Pig (musical project)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 industrial music project PIG, sometimes written as <PIG>. Watts was a founding member and periodic collaborator of KMFDM, and has been a visible part of the industrial music scene since the early 1980s. He has toured with KMFDM, Nine Inch Nails, Schaft, Schwein, and Einstürzende Neubauten.
Sascha KonietzkoSascha 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 and frontman of the industrial band KMFDM. KMFDMKonietzko is best known for his role as frontman of KMFDM. Having co-founded the group as a performance art project in 1984, he is the only member of KMFDM to appear on every release, and the only founding member still in the band.
Wax Trax! RecordsWax Trax! Records is an American independent record label based in Chicago. The label was purchased by TVT Records in 1992 and was discontinued in 2001. In 2014, it was re-established by Julia Nash, daughter of co-founder Jim Nash. On February 6, 2025, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks unanimously voted to declare the old Chicago storefront a landmark.
Lucia CifarelliLucia Cifarelli (born September 23, 1970) is an American singer, 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 and KGC, and the <PIG> / Buck-Tick project Schwein. CareerCifarelli got her start recording in studios in New York, eventually forming her own band, Drill, along with future Black Label Society bass guitarist John DeServio.Günter SchulzGünter Schulz (or Guenter Schulz) is a German musician, songwriter and former member of the industrial band KMFDM. BiographySchulz's first credited appearance (as Svetlana Ambrosius, or Svet Am) was on the band KMFDM's album Naïve in 1990, although already having appeared on the "Godlike" single which was released 3 months prior (albeit uncredited). He continued using that stage name until 1995's Nihil.
Electronic musicElectronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means (electroacoustic music).Industrial rockIndustrial rock is a fusion genre that fuses industrial music and rock music. Originally emerging in the late 1970s to early 1980s pioneered by artists such as American bands Chrome, Swans and Big Black, England's Killing Joke, and Canadian outfit Skinny Puppy, the movement was further proliferated in the late 1980s by Wax Trax! Records in the US city of Chicago, with artists such as Front 242, Front Line Assembly, KMFDM, and Sister Machine Gun.
Andy SelwayAndy Selway (born 3 September 1970) 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 of three brothers, the other two being proficient bass (Danny) and brass (Ricky) players.
Metropolis RecordsMetropolis Records is a record label that was founded in Philadelphia in 1993, by Dave Heckman. The label's all-electronic format closely tracked with European contemporaries including Off Beat, and since 1995 has been instrumental in promoting and distributing underground electronic music in the U.S. On June 9, 1999, Metropolis bought the American industrial label, Pendragon Records.
En EschNicklaus Schandelmaier (born 23 March 1968), better known by his stage name En Esch, is a German musician and has been a member of the bands KMFDM, Pigface, Slick Idiot, and <PIG>.
HamburgHamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and sixth-largest city in the European Union, with a population of over 1.9 million. The Hamburg Metropolitan Region has a population of over 5.1 million and is the tenth-largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. At the base of the Jutland Peninsula, the 110 km (68 mi)-long Elbe estuary begins in Hamburg, at the confluence of the Alster and Bille.
Heavy metal musicGenre of rock musicHeavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats and loudness.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.