KMFDM ‎– Symbols

Label:

Wax Trax! Records – TVT 7245-2, TVT Records – TVT 7245-2

Format:

CD, Album

Country:

Released:

1997

Genre:

Electronic, Rock

Style:

EBM, Industrial, Heavy Metal

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Megalomaniac Backing Vocals – Abby Travis Guitar – Günter Schulz Lyrics By – En Esch, Sascha Konietzko Music By – Günter Schulz, Sascha Konietzko Vocals [English], Sequenced By, Programmed By, Programmed By [Loops] – Sascha Konietzko Vocals [German] – En Esch	6:07
2	Stray Bullet Backing Vocals – Abby Travis, En Esch Guitar – Günter Schulz Guitar [Slide], Percussion – En Esch Lyrics By – En Esch, Sascha Konietzko Music By – Günter Schulz, Sascha Konietzko Programmed By – Günter Schulz, Sascha Konietzko Vocals, Sequenced By – Sascha Konietzko	5:31
3	Leid Und Elend Guitar – Günter Schulz Lyrics By – En Esch, Sascha Konietzko Music By – Günter Schulz, Sascha Konietzko Vocals – En Esch Vocals [Chorus], Sequenced By, Programmed By – Sascha Konietzko	6:09
4	Mercy Backing Vocals – Abby Travis Cymbal, Tambourine – En Esch Guitar – Günter Schulz, Michel Bassin Lyrics By – En Esch, Sascha Konietzko Music By – En Esch, Günter Schulz, Sascha Konietzko Programmed By [Loops] – Günter Schulz, Sascha Konietzko Sequenced By, Programmed By – Sascha Konietzko Vocals – En Esch, Sascha Konietzko	4:59
5	Torture Backing Vocals – En Esch, Sascha Konietzko Guitar – Günter Schulz Lyrics By – Kevin Ogilvie Music By – Sascha Konietzko Sequenced By, Programmed By – Sascha Konietzko Vocals – Ogre*	7:04
6	Spit Sperm Backing Vocals – En Esch, Günter Schulz, Sascha Konietzko Bass – Abby Travis Cymbal, Guitar [Solo] – En Esch Drums – William Rieflin Guitar – Günter Schulz Lyrics By, Vocals – Raymond Watts Music By – En Esch, Günter Schulz, Sascha Konietzko Sequenced By, Programmed By – Sascha Konietzko	4:46
7	Anarchy Backing Vocals – Abby Travis Guitar – Günter Schulz, Michel Bassin Lyrics By – Tim Skold Music By – En Esch, Günter Schulz, Sascha Konietzko, William Rieflin Percussion – En Esch, Günter Schulz, Michel Bassin, Sascha Konietzko, William Rieflin Programmed By [Loops] – En Esch, William Rieflin Sequenced By – En Esch, Sascha Konietzko Vocals – Tim Skold	5:34
8	Down And Out Guitar – Günter Schulz, Michel Bassin Lyrics By – Abby Travis, En Esch, Sascha Konietzko Music By – En Esch, Günter Schulz, Sascha Konietzko Percussion – En Esch, Günter Schulz, Sascha Konietzko Programmed By [Loops] – En Esch Saxophone – Amy Denio Sequenced By, Programmed By – En Esch, Sascha Konietzko Vocals – Abby Travis, En Esch, Sascha Konietzko	6:39
9	Unfit Bass – Abby Travis Guitar – Günter Schulz, Michel Bassin Guitar [Screwdriver] – En Esch Lyrics By – Raymond Watts Music By – En Esch, Günter Schulz, Sascha Konietzko Programmed By [Loops] – En Esch, Günter Schulz Sequenced By, Programmed By – Sascha Konietzko Vocals – Raymond Watts	6:01
10	Waste Backing Vocals – En Esch, Günter Schulz Drums – William Rieflin Guitar – Günter Schulz Lyrics By – Abby Travis, Sascha Konietzko Music By – En Esch, Günter Schulz, Sascha Konietzko, William Rieflin Piano [Scratch] – En Esch Programmed By – Sascha Konietzko Programmed By [Loops], Sequenced By – En Esch, William Rieflin Vocals – Abby Travis, Sascha Konietzko	3:39

Credits

Artwork By – Brute!
Design – Alexei Tylevich
Engineer – Chris Shepard, En Esch, Günter Schulz, Sascha Konietzko, Scott Crane
Engineer [Assistant] – Sam Hofstedt
Management – Charlie Hewitt, Sascha Konietzko
Mastered By – Roger Seibel
Photography [Band] – G. Schulz
Photography [Günter Schulz] – K. Moskowitz
Photography [William Rieflin] – W. Rieflin
Producer, Mixed By – Chris Shepard, KMFDM

Notes

Initial Brainstorm Session @ Soundhouse, Seattle

Assembled & Tracked @ Luftschutzbunker, Seattle
Studio 10018, New York City
Edelweiss Tonbetriebe, Kelowna B.C.

Overdubbed & Mixed @ Studio X, Seattle

Mastered @ Sae Mastering, Phoenix

℗ & © 1997 Wax Trax! Records, Inc.
Manufactured and distributed by TVT Records.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 0 16581 72452 5
Matrix / Runout: X2782 4R TVT 7245-2 02 M1S2
Other (Mastering Code): IFPI L902
Other (Mould Code): IFPI 2U1U

Other Versions (Showing 5 of 10) View All

Title, Format	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Symbols (CD, Album, RM)	Metropolis, KMFDM Records	MET487	US	2007
Symbols (CD, Album, Dig)	Dragnet Records	DRA 488971 6	Germany	1997
Symbols (CD, Album, Promo)	Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records	TVT 7245-2P	US	1997
Symbols (CD, Album)	Rock Records	RTVD-009	South Korea	1997
Symbols (LP)	Dragnet Records	Dragnet 157 LP	UK	1997