On this release you hardly notice that ex-members Tim Skold (now in Marilyn Manson) or En Esch and Gunter Schulz (now in their own project, Slick Idiot) are gone.

KMFDM - WWIII

Sanctuary Records 2003

KMFDM returns with an assault that is so good it makes the ATTAK album sound like it suffers from shock and awe. KMFDM does what it does best, kick ass metal with electro beats and synths.. This is their first release on their new label Sanctuary (home to Ministry, Living Colour, and Kiss among others).

WWIII is for any who are in opposition to the idiocies and Stalinist policies of the Bush administration. WWIII even includes a hard-htting song "Moron" that targets Mr. Bush for special treatment. We haven't seen a KMFDM album quite like this since 1993's ANGST and 1997's SYMBOLS.

On this release you hardly notice that ex-members Tim Skold (now in Marilyn Manson) or En Esch and Gunter Schulz (now in their own project, Slick Idiot) are gone.

This album has received mixed reviews. First and foremost, this is not an industrial record. They have moved further into metal just like Ministry has over the past decade. In fact, WWIII strikes the same kind of chord that Psalm 69 did back into 1992 both politically and sonically. Accept it for what it is.... a metal record about a very important social problem affecting all Americans and citizens of the world today. If you are an industrial purist, you will probably hate the blazing guitar heavy flavor of the album. If you love Raymond Watts, you will also love WWIII.

WWIII is good enough to rank in the top five KMFDM albums ever released. Top tracks include WWIII, Last Things, Stars & Stripes, Moron and Revenge.