V - Metal Machine Music
| V - Metal Machine Music | ||||
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| Studio album by Die Krupps | ||||
| Released | August 28, 2015[1] | |||
| Studio |
Atom H Studios, Austin, Texas Monochrom Studio, Hamburg, Germany | |||
| Genre | Industrial metal, groove metal, EBM | |||
| Length | 49:09 | |||
| Label | Oblivion | |||
| Producer | Jürgen Engler, Chris Lietz | |||
| Die Krupps chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Machinists of Joy | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The Electricity Club | Favourable[1] |
| The Midlands Rocks | 8/10[2] |
| Power of Metal.dk | 9/10[3] |
| Reflections of Darkness | 8/10[4] |
| Release | 6/10[5] |
| Side-Line | 8.5/10[6] |
| Terrorizer | 7.5/10[7] |
V - Metal Machine Music is the ninth album by German Industrial/EBM band Die Krupps. The album was released on 28 August 2015 as digital download and double CD as well as limited bundles.[6]
Background
The album sees the band returning "to a distinctly guitar-heavy sound".[8] The album derives its name from one of the band's earlier tracks 'Metal Machine Music', a single off the Album 'I'.
"Die Verdammten" is a guitar enriched rework of the Tour Intro the band had used on their 2011 and 2014 tours. "The Vampire Strikes Back" is a rework of a song previously released on a Wing Commander OST album in 1998, thus being the bands last song recorded prior to its temporary breakup. Alive In A Glass Cage, Road Rage Warrior and Volle Kraft Voraus are also older songs that were re-recorded. "The Red Line" was first released in an alternate version in 2014 as a B-Side to the "Robo Sapien" single.
Track listing
All music composed by Jürgen Engler and Marcel Zürcher, except where noted.
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
| 1. | "Die Verdammten (Prelude)" (Music by Maurice Jarre) | 1:03 | |
| 2. | "Kaltes Herz" | Engler | 4:44 |
| 3. | "Battle Extreme" | Ralf Dörper, Engler | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Fly Martyrs Fly" | Engler, Dörper | 4:04 |
| 5. | "The Truth" | Dörper, Engler | 3:43 |
| 6. | "Road Rage Warrior" | Dörper | 3:54 |
| 7. | "The Vampire Strikes Back" (Music by Engler, Chris Lietz) | Engler | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Alive in a Glass Cage" (Music by Engler, Lietz) | Dörper, Engler | 4:10 |
| 9. | "Branded" | Dörper, Engler | 3:48 |
| 10. | "Kaos Reigns" | Dörper | 3:24 |
| 11. | "The Red Line" | Dörper | 4:57 |
| 12. | "Bonded By Blood" | Dörper, Engler | 4:24 |
| 13. | "Volle Kraft Voraus" (Music by Engler) | Engler, Christina Schnekenburger | 3:28 |
| Disc 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
| 1. | "Kaltes Herz (Reworked by Darkhaus)" | Engler | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Alive in a Glass Cage (Remixed by Faderhead)" (Music by Engler, Lietz) | Dörper, Engler | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Road Rage Warrior '82" (Music by Engler) | Engler | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Battle Extreme (Demo)" | Ralf Dörper, Engler | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Kaos Reigns (Demo)" | Dörper | 3:25 |
| 6. | "The Vampire Strikes Back (Demo)" (Music by Engler, Chris Lietz) | Engler | 3:30 |
| 7. | "Kaltes Herz (Demo)" | Engler | 4:42 |
| 8. | "Alive in a Glass Cage (Demo)" (Music by Engler, Lietz) | Dörper, Engler | 4:18 |
| Total length: | 31:41 | ||
Singles
"Battle Extreme / Fly Martyrs Fly" was released 2 weeks prior to the album with a lyric video accompanying the A-Side. "Kaltes Herz" followed in late 2015 with "Branded" as the B-Side, supported by a promo video directed by Faderhead. "Alive In A Glass Cage" was released prior to the bands first ever Wacken Open Air gig, the track was rerecorded as a collaboration with Caliban, the single featured a remix of the title track by Chant, a project of Die Krupps' 2014 live drummer, and a live recording of "Nazis On Speed" in Berlin from 2015. Video footage for another promo clip, "Road Rage Warrior", was shot during the Kaltes Herz recording session according to the official band page, but has not been released to date.
Personnel
Die Krupps
- Jürgen Engler – vocals, keyboard, guitar (8), cover concept, recording, production
- Ralf Dörper – synthesizer
- Marcel Zürcher – guitar, keyboard
Technical personnel
- Chris Lietz – production
- Alex Henke – additional guitar recording
- Franz Schepers – band photo
- Éric Débris – photos (Jürgen Engler, hot rod)
- Dennis Hom – hot rod (front cover)
- Jennifer Heibel – hot rod (booklet)
- Darrell Heibel – hot rod (booklet)
- Sascha Osterland – artwork
Chart positions
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 49 |
References
- 1 2 Boddy, Paul (22 August 2015). "Die Krupps: V - Metal Machine Music". The Electricity Club. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ Jones, Allan (17 August 2015). "Die Krupps – V – Metal Machine Music". The Midlands Rocks. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ Maximus, Editorius (10 September 2015). "CD Review: Die Krupps - V-Metal Machine Music". Power of Metal.dk. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ Leopold, Josie (8 September 2015). "CD Review: Die Krupps - V-Metal Machine Music". Reflection of Darkness. Münster. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ Schlatta Wik, Fredrik (August 28, 2015). "Die Krupps - V - Metal Machine Music". Release. Release Musik & Media. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- 1 2 H., W. (10 October 2015). "Die Krupps – V – Metal Machine Music". Side-Line. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ Boniwell, Alex (October 2015). "Die Krupps: 'V – Metal Machine Music'". Terrorizer. Leigh on Sea: Dark Arts (264): 60. ISSN 1350-6978. OCLC 770611553.
- ↑ UltraRiot, Alex (11 May 2015). "Die Krupps - Tour with 'V - Metal Machine Music' album". Reflections of Darkness. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ "Die Krupps - V - Metal Machine Music". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Germany. Retrieved 24 September 2015.