June 09, 2004
KMFDM Declares WWIII Tour 2003 DVD & CD - World Tour to Commence in July
2004 marks the 20th Anniversary of KMFDM, proclaimed heralds of the Ultra Heavy Beat. For the past two decades, the archetypal cyber-rock band has defied tradition, unleashing albums progressively more nihilistic and aggressive than its predecessors. Last year, the band released its most formidable album to date, WWIII through Sanctuary Records, which REMIX Magazine deemed an all-out “electro-industrial assault”. Now, the label is proud to announce the release of WWIII Tour 2003 DVD & CD this Summer.
Recorded throughout their Autumn 2003 tour, the DVD & CD capture KMFDM at its most venomously entertaining. The Miami Herald acknowledged the tour as a “the virtual embodiment of raging industrial rock.” A visually stunning performance, KMFDM is renowned for its visceral live show as much as its unapologetic, innovative sound. Released on June 22nd, the DVD includes not only the white-knuckle concert performance, but a host of bonus features, culminating in more than three hours of mind-numbing KMFDM socio-politically charged entertainment. As The Pitch stated, “On stage, KMFDM is pure cyberpunk, serving up a futuristic visual extravaganza.”
The track listing for the DVD performance includes:
WWIII Revenge
From Here On Out Bullets Bomb Bigotry
Black Ball Light
Brute Juke Joint Jezebel
Stars and Stripes Intro
Pity For the Pious A Drug Against War
Moron
KMFDM ringleader Sascha Konietzko admits that this “new live material blows the old stuff completely out of the water.” Along with the potent live performance, the DVD offers numerous features that allow the viewer to glimpse the manic world of KMFDM, including After Show & Backstage footage, interviews with the band & crew, a tour photo slide show, a fan photo slide show, tour journal entries from the band & crew, KMFDM Horde fan club featurette, the animated Wild West Concert intro sequence, studio footage from the WWIII recording sessions, song lyrics, an interactive e-card, an electronic press kit, and a featurette allowing the viewer to embark on a whale-watching excursion with the band.
The CD counterpart to WWIII Tour 2003 is comprised of the same track listing as the DVD, but as a bonus, includes the exclusive track “Ultra”. The CD version will be released on July 27th.
With KMFDM, the work is never done, and thus they are soon embarking on a full world tour in further support of WWIII & the new live album/DVD. A warm-up US run will occur later in June. The dates include:
Saturday, June 19th Portland, OR Dante’s
Sunday, June 20th Ventura, CA Majestic Theater
Monday, June 21st Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theater
Tuesday, June 22nd Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
Wednesday, June 23rd San Francisco, CA DNA Lounge
Thursday, June 24th Sacramento, CA Empire Theater
Friday, June 25th Seattle, WA Fenix Underground
Thursday, July 1st Moscow, RUS Club Tochka
Friday, July 2nd St. Petersburg, RUS Port Club
Sunday, July 4th Berlin, GER Columbia Fritz
Monday, July 5th Hamburg, GER Grünspan
Tuesday, July 6th Frankfurt, GER Batschkapp
Thursday, July 8th London, UK Mean Fiddler
...and many, many more to be announced.
Following the tour, KMFDM is anticipated to return to the studio to begin crafting yet another psyche-invading electro-organic beast. To conclude with the words of Alternative Press Magazine: “KMFDM don’t just talk the talk; they’re in on the apocalypse.”
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Posted by MK Magazine at June 9, 2004 11:24 AM