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kmfdm live in 2011 sascha white konietzko lucia cifarelli jules hodgson andy selway steve mdfmk slick idiot , the spittin ' cobras , excessive force , pig , kgc , 1984 -- 1999 , 2002 -- present z , sanctuary , kmfdm , skysaw , wax trax ! , metropolis 250 kmfdm
 group_or_band industrial , techno , electropunk rock , industrial metal , electro-industrial , house kmfdm live in 2011.jpg hamburg , germany kmfdm
kmfdm

kmfdm -lrb- originally kein mehrheit für die mitleid , loosely translated as `` no pity for the majority '' -rrb- is an industrial band led by german multi-instrumentalist sascha konietzko , who founded the group in 1984 as a performance art project .
kmfdm has released nineteen studio albums and two dozen singles , with sales of more than two million records worldwide .
the band has undergone many line-up changes and featured dozens of guest musicians .
its earliest incarnation included german drummer en esch and british vocalist raymond watts , the latter of whom left and rejoined the group several times over its history .
german guitarist günter schulz joined in 1990 ; both he and esch continued with the band until kmfdm broke up in 1999 .
konietzko resurrected kmfdm in 2002 -lrb- esch and schulz declined to rejoin -rrb- , and by 2005 he had assembled a consistent line-up that included american singer lucia cifarelli , british guitarists jules hodgson and steve white , and british drummer andy selway .
critics consider kmfdm to be one of the first bands to bring industrial music to mainstream audiences , though konietzko refers to the band 's music as `` the ultra-heavy beat '' .
the band incorporates heavy metal guitar riffs , electronic music , samples , and both male and female vocals in its music , which encompasses a variety of styles .
kmfdm normally tours at least once after every major release , and band members are known for their accessibility to and interaction with fans , both online and at concerts .
members , singly or working with each other and others , have recorded under many other names , primarily watts ' pig in 1988 , konietzko 's excessive force in 1991 , and esch and schulz 's slick idiot in 2001 .
