V - Metal Machine Music

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Electricity Club	Favourable^[1]
The Midlands Rocks	8/10^[2]
Power of Metal.dk	9/10^[3]
Reflections of Darkness	8/10^[4]
Release	6/10^[5]
Side-Line	8.5/10^[6]

V - Metal Machine Music is the ninth album by German Industrial/EBM band Die Krupps. The album was released on 28 August 2015 as digital download and double CD as well as limited bundles.^[6]

Background

The album sees the band returning "to a distinctly guitar-heavy sound".^[7] The album derives its name from one of the band's earlier tracks 'Metal Machine Music', a single off the Album 'I'.

"Die Verdammten" is a guitar rework of the Tour Intro the band had used on their 2011 and 2014 tours. "The Vampire Strikes Back" is a rework of a song previously released on a Wing Commander OST album in 1998 being the bands last song released prior to their temporary breakup. Road Rage Warrior, Alive In A Glass Cage and Volle Kraft Voraus are also older songs that were re-recorded. "The Red Line" was first released in 2014 as a B-Side on the "Robo Sapien" single.

Track listing

All music composed by Jürgen Engler and Marcel Zürcher, except where noted.

Disc 1
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Die Verdammten (Prelude)" (Music by Maurice Jarre)		1:03
2.	"Kaltes Herz"	Engler	4:44
3.	"Battle Extreme"	Ralf Dörper, Engler	3:35
4.	"Fly Martyrs Fly"	Engler, Dörper	4:04
5.	"The Truth"	Dörper, Engler	3:43
6.	"Road Rage Warrior"	Dörper	3:54
7.	"The Vampire Strikes Back" (Music by Engler, Chris Lietz)	Engler	3:26
8.	"Alive in a Glass Cage" (Music by Engler, Lietz)	Dörper, Engler	4:10
9.	"Branded"	Dörper, Engler	3:48
10.	"Kaos Reigns"	Dörper	3:24
11.	"The Red Line"	Dörper	4:57
12.	"Bonded By Blood"	Dörper, Engler	4:24
13.	"Volle Kraft Voraus" (Music by Engler)	Engler, Christina Schnekenburger	3:28

Disc 2
No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Kaltes Herz (Reworked by Darkhaus)"	Engler	4:09
2.	"Alive in a Glass Cage (Remixed by Faderhead)" (Music by Engler, Lietz)	Dörper, Engler	4:38
3.	"Road Rage Warrior '82" (Music by Engler)	Engler	3:14
4.	"Battle Extreme (Demo)"	Ralf Dörper, Engler	3:35
5.	"Kaos Reigns (Demo)"	Dörper	3:25
6.	"The Vampire Strikes Back (Demo)" (Music by Engler, Chris Lietz)	Engler	3:30
7.	"Kaltes Herz (Demo)"	Engler	4:42
8.	"Alive in a Glass Cage (Demo)" (Music by Engler, Lietz)	Dörper, Engler	4:18
Total length:			31:41

Personnel

Die Krupps

Jürgen Engler – vocals, keyboard, guitar (8), cover concept, recording, production
Ralf Dörper – synthesizer
Marcel Zürcher – guitar, keyboard

Technical personnel

Chris Lietz – production
Alex Henke – additional guitar recording
Franz Schepers – band photo
Éric Débris – photos (Jürgen Engler, hot rod)
Dennis Hom – hot rod (front cover)
Jennifer Heibel – hot rod (booklet)
Darrell Heibel – hot rod (booklet)
Sascha Osterland – artwork

Chart positions

Chart (2015)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	49

References

1 2 Boddy, Paul (22 August 2015). "Die Krupps: V - Metal Machine Music". The Electricity Club. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
↑ Jones, Allan (17 August 2015). "Die Krupps – V – Metal Machine Music". The Midlands Rocks. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
↑ Maximus, Editorius (10 September 2015). "CD Review: Die Krupps - V-Metal Machine Music". Power of Metal.dk. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
↑ Leopold, Josie (8 September 2015). "CD Review: Die Krupps - V-Metal Machine Music". Reflection of Darkness. Münster. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
↑ Schlatta Wik, Fredrik (August 28, 2015). "Die Krupps - V - Metal Machine Music". Release. Release Musik & Media. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
1 2 H., W. (10 October 2015). "Die Krupps – V – Metal Machine Music". Side-Line. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
↑ UltraRiot, Alex (11 May 2015). "Die Krupps - Tour with 'V - Metal Machine Music' album". Reflections of Darkness. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
↑ "Die Krupps - V - Metal Machine Music". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (Germany). Retrieved 24 September 2015.

Die Krupps

Members	Jürgen Engler Ralf Dörper Marcel Zürcher Rüdiger Esch (former) Christoph "Nook" Michelfeit (former) Bernward Malaka (former) Frank Köllges (former) Eva-Maria Gößling (former) Christina Schnekenburger (former) Walter Jaeger (former) Christopher Lietz (former) Lee Altus (former) Darren Minter (former) George Lewis (former) Oliver Röhl (former) Achim Färber (former)

Studio albums	Stahlwerksinfonie Volle Kraft Voraus! Entering the Arena I II - The Final Option III - Odyssey of the Mind Paradise Now The Machinists of Joy V - Metal Machine Music

EPs	A Tribute to Metallica Als wären wir für immer

Singles	Wahre Arbeit - Wahrer Lohn (1981) Goldfinger Risk The Machineries of Joy Demo Germaniac Metal Machine Music The Power Fatherland To the Hilt Crossfire Bloodsuckers Isolation Scent Fire Rise Up Black Beauty White Heat Wahre Arbeit, Wahrer Lohn (2005 Promo) Join in the Rhythm of Machines (with Nitzer Ebb) Industrie-Mädchen Risikofaktor

Compilations	Metall Maschinen Musik 91 - 81 Past Forward Rings of Steel Metalmorphosis of Die Krupps '81 - '92 Foundation Too Much History - Vol. 1: The Electro Years Too Much History - Vol. 2: The Metal Years

Remix releases	The Final Remixes The Remix Wars: Strike 2 (with Front Line Assembly) Volle Kraft Null Acht

Associated acts	Dkay.com Heathen Male Propaganda

Related articles	Russian Industrial Tribute To Die Krupps

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