KMFDM – ‘Paradise’ (Metropolis Records)
Twenty-one albums into a 35-year career, its safe to say you more or less know exactly what you’re getting when industrial legends KMFDM come around with a new record. In a classic example of ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ KMFDM continue to do exactly what they always have on ‘Paradise’, building a techno-tinged industrial metal record with heavy themes of disenfranchisement. However, our man Rich H reckons that, in many ways, it’s kinda funny that the dystopian sentiments you’d find on ‘Paradise’ actually feel like a lighter alternative to the ceaseless tide of bullshit we actually have to contend with each day, statements of “they plan to destroy you, they’re coming for you” on opener ‘K-M-F’ feeling trite when compared to the hateful bile you can find just by flicking on the news.
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