KMFDM has forged its own singular path over the course of 38+ years, refining & redefining the parameters of modern music, never missing the opportunity to address the social & political zeitgeist in brazen, belligerent, & boisterous fashion. HYËNA marks the 22nd studio album from the Ultra Heavy Beat, & what title could be more appropriate as the band laughs mockingly at the frayed & frantic state of world affairs. Driven by the vicious & virulent vocal onslaught of founder Sascha Käpt'n K Konietzko & Lucia Cifarelli, the aural & angular guitar wizardry of Andee Blacksugar, & the forceful percussive thrust of Andy Selway, HYËNA blasts through the speakers with the force of a napalm airstrike. From the hip-thrusting rock & roll swagger of BLACK HOLE, the in-your-face industrial/rock of LIQUOR FISH & CIGARETTES, & the funky hip-hop overtones of ROCK'N'ROLL MONSTER, to the punky thrash metal fury of BLINDFACE, the sardonic blackgrass whimsy of DELUDED DESPERATE DANGEROUS & DUMB, & the irresistibly danceable electro of HYËNA - KMFDM remains as vital as ever, never afraid to assimilate any musical style, all the while keeping the lyrical talons sharpened & poised to strike against any & all injustice. Several members of the KMFDM family return to leave their indelible marks on HYËNA, like guitarist Jules Hodgson, rapper Andrew Ocelot Lindsley, & Bruce Breckenfeld on the Hammond B3. On top of that, Sissy Misfit appears to add a decidedly venomous digital hardcore flavor to ALL WRONG - BUT ALRIGHT, leaving Kumar Bent to close us out with the familiar yet fresh dub take on a KMFDM classic on IN DUB WE TRUST. HYËNA is a maniacal laugh in the face of maniacs who assume control, desperately trying to convince you that what you see, what you hear, what you read is not real - don't you believe it! Nearly four decades on, KMFDM continues to keep it real for you as HYËNA proves to be among the group's leanest & meanest efforts, feeding fuel to the fury!
Release date:
January 20, 2023
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