Die Krupps – V – Metal Machine Music

[schema type=”review” name=”Die Krupps – V – Metal Machine Music” description=”Label: Steamhammer / Oblivion / SPV” author=”Nina Mende” pubdate=”2015-08-28″ ]

Mastermind Jürgen Engler is a visionary who has had a lasting influence on the music landscape for decades. In the late 1970s, he was among the first German punk rockers with his band Male and took Campino on tour with him before Die Toten Hosen were even founded. In the eighties, he formed Die Krupps, who went on – together with his congenial partner Ralf Dörper, who has also co-penned countless lyrics since “Wahre Arbeit Wahrer Lohn” – to be a driving force of the industrial and EBM movements.

When this scene was taken over by the mainstream in the nineties, the group from Düsseldorf integrated tough thrash guitars into their sound and became, along with Nine Inch Nails and Ministry, the most important source of inspiration in the electro metal genre and also influenced numerous bands of the Neue Deutsche Härte (New German Hardness). This is their ninth full length studio album an it is called “V – Metal Machine Music”. The album comes with thirteen tracks, including German and English vocals.

The album “V – Metal Machine Music” lasts for about fifty minutes. The songs are about general topics of today’s society as well as recent events like the pilot that purposely crashed the plane. Some of the songs strongly remind of KMFDM. This Die Krupps album is absolutely catchy and definitely gets you going along. A close listen to the lyrics will get you to think. “V – Metal Machine Music” is a brilliant album that will get everyone involved. Go get it and be part of it.

Tracklist: 01. Die Verdammten (Prelude) 02. Kaltes Herz 03. Battle Extreme 04. Fly Martyrs Fly 05. The Truth 06. Road Rage Warrior 07. The Vampire Strikes Back 08. Alive In A Glass Cage 09. Branded 10. Kaos Reigns 11. The Red Line 12. Bonded By Blood 13. Volle Kraft Voraus

Links:
Die Krupps Official