KMFDM’s 20th Anniversary Remix of “Hau Ruck” is Coming Soon


Industrial legends, KMFDM, are set to a drop a remix of their album, Hau Ruck originally recorded in Seattle and issued via Metropolis Records in September 2005. Marking the 20th anniversary of the classic album, Hau Ruck 2025 is due to arrive on May 23rd, on the same label. Keep reading below to find out more.

While touring in support of its 2003 predecessor ‘WWIII’, band leader Sascha Konietzko had discussed the group’s plans for their next album: “What we can all agree on, and I’m not saying we disagree on any other things, but everybody was pointing out that it should be really different. There are terms floating around such as, ‘More noisy, more dance-y, more electronic and less butt rock.

The album was originally going to be titled FUBAR in reference to the military acronym ‘Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair’. However, that was abandoned in favour of Hau Ruck, which is German for ‘heave-ho’. Hau Ruck includes perennial fan favourite songs such as “Professional Killer,” “Ready To Blow,” “Free Your Hate,” and the title track.

Album line-up:
Sascha Konietzko – Vocals, synthesisers, sequencers, engineering
Lucia Cifarelli – Vocals
Jules Hodgson – Guitars, bass, programming, engineering
Andy Selway – Drums, programming
Steve White – Guitars, programming
Mina Stolle – Trumpet on ‘Auf Wiederseh’n’