KMFDM

KMFDM /kaːɛmɛfdeːɛm/ is a German industrial metal band from Hamburg. Led by multi-instrumentalist Sascha Konietzko, the band was formed in 1984 as an art performance project. As of 2016, KMFDM has a total of nineteen studio albums, two dozen singles, and more than two million albums sold in the United States.

The band has undergone numerous line-up changes and has welcomed dozens of musicians. Its original line-up included German drummer En Esch and British singer Raymond Watts; the latter left and rejoined the band several times over its history. Guitarist Günter Schulz joined the band in 1990, until the band's split in 1999. Konietzko revived KMFDM in 2002 (Esch and Schulz declined to rejoin the band), and in 2005 formed a new line-up including American singer Lucia Cifarelli, guitarists Jules Hodgson and Steve White, and British drummer Andy Selway.

KMFDM is considered one of the first bands to bring industrial music to a mainstream audience, though Konietzko prefers to describe their music as "the ultra-heavy beat". While the band has always used a lot of guitars, the addition of Schulz's riffs shifted the band towards a more industrial metal sound. The band incorporates heavy guitar riffs, electronic music, samples, and often female vocals into its music.