Attak
Attak is the twelfth studio album by German industrial band KMFDM, released on 19 March 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.
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| Released | 19 March 2002[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Studio | Moscozzi Studios, Seattle | |||
| Length | 50:25 | |||
| Label | Metropolis | |||
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History
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".[2]
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 56/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [4] |
| Rolling Stone | favorable[1] |
| Splendid | unfavorable[5] |
Attak received mixed reviews.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Attak/Reload" | Lucia Cifarelli, Sascha Konietzko | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Skurk" | Konietzko, Tim Sköld | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Dirty" | Jules Hodgson, Konietzko, Bill Rieflin, Raymond Watts | 4:41 |
| 4. | "Urban Monkey Warfare" | Cifarelli, Konietzko | 4:31 |
| 5. | "Save Me" | Konietzko, Sköld | 5:42 |
| 6. | "Yohoho" | Cifarelli, Konietzko, Watts | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Superhero" | Cifarelli, Konietzko | 4:25 |
| 8. | "Sturm & Drang" | Konietzko, Sköld | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Preach/Pervert" | Konietzko, Watts | 4:30 |
| 10. | "Risen" | Konietzko, Sköld | 5:59 |
| 11. | "Sleep" | Cifarelli, Konietzko, Rieflin | 4:30 |
| Total length: | 50:25 | ||
Personnel
- Sascha Konietzko – drums (1–7, 9, 10), programming (1–11), synthesizers (1–6, 10), vocals (1–8, 10, 11), bass (3–7, 9, 10), guitars (3, 4, 6, 7, 11), percussion (5), cockpit voice recorder (6)
- Tim Sköld – guitars (1, 2, 5, 8, 10), bass (2, 8, 10), drums (2, 8, 10), programming (2, 5, 8, 10), synthesizers (2, 5, 8, 10), vocals (2, 5, 8, 10), percussion (5), drumloops (9)
- Bill Rieflin – drums (1, 5, 11), bass (1, 11), programming (3, 5), synthesizers (3, 5, 11), percussion (5, 11), guitars (11)
- Lucia Cifarelli – vocals (1, 4–7, 11), Sidstation "Ninja" (4)
- Jules Hodgson – guitars (3, 9)
- Raymond Watts – vocals (3, 6, 9), drumloops (9)
- Arianne Schreiber – vocals (3)
- Curt Golden – slide guitars (11)
- Dorona Alberti – vocals (11)
References
- Baltin, Steve (7 March 2002). "KMFDM Prepare to "Attak"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- Freedland, Israel; Schneider, Justin. "KMFDM Reloads with: Attak". Hybrid. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- "Attak – KMFDM". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- Torreano, Bradley. "Attak Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- Zahora, George (8 April 2002). "KMFDM: Attak". Archived from the original on 8 July 2003.
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