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Raymond Watts (also known by his former stage names Nainz, Nainz Watts and Ray Scaballero) is an English musician, the founding and sole member of the
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project PIG, sometimes written as <PIG>. Watts was an early member and periodic collaborator of
KMFDM KMFDM (originally Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid, loosely translated by the band as "no pity for the majority") is a multinational industrial band from Hamburg led by Sascha Konietzko, who founded the band in 1984 as a performance art project. ...
, and has been a visible part of the industrial music scene since the early 1980s. He has toured with KMFDM,
Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN and stylized as NIИ, is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland in 1988. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Trent Reznor was the only permanent member of the band ...
, Schaft,
Schwein Schwein (German for ''pig'' as well as ''pork'') is a music group comprising members of Buck-Tick, KMFDM, and PIG. Members Raymond Watts (vocals, programming, guitar) and Hisashi Imai (Buck-Tick; guitar and noise), both having worked together in ...
, and
Einstürzende Neubauten (, 'Collapsing New Buildings') is a German experimental music group, formed in West Berlin in 1980. The group is currently composed of founding members Blixa Bargeld (lead vocals; guitar; keyboard) and N.U. Unruh (custom-made instruments; perc ...
.


History


Recent activity (2010–present)

Watts, Dr. Shinto and John Gosling released a four-song EP titled ''Mellan Rummen'' on 15 November 2010 on
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. On 8 June 2012,
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revealed a demo version of "the first new PIG track in eight years" titled "Drugzilla (Rough As A Hog's Arse Mix)" via
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's Official
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page and providing their followers a link to his personal
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page. The link was reposted by Watts a few hours later. A second demo titled "Shake" was released on 15 July 2012; again via Heal's Soundcloud page, this time also noting Dan Abela as engineer. In November 2014, Watts approved mixes for an upcoming joint-release EP. In March 2015, another collaborative EP was announced with
Primitive Race Primitive Race is an international industrial supergroup created by Chris Kniker and featuring Raymond Watts (PIG, KMFDM), Dave Ogilvie ( Skinny Puppy), Mark Gemini Thwaite ( Peter Murphy, Spear of Destiny, Tricky, Mob Research, The Mission, ...
titled '' Long in the Tooth'' with a worldwide release date of 5 June 2015 through
Metropolis Records Metropolis Records is a record label founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1993 by the late Dave Heckman. The label's all-electronic format closely tracked with European contemporaries, such as Off Beat, and, since 1995, has been instrumenta ...
. Later that month in an interview, Watts revealed a new PIG album has been written and recorded. Former KMFDM bandmate
En Esch Nicklaus Schandelmaier, (born 23 March 1968) is a German musician, better known by his stage name En Esch, and has been a member of the bands KMFDM, Pigface, Slick Idiot, and . And more recently with NUKES, a 16 member band that includes Chris C ...
will be providing final touches to the album. On 15 June 2016, the official PIG Facebook page announced that the new PIG album titled ''The Gospel'' would be released on 9 September 2016 on Metropolis. Soon after. tour dates were announced The American Excess tour with opening bands En Esch & Peter Turns Pirate. The North American tour takes place in September and October 2016. A remix album, ''Swine & Punishment'', was released in 2017. In 2018, PIG released the album ''Risen'', supported by another North American tour. 2019 saw the release of a collection of cover songs on an LP titled ''Candy''. The release of ''Candy'' was followed in the fall of the same year by the Divine Descent North American Tour, supported by Cyanotic and A Primitive Evolution. The Divine Descent Tour concluded on 6 October 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A brief tour of the United Kingdom followed. In 2020, PIG released a compilation album, ''Pain Is God'', which featured some new tracks and included songs from prior tour EPs dating back to the previous year. The album was released digitally, and on CD and vinyl, including special edition packages with unique 3D features in the digipack or record sleeve.


Musical style

PIG tends to sound more orchestral than KMFDM, with darker, more complex, more ambient beats. His album and song titles tend to be witty, rife with
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("Prayer Praise & Profit") or are plays on the titles of popular works or phrases (''
The Swining ''The Swining'' is a 1993 album released by Raymond Watts (as PIG). It was released exclusively in Japan, being re-released in the United States by Cleopatra Records in 1999 as part of The Swining/Red Raw & Sore. Music videos for the songs "The ...
'' / "Symphony for the Devil"). He also manages to work food, heroin or pork related terms into his albums. Like KMFDM, humor features prominently in PIG's lyrics, although they tend towards a darker/grittier tone than KMFDM's.


Collaboration with KMFDM

Because Raymond Watts is a central figure in both PIG and KMFDM, the two projects have seen much crossover. Watts has contributed his skills as a songwriter and vocalist to several KMFDM albums, including their first album ''
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'' in 1984, and has a heavy presence on their 1995 album ''
Nihil ''Nihil'' is the eighth studio album by German industrial band KMFDM, released on April 4, 1995, by Wax Trax! Records. The album marked the return of former band member Raymond Watts and the first appearance of journeyman drummer Bill Rief ...
'', which spawned the hit "
Juke Joint Jezebel "Juke Joint Jezebel" is a song by industrial rock group KMFDM from their 1995 album ''Nihil''. It is KMFDM's most widely known song to date, with around three million copies of the song sold across various releases. Background and composition The ...
". A collaborative EP titled ''
Sin Sex & Salvation ''Sin Sex & Salvation'' (1994), is an EP released by KMFDM and Raymond Watts (as PIG). The artist for it is usually listed as KMFDM vs. PIG. Track listing Personnel *PIG: **Raymond Watts - vocals, programming *KMFDM: **Sascha Konietzko ...
'' was released in 1994 under the moniker "PIG vs. KMFDM". KMFDM has in turn assisted Watts with his PIG projects in production and personnel. Current KMFDM guitarists Steve White and
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, Hodgso ...
(as well as former KMFDM guitarist
Günter Schulz Günter Schulz (or Guenter Schulz) is a German musician, songwriter and former member of the industrial band KMFDM. Biography Schulz's first credited appearance (as Svetlana Ambrosius, or Svet Am) was on the band's ''Naïve'' album (1990). H ...
) and drummer
Andy Selway Andy Selway is an English drummer, well known for his work with KMFDM. Selway spent his early years in Luton, England, but moved to Kirton near Felixstowe, Suffolk, where he remained until his early 20s. From a musical family, he is the eldest ...
have been involved with PIG. Watts has performed with KMFDM as part of the touring lineup, with the concerts billed as "KMFDM featuring PIG". The setlists for those shows feature KMFDM songs alongside Pig songs. A live CD from the 2002 "Sturm & Drang" tour was released on
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that same year. Watts was given a tongue-in-cheek description in the lyrics to the KMFDM song "Intro" from the 2003 album ''
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'':


Other collaborations

Watts has worked with several
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artists, receiving credits as PIG and Raymond Watts interchangeably. He has also been credited as "Nainz Watts" or "Nains Watts" on several early releases. *From 1984 to 1986 Watts was sound engineer for
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. *From 1985 to 1989 Watts was a sound engineer for
Einstürzende Neubauten (, 'Collapsing New Buildings') is a German experimental music group, formed in West Berlin in 1980. The group is currently composed of founding members Blixa Bargeld (lead vocals; guitar; keyboard) and N.U. Unruh (custom-made instruments; perc ...
. *Watts has occasionally collaborated with J. G. Thirlwell, briefly playing bass in
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Corruptus and co-writing songs for
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on the album ''
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''. Thirlwell, in turn, has cowritten and remixed songs for PIG. *Watts recorded music for ex-girlfriend spoken-word artist Sow (born Anna Wildsmith)'s 1994 album '' Je M'Aime'' and again for her 1998 album ''
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'' and 2010 album ''
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''. "Je M'aime" was reissued under the name "Pig/Sow" in 1999. *PIG's 1995 album ''
Sinsation ''Sinsation'' is an album by PIG released in Japan in 1995. It was later released in the United States on Nothing Records on 17 September 1996. A music video for the song 'Painiac (Nothing Touches Me)' was filmed and scarcely aired on MTV in 1996 ...
'' was released in the US on
Trent Reznor Michael Trent Reznor (born May 17, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and composer. He serves as the lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and principal songwriter of the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, wh ...
's label
Nothing Records Nothing Records was an American record label specializing in industrial rock and electronic music, founded by John Malm Jr. and Trent Reznor in 1992. It is considered an example of a vanity label, where an artist is able to run a label with some ...
. PIG also toured with Reznor's band
Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN and stylized as NIИ, is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland in 1988. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Trent Reznor was the only permanent member of the band ...
in the UK. *Japanese-based band Schaft employed Watts as a lyricist/vocalist for the 1994 album ''
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'' and companion remix collection ''
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''. *In 2001, Watts and KMFDM frontman
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 fath ...
teamed up with Japanese musicians
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and
Imai Hisashi is a Japanese musician and songwriter. He is known as lead guitarist of the rock band Buck-Tick since 1983. He has also performed in musical side-projects such as Schaft (1991–1994, 2015), Schwein (2001), and more recently Lucy (2004). Car ...
(also of Schaft and
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) to form the project super group
Schwein Schwein (German for ''pig'' as well as ''pork'') is a music group comprising members of Buck-Tick, KMFDM, and PIG. Members Raymond Watts (vocals, programming, guitar) and Hisashi Imai (Buck-Tick; guitar and noise), both having worked together in ...
.
Schwein Schwein (German for ''pig'' as well as ''pork'') is a music group comprising members of Buck-Tick, KMFDM, and PIG. Members Raymond Watts (vocals, programming, guitar) and Hisashi Imai (Buck-Tick; guitar and noise), both having worked together in ...
released two albums ''
Schweinstein Schwein (German for ''pig'' as well as ''pork'') is a music group comprising members of Buck-Tick, KMFDM, and Raymond Watts, PIG. Members Raymond Watts (vocals, programming, guitar) and Hisashi Imai (Buck-Tick; guitar and noise), both having worke ...
'' and ''
Son of Schweinstein ''Son of Schweinstein'' is a remix EP by Schwein. Released following ''Schweinstein'', ''Son of Schweinstein'' features remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by add ...
'' ; the latter being remixes from the first. *Watts has also provided production, mixing, remixing, and/or vocals for Psychic TV,
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, Haloblack, 2-Kut, Hoodlum Priest,
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, H3llb3nt, The Hit Parade, Brain Drive,
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, D.I.E., Sakurai Atsushi,
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, The Megaton Men,
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, Judda], Tweaker (band), Tweaker,
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, West End and Zos Kia. *Watts contributed an original composition to the soundtrack of the computer game
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. It plays on the title screen and one of Max's levels. *Watts has composed music for several
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fashion shows. *Watts has contributed vocals to the track "Second Coming" by Team Cybergeist *In 2020 Watts became a member of industrial supergroup The Joy Thieves by contributing vocals to "Empty Spaces", a song the band recorded for Riveting Music's ''Tear Down the Walls: A Riveting Tribute to
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's The Wall''.


Solo band members


Current members

*Raymond Watts – vocals, keyboards, programming, guitars (1987–present) *
En Esch Nicklaus Schandelmaier, (born 23 March 1968) is a German musician, better known by his stage name En Esch, and has been a member of the bands KMFDM, Pigface, Slick Idiot, and . And more recently with NUKES, a 16 member band that includes Chris C ...
– vocals, guitars, programming (2016–present) * Steve White – guitars, programming (1993–2007, 2018–present) *
Galen Waling Galen Waling (born 1986) is an American–Canadian dual citizen rock and metal drummer. He is the drummer for Left Spine Down and Stiff Valentine, and he has worked with SMP, 16volt 16volt is an American industrial rock band featuring E ...
– drums (2016–2018, 2019–present)


Former members

*Steve Crittel – live guitars (1991–1992) *Jim McKenchnie – live keyboards (1991–1992) *Kevin Bass – live drums (1991–1992) *Michael Watts – keyboards, organ, vocals (1991–1993, 1998–2006, 2016–2019) *
Karl Hyde Karl Hyde (born 10 May 1957) is an English musician and artist. He is a founding member of British electronic group Underworld. Hyde has also released a solo album, made albums with Brian Eno and Matthew Herbert, and contributed towards the sco ...
– guitars (1993–1994) *Santos De Castro – drums (1993, 1994, 1996) *
Imai Hisashi is a Japanese musician and songwriter. He is known as lead guitarist of the rock band Buck-Tick since 1983. He has also performed in musical side-projects such as Schaft (1991–1994, 2015), Schwein (2001), and more recently Lucy (2004). Car ...
– guitars, noises (1994–1998) * Olivier Grasset – drums, percussion, programming, production (1994, 2002, 2010) *Joanna Peacock – bass (1994) *
Günter Schulz Günter Schulz (or Guenter Schulz) is a German musician, songwriter and former member of the industrial band KMFDM. Biography Schulz's first credited appearance (as Svetlana Ambrosius, or Svet Am) was on the band's ''Naïve'' album (1990). H ...
– guitars, programming (1994–1999, 2006, 2016–2017, 2019–2020) *
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, Hodgso ...
– guitars, bass, keyboards (1997–2006) *
Andy Selway Andy Selway is an English drummer, well known for his work with KMFDM. Selway spent his early years in Luton, England, but moved to Kirton near Felixstowe, Suffolk, where he remained until his early 20s. From a musical family, he is the eldest ...
– drums (1997–2006) *Jason Knotek – live guitars (2006) *
Angel Bartolotta Andrew "Angel" Bartolotta (born November 26, 1981) is an American drummer. He is best known as the drummer for American alternative metal band Dope and for industrial metal band Genitorturers. He is also the founder of the large collaborative ...
– live drums (2006) * Mark Gemini Thwaite – guitars, bass, synthesizers, programming (2015–2017) * Gregory "Z. Marr" Steward – guitars, keyboards, programming, production (2016–2018) * Eric Gottesman – live keyboards (2016–2017) *Luke Dangler – live guitars (2017) *
Ben Christo Ben Christo (born 22 March 1980) is an English rock musician, guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, lyricist and session musician, he is best known for his tenures with The Sisters of Mercy, Night By Night and Diamond Black. Early life Christo ...
– guitars (2018–2019) *Martin Eden – guitars, bass, keyboards, programming, production, mixing (2004–2010, 2016–2019) *Jan-Vincent Velazco – drums (2018–2019)


Guest members

* Alex Hacke – guitars (1988) *Nikkolai Weidemann – guitars, piano, saxophone (1988) *Axel Dill – drums, piano, mixing (1988) *Achim Mennicken – guitars (1988–1989; died 2014) *Uwe Wüst – guitars (1988) *Remo Park – guitars (1988) *Christian Graupner – percussion, programming (1988–1989) *
J.G. Thirlwell James George Thirlwell (born 29 January 1960), also known as Clint Ruin, Frank Want, and Foetus, among other names, is an Australian musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for juxtaposing a variety of different musical styles. ...
– production (1988–1992) *John Caffery – production, recording (1989–1991) *
Roli Mosimann Roli Mosimann is a drummer, electronic musician and record producer who has worked in genres ranging from industrial to pop. Originally from Switzerland, Mosimann first came to attention with the New York City no wave band Swans and later col ...
– mixing (1989) *Martin Hawkes – recording, mixing (1991) *Paul Kendall – mixing (1991) *Siewert Johannsen – engineering (1992) * Anna Wildsmith – vocals (1989–1992, 1995–1996, 1998–1999, 2003–2006, 2010; died 2016) * John Gosling – programming, engineering, mixing (1993, 2010, 2018) *Enrico Thomaso – flugelhorn (1993–1994) *
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 fath ...
– vocals, synthesizers, production, engineering, mixing, programming (1994, 1997, 1998, 2020) *Jennifer Ginsberg – vocals (1994) *
Julian Beeston Julian Beeston is an English musician, mainly noted for his time in the electronic groups Nitzer Ebb and Cubanate. He has spent time as a remixing engineer working on artists such as Bob Marley and Billy Idol. More recently, he has worked as a ...
– programming, mixing (1995–1997) *Carol Anne Reynolds – vocals (1995, 1997–1999) *
Sakurai Atsushi is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He has been the vocalist of the rock band Buck-Tick since 1985, previously being their drummer from 1983. He released the solo album '' Ai no Wakusei'' in 2004 and was also a member of Schwein alongs ...
– vocals (1997–1998) *
Chris Shepard Chris Shepard is an American recording engineer and general manager at Chicago Recording Company. He is best known for his work with KMFDM, having engineered some of their most popular albums. He also worked on some of Sascha Konietzko's side ...
– (1997–1998) *Giles Littlefield – production, noises, programming (1996–1997) *Rob Henry – programming (1996–1999, 2018) *Jennie Bellestar – vocals (1996–1997) *Ruth McArdle – vocals (1996–1997) *Lian Warmington – vocals (1996–1997) *James Reynolds – engineering (1996–1997) *Ben Drakeford – engineering (1996–1997) *Jo Maskell – vocals (1997) *Andrew Bennett – guitars (1999) *Lisa Millet – vocals (1999) *Andy Cooke – programming (1999) * Arianne Schreiber – vocals (2001–2006) * Bryan Black – vocals, production, mixing (2001–2006) *
Marc Heal Marc Heal is an English musician, television producer and writer. He is best known as an industrial music artist of the 1990s, noted for mixing metal and techno with more traditional industrial sounds. His extroverted onstage behaviour was unus ...
– vocals, keyboards, programming (2004–2006, 2015–2019) *Dan Abela – guitars, engineering (2015–2016) *Nathan Cavaleri – guitars (2010, 2016) *
Tim Skold Tim Skold (born Thim Sköld) is a Swedish musician and record producer who produces solo work and has also collaborated with multiple musical groups including Shotgun Messiah, KMFDM, Marilyn Manson and Motionless in White. Biography Early li ...
– vocals, keyboards, guitars, programming, production (2018) *Anita Sylph – vocals (2018) *Joshua Broughton – guitars (2018) *Emre Ramazanoglu – keyboards, programming (2018) *Phil Barry – guitars (2018) *Ben Lee – violin (2018) *
Sasha Grey Marina Ann Hantzis (born March 14, 1988), known professionally as Sasha Grey, is an American actress, model, writer, musician, and former pornographic actress. Grey began her acting career in the pornographic film industry, winning 15 awards for ...
– vocals (2018–2019) *Michelle Martinez – vocals (2018–2019) *Susannah Doyle – vocals (2018)


Discography (partial)

Several of his albums were originally released in Japan, where he enjoyed considerably more success than in the United States and United Kingdom, but some of those albums were eventually released in the US. In 2004 he signed to Grand Recordings for distribution in the UK, under the name "Watts". The All Hamerican Pig Show was released in 2011 as a DVD via the Pig website, featuring performances from Pig's 2006 U.S. tour and a complete live performance from Osaka, Japan, 1999. The DVD also included the music videos for ''Painiac'' and ''Everything''.


Studio albums

* '' A Poke in the Eye... with a Sharp Stick'' (1988) * '' Praise the Lard'' (1991) * ''
The Swining ''The Swining'' is a 1993 album released by Raymond Watts (as PIG). It was released exclusively in Japan, being re-released in the United States by Cleopatra Records in 1999 as part of The Swining/Red Raw & Sore. Music videos for the songs "The ...
'' (1993) – Japan only release; reissued in 1999 in the US as The Swining/Red Raw & Sore * ''
Sinsation ''Sinsation'' is an album by PIG released in Japan in 1995. It was later released in the United States on Nothing Records on 17 September 1996. A music video for the song 'Painiac (Nothing Touches Me)' was filmed and scarcely aired on MTV in 1996 ...
'' (1995) – US release in 1996 * '' Wrecked'' (1996) – Japanese release; US release in 1997 has somewhat different track listing * ''
Genuine American Monster ''Genuine American Monster'' is an album by Raymond Watts, under the name PIG. It was initially released in Japan in 1999, and did not see a release in the United States until 2002 October 22 on Metropolis Records. The US release adds one song ...
'' (1999) – US release in 2002 * ''
Pigmartyr ''Pigmartyr'' (2004) is an album by Raymond Watts, a.k.a. PIG. This was the first album he signed as "Watts" instead of "PIG". The First copies (approx. 500) were signed and numbered by Raymond Watts. The album was remastered and rereleased thro ...
'' (2004) – UK only release, using the "Watts" name * ''Pigmata'' (2005) – remastered version of ''Pigmartyr'', using the "PIG" name, with three additional tracks * ''The Gospel'' (2016) – co-written and co-produced by Z. Marr * ''Risen'' (2018) * ''Candy'' (2019) – album of covers * ''Pain Is God'' (2020) * ''The Merciless Light'' (2022)


Remix albums

* ''Swine & Punishment'' (2017) – remixes of songs from ''The Gospel'' * ''Stripped & Whipped'' (2019) – remixes of songs from ''Risen''


EPs

* ''
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'' * '' A Stroll in the Pork'' (1992) * ''
Sin Sex & Salvation ''Sin Sex & Salvation'' (1994), is an EP released by KMFDM and Raymond Watts (as PIG). The artist for it is usually listed as KMFDM vs. PIG. Track listing Personnel *PIG: **Raymond Watts - vocals, programming *KMFDM: **Sascha Konietzko ...
'' (as PIG vs KMFDM) (1994) – collaborative EP with KMFDM * '' Red Raw & Sore'' (1994) – Japan only release; reissued in 1999 in America on ''The Swining/Red Raw & Sore'' (1999) * '' Painiac'' (1995) – Japan only release * '' Prime Evil'' (1997) – Japan only release * ''
No One Gets Out of Her Alive ''No One Gets Out of Her Alive'' is a 1998 EP by PIG. Track listing # "No One Gets Out of Her Alive" (Raymond Watts, Steve White) – 5:53 # "Jump the Gun" (R. Watts, White) – 5:14 # "Contempt" (R. Watts, White) – 4:31 # "Satanic Panic" (R. ...
'' (1998) – Japan only release * '' Disrupt Degrade & Devastate'' (1999) – Japan only release * ''
Compound Eye Sessions Compound Eye Sessions is an collaboration between Marc Heal ( Ashtrayhead, Cubanate) as ''MC Lord of the Flies'' and Raymond Watts (PIG, ex-KMFDM). Two songs from the PIG side of the EP titled "''Drugzilla''" and "''Shake''" were previously releas ...
'' (2015) – with
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* '' Long in the Tooth'' (2015) – with
Primitive Race Primitive Race is an international industrial supergroup created by Chris Kniker and featuring Raymond Watts (PIG, KMFDM), Dave Ogilvie ( Skinny Puppy), Mark Gemini Thwaite ( Peter Murphy, Spear of Destiny, Tricky, Mob Research, The Mission, ...
* ''The Diamond Sinners'' (2016) – digital only release * ''The Redeemer'' (2016) – tour only release * ''Prey & Obey'' (2017) – digital only release * ''Second Coming'' (2017) – tour only release * ''Hell to Pay... in the USA'' (2018) – tour only release * ''
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'' (2018) – with
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* ''Mobocracy'' (2019) – tour only release * ''The Wages of Sin'' (2019) – digital only release * ''Sex & Death'' (2020) – digital only release


Singles

* "Never For Fun" (1988) * "Sick City" / "Shit for Brains" (1989) * "Shit for Brains" – Germany-only release * "The Fountain of Miracles" (1993) * "Black Mass" (2018) * "Seed of Evil" (2019) – with Black Needle Noise


Video releases

*''The All Hamerican Pig Show'' (2011)


Book releases

*''PIG - The Word of the Lard: The Scripture of Raymond Watts'' (2017) – book compiling all of Raymond Watts' lyrics to date


Music videos

Several music videos have been filmed, but most remain unreleased outside Japan. Most videos have surfaced online on
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in questionable quality. The video for ''Arbor Vitate'' is actually a re-cut version of the Schaft video of the same song. *"Shit for Brains" (1988) *"The Fountain of Miracles" (1993) *"The Seven Veils" (1993) *"Painiac" (1995) *"Everything" (1996) *"Arbor Vitate" (2004) *"Long in the Tooth" (2015) *"The Diamond Sinners" (2016) *"Found in Filth" (2016) *"Prey & Obey" (2017) *"The Chosen Few" (2018) *"The Revelation" (2018) *"That's The Way (I Like It)" (2018) *"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (2018) *"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (2019) *"Mobocracy" (2019) *"Sex & Death" (2020) *"Rock 'n' Roll Refugee" (2020)


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