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.

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

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 ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic56/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
Rolling Stonefavorable[1]
Splendidunfavorable[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.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

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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.
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