Kmfdm
KMFDM's previous album, Xtort, was a corrosive industrial metalfest that burned as deeply as most anything by Ministry or Nine Inch Nails. But fans expecting more gut-pounding, head-smashing euphoria are in for a surprise. The band's self-titled successor is light on the metal, heavy on the electronic--which isn't to say KMFDM are hopping on some Chemical Brothers/Prodigy bandwagon. They were futzing around with samplers and keyboards over a decade ago. It's just that diehard metalheads might findKMFDM's skittering beats and blipping keyboards a little too left-field. But for open-minded souls who like to danceanddestroy,KMFDMshould prove to be a hedonistic cauldron of carnal delight.--Jon Wiederhorn