Excessive Force is a musical
side project
In popular music, a side project is a project undertaken by one or more people already known for their involvement in another band. It can also be an artist or a band temporarily switching to a different style.
Usually these projects emphasize ...
started in 1991 by
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 ...
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
Buzz McCoy Buzz McCoy (born Marston Daley) is one of the founding members of industrial disco band My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult.
History
Buzz McCoy and friend Groovie Mann (Frankie Nardiello) had been working together on a film titled ''Hammerhead Hous ...
of
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult (often shortened to Thrill Kill Kult or TKK) is an American electronic industrial rock band originally based in Chicago and founded by Groovie Mann (born Frankie Nardiello) and Buzz McCoy (born Marston Daley). ...
.
History
In 1991, Excessive Force released the
single "
Conquer Your House", followed by the album ''
Conquer Your World''. After this release, McCoy had no more involvement in Excessive Force, which went on to become exclusively a KMFDM side project. In 1993, Excessive Force released the single "
Blitzkrieg" followed by the album ''
Gentle Death
''Gentle Death'' is a 1993 album by Excessive Force, a KMFDM side project. On November 6, 2007, this album was re-released with remastered audio as well as the "Blitzkrieg" single as bonus tracks.
Track listing
Personnel
* Sascha Konietzko ...
''. The band is also credited with remixes of the KMFDM songs "
Light
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" and "
Megalomaniac
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Megalomania or megalomaniac may also refer to:
Psychology
* Narcissistic personality disorder
* Grandiose delusions
* Omnipotence (psychoanalysis), a stage o ...
".
Konietzko dismissed the possibility of reforming Excessive Force referring to it as "a one off that turned into a two off."
[ He also noted that there is a Canadian ]white supremacist
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band that uses the same name.[Chaos Control Digizine : KMFDM Interview]
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On November 6, 2007, KMFDM Records re-released the entire Excessive Force back catalog.KMFDM Records
References
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German industrial music groups
KMFDM
Musical groups established in 1991
Wax Trax! Records artists
Metropolis Records artists
1991 establishments in Germany