AllMusic describes the album's production as "ugly" and that it has a "few songs that are way too long" but still claims it has a "few truly inspiring industrial metal anthems".[2] Sonya Sutherland of The Michigan Daily is more positive of the album, stating its "filled with subtle beat changes and progressive riffs every track on Attak is superior to the metal shit that’s being served up to the mainstream by the spoonful and reflects the true talent of these Deutschland musical heroes".[6]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Music| Length

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1.| "Attak/Reload"| Lucia Cifarelli, Sascha Konietzko| 3:59
2.| "Skurk"| Konietzko, Tim Sköld| 3:55
3.| "Dirty"| Jules Hodgson, Konietzko, Bill Rieflin, Raymond Watts| 4:41
4.| "Urban Monkey Warfare"| Cifarelli, Konietzko| 4:31
5.| "Save Me"| Konietzko, Sköld| 5:42
6.| "Yohoho"| Cifarelli, Konietzko, Watts| 4:16
7.| "Superhero"| Cifarelli, Konietzko| 4:25
8.| "Sturm & Drang"| Konietzko, Sköld| 3:57
9.| "Preach/Pervert"| Konietzko, Watts| 4:30
10.| "Risen"| Konietzko, Sköld| 5:59
11.| "Sleep"| Cifarelli, Konietzko, Rieflin| 4:30
Total length:| 50:25

## Personnel

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* 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)
* Curt Golden – slide guitars (11)
* Dorona Alberti – vocals (11)

## References

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1. ^ a b Baltin, Steve (March 7, 2002). "KMFDM Prepare to "Attak"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
2. ^ a b c Torreano, Bradley. "Attak Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
3. ^ Freedland, Israel; Schneider, Justin. "KMFDM Reloads with: Attak". Hybrid. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
4. ^ "Attak – KMFDM". Metacritic. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
5. ^ Zahora, George (April 8, 2002). "KMFDM: Attak". Archived from the original on July 8, 2003.
6. ^ Sutherland, Sonya (April 2, 2002). "KMFDM, Attak". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

## External links

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* KMFDM DØTKØM Attak lyrics at the official KMFDM website

* v
* t
* e

KMFDM

* Sascha Konietzko
* Lucia Cifarelli
* Andy Selway
* Andee Blacksugar

* Raymond Watts
* En Esch
* Rudolph Naomi
* Günter Schulz
* Mark Durante
* Bill Rieflin
* Tim Sköld
* Jules Hodgson
* Steve White

Studio albums|

* Opium
* What Do You Know, Deutschland?
* Don't Blow Your Top
* UAIOE
* Naïve
* Money
* Angst
* Nihil
* Xtort
* Symbols
* Adios
* Attak
* WWIII
* Hau Ruck
* Tohuvabohu
* Blitz
* WTF?!
* Kunst
* Our Time Will Come
* Hell Yeah
* Paradise
* Hyëna
* Let Go

Collaborations|

* KMFDM vs. Pig
* Skold vs. KMFDM

Remix albums|

* Ruck Zuck
* Brimborium
* Krieg

Singles|

* "Kickin' Ass"
* "More & Faster"
* "Virus"
* "Godlike"
* "Naïve / The Days of Swine & Roses"
* "Split"
* "Vogue"
* "Money"
* "Help Us—Save Us—Take Us Away"
* "Sucks"
* "A Drug Against War"
* "Light"
* "Glory"
* "Juke Joint Jezebel"
* "Brute"
* "Power"
* "Rules"
* "Megalomaniac"
* "Boots"
* "Day of Light"
* "Krank"
* "Amnesia"
* "Salvation"

Live albums|

* Sturm & Drang Tour 2002
* WWIII Live 2003
* We Are KMFDM
* Live in the USSA

Video and DVD|

* Beat by Beat by Beat
* Sturm & Drang Tour 2002
* WWIII Live 2003
* 20th Anniversary World Tour 2004

Compilations|

* Retro
* Agogo
* 84–86
* Extra, Vol. 1
* Extra, Vol. 2
* Extra, Vol. 3
* Würst
* Greatest Shit

Guest musicians|

* Dorona Alberti
* Paul Barker
* Nicole Blackman
* Chris Connelly
* Free Dominguez
* F.M. Einheit
* Koichi Fukuda
* Nina Hagen
* Nivek Ogre
* Sin Quirin
* Chris Shepard
* Abby Travis
* Cheryl Wilson
* William Wilson
* Doug Wimbish

Associated acts|

* MDFMK
* Excessive Force
* PIG
* Slick Idiot
* Schulz
* KGC
* Schwein

Related articles|

* Brute!
* Don't Blow Your Cover: A Tribute to KMFDM
* List of KMFDM band members
* KMFDM discography
* List of KMFDM concert tours

* Category

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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