KMFDM show preview (Orlando Weekly)

Technically, KMFDM is supposed to stand for “Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid,” which is a grammatically incorrect German phrase that sort of means “no pity for the majority.” The joke has always been, though, that it really signifies “Kill Mother Fucking Depeche Mode,” a phrase that neatly dovetails with the group’s aggressive take on industrial electronica. Sascha Konietzko hasn’t done a whole lot to push the group’s music forward over the past decade or so, but the template KMFDM laid out in the late ’80s and early ’90s on landmark discs like UAIOE and Naïve doesn’t need a whole lot of improvement. Chunky near-metallic guitars, throbbing dub-influenced rhythms and a wry, anti-fascist lyrical bent have always served the group well.

First appeared Oct. 29, 2009 in Orlando Weekly.