''Kunst'' (German for "art") is the eighteenth album by

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band

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. It was released on February 26, 2013 on

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Background

''Kunst'' features contributions from guest musician William Wilson and Swedish band

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. The album cover was designed by longtime KMFDM cover artist Aidan "Brute!" Hughes. He said the album cover, a "chainsaw-wielding amazon", which

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removed from KMFDM's page, was created to support Russian punk rock group

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and Ukrainian protest group FEMEN. The song "Pussy Riot" was also written in support of the former.

Release

''Kunst'' was released on 26 February 2013 on

. The title track was made available on

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on 21 November 2012.

Reception

Track listing

Personnel

Sascha Konietzko Sascha Kegel Konietzko (born 21 June 1961), also known as Sascha K and Käpt'n K, is a German musician and record producer. He is the founder, frontman and "anchor" of the industrial band KMFDM. Konietzko jokingly purports himself to be the fat ...

- vocals (1-8, 10), guitar (10), bass, synthesizer, drums (1-3, 6-10), loops (1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10), recording, production, mixing *

Lucia Cifarelli Lucia Cifarelli (born September 23, 1970) is an American musician, best known for her work with industrial band KMFDM. She was formerly the vocalist for the band Drill and also performed in KMFDM offshoots MDFMK, KGC, and Schwein. Career Ci ...

- vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 8), production *

Jules Hodgson Jules Hodgson, also credited as Joolz or J. Hogstorm, is an English musician, record producer and former member of KMFDM and The Spittin' Cobras (along with KMFDM bandmate Andy Selway). He is a former member of PIG and Lodestar. In 2006, Hodgs ...

- guitar (1-9), bass (7), drums (6, 7), recording * Andy Selway - drums (4, 5)

Additional personnel

* William Wilson - vocals (5), recording *

Johann Strauss Johann Baptist Strauss II (25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (german: links=no, Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed ove ...

- vocals (9), keyboards (9), drums (9) * Innocentius Rabiatus - guitar (9) * Annabella Asia Konietzko - vocals (10), loops (7) * Brian Gardner - mastering

References

{{Authority control 2013 albums KMFDM albums Metropolis Records albums