rock and roll fables

music, comics, and media in a rock 'n' roll world

Lucia Cifarelli Steps Out On Electro-fied Elegance Of I Am Eye

By Leave a Comment

Much like legendary musical chameleons David Bowie or Madonna, KMFDM’s Lucia Cifarelli traverses a tantalizing line that subverts genres and dwells in a place that’s all things Electro, Industrial, Pop, and more on I Am Eye. Speaking of the Material Girl, Cifarelli’s first solo outing in nearly twenty years is almost like an Industrial-tinged Confessions On A Dance Floor where it takes a known quantity and transplants it into a glorious new sonic world to give fans the follow-up to From the Land of Volcanos that’s more than worth the wait.

[Read more…]

PIG Makes Old School The New School On Relentless And Retro The Merciless Light

By 1 Comment

Not even parts of a whole anymore but fans of KMFDM’s beginnings have surely been getting a treat these last few years with that Industrial juggernaut still rolling along after 30+ years and Raymond Watts’ PIG back in full swing since 2016 and, more often than not, utilizing the talents of fellow former KMFDMer’s like En Esch and Steve White (As well as axe-master Gunter Schulz who does not feature on this particular record) as is the case with PIG’s latest outing The Merciless Light.

[Read more…]

Lucia Cifarelli: A Rock And Roll Fables Conversation

By 2 Comments

There’s no denying that, almost 40 years into their career, the Industrial juggernaut known as KMFDM is still a force to be reckoned with on the scene. They’ve survived a constantly changing music industry, line up changes, and most recently, a global pandemic to come back with what might be their greatest, and most “KMFDM”, release to date with HYENA which sees the light of day on September 9th through Metropolis Records. Recently we had the privilege of chatting with KMFDM singer/songwriter Lucia Cifarelli via email about the new record, the upcoming fall tour (Hitting Boston’s Paradise Rock Club on October 12th), her recent solo outing I Am Eye (Available via Bandcamp here) among other topics and it goes a little something like this:

[Read more…]

Are You Ready? KMFDM Ready New Ultra Heavy Beats On 22nd Full-Length HYENA

By Leave a Comment

If you’re not having fun while listening to new KMFDM music then you’re doing it wrong. That said, the 22nd (!!!) full-length from the legendary Industrial outfit might be their most fun outing yet. Filled with the kinds of blistering anthems you’d come to expect from Kap’n K and the gang, HYENA still manages to both enthrall and excite, surprise and stimulate this far into KMFDM’s career.

[Read more…]

The Joy Thieves Assemble An Army Of Greats For Post-Punk Heist Of The Century On American Parasite

By Leave a Comment

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: The best kinds of albums are the ones you weren’t expecting. Sure, I’m aware that the Industrial juggernaut known as The Joy Thieves is out there making killer tunes but legitimately had no clue that not only was a proper full-length on the way but that it features the legendary vocalist (And frequent collaborator/Joy Thief) Chris Connelly on ALL 15 tracks. And let’s be honest here, who else is more suited to act as the maniacal ringleader over a veritable army of musicians who have collectively backed such diverse vocalists as David Bowie, Henry Rollins, Iggy Pop, Jaz Coleman, Al Jourgensen at one point in time?

[Read more…]

Black Sugar Transmission Close Out Thrilling Trilogy With Killer Coda Dream Finisher

By Leave a Comment

Andee Blacksugar’s Return Of The King, his Godfather Part III…his Dark Knight Rises even! If you’re picking up what I’m throwing down then you get that we’re at the final part of a trilogy and like many a third in a cinematic tale, what fans are getting is something really freakin’ epic.

[Read more…]

Black Sugar Transmission Ambitiously Begin The New Decade With Wandering Into The Bullseye, First Of Three Planned Releases In 2020

By Leave a Comment

If you were to take the experimental aesthetic of Duran Duran’s much maligned yet highly underrated Medazzaland and combine it with a current artist like Julien-K you might have an inkling of an idea of what to expect when traversing the New Wave meets Electro world of Black Sugar Transmission. The brainchild of Andee Blacksugar (KMFDM, Peter Murphy), Black Sugar Transmission return with the first of THREE planned releases this year and if the rest sound anything at all like Wandering Into The Bullseye does then music fans are in for quite the sonic treat in 2020.

[Read more…]

KMFDM Herald In A New PARADISE On Latest (And Greatest) Slab Of Industrial Ecstasy

By Leave a Comment

KMFDM is back. Again. But why should you care? Because the Godfathers of Industrial consistently deliver the Ultra Heavy Beat and on PARADISE, their 21st album which celebrates their 35th year as a collective, they’re offering up their most diverse and, quite possibly, their best record of the 21st Century.

[Read more…]

Raymond Watts: A Rock And Roll Fables Conversation

By Leave a Comment

Raymond Watts is a living legend. He is. Whether he’s taking it all on with <PIG> or collaborating with KMFDM or Alexander McQueen, Watts is genuinely a prolific creator. Like fellow Industrial Metal luminaries Paul Barker and Chris Connelly, he is also a man not bound by the rules of the genre. Quite frankly, the man likes to branch out! The proof is in the pudding and, in this case, flows across a plethora of sonic excursions released within a year of the first <PIG> full-length in over a decade.

And the Lord of Lard himself explained how exactly that comeback happened recently via phone: [Read more…]

KMFDM Return Refreshed With Incendiary HELL YEAH

By Leave a Comment

Any year KMFDM produces a new LP tends to be a good year for Industrial music. I mean look at this year so far: 3TEETH, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, 16Volt, and Ohgr (who’ll be sharing a stage with KMFDM on tour this Fall) alone all have released something or have new music in the pipeline. Hell, KMFDM put out an EP in addition to this upcoming LP already! [Read more…]