Die Krupps

DIE KRUPPS - 25+ Years Of

Metall Maschinen Musik



Critics worldwide hail them alongside KRAFTWERK and EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN as pioneers of Electronic and Industrial music, bands like FRONT 242 and NITZER EBB called them their inspiration, and their musical ideas found their way into the sound of a wide spectrum of music, from DEPECHE MODE to the innovative pioneers of Detroit Techno.

Over 25 years and many internationally successful albums, DIE KRUPPS have developed an unmistakable signature sound that is meant to stay!



After monumental and industrial beginnings with the album Stahlwerksinfonie, the foundation for Electronic Body Music was laid by the single Wahre Arbeit Wahrer Lohn (both Album and Single Of The Week in the British NME), and the following albums Volle Kraft Voraus and Entering The Arena, which created international interest in the bands characteristic synthesis of hard electronics and highly danceable beats. European wide releases secured the band a large following, that was only meant to increase in the 90s.



After a three year break, international chart positions of a remake of their classic track Wahre Arbeit, now called The Machineries Of Joy, which was a collaboration with NITZER EBB (U.S. Dance Charts Top10), marked the next chapter in the history of the band.

The following widening of their musical spectrum, which saw the addition of a more Metal inspired aggressive vocal style and guitar riffs on the album I, and the essential single track Metal Machine Music, was like a slap in the face of conservative critics and listeners alike. The mini album A Tribute To Metallica underlined this daring step, gaining the attention of Lars Ulrich and Co., who helped to secure the band a long term deal in the U.S.



The highly successful albums (european-wide Chart positions, Germany Top20) II - The Final Option , The Final Remixes, which consisted of remix interpretations of DIE KRUPPS tracks by fellow bands such as NINE INCH NAILS, SISTERS OF MERCY, FAITH NO MORE, CLAWFINGER and many others, and the album III - Odyssey Of The Mind, were again inspiration to many upcoming new bands, such as RAMMSTEIN, whose song Tier was a direct adaptation and tribute to DIE KRUPPS The Dawning Of Doom from the album I .



After several worldwide tours, and another Chart-topping album, Paradise Now (Germany No.17), on which the band collaborated with Arthur Brown (Fire), it was decided to bring a temporary stop to the bands extraordinary career.



2005 marked the 25th anniversary of Die Krupps, which was reason enough for the two original members Engler and Dörper to prove to the rest of the world that Die Krupps are far from being dead. The reunited group played festivals across Europe and proved that their live shows are as energetic as ever. The audience’s response was overwhelming and proved that the band had not lost any ground during its absence.



In November 2007, Die Krupps’s new album Too Much History was released. The new album includes fresh recordings from almost every album Die Krupps has released, and several bonus tracks including the new song “The Great Divide”, the previously unreleased “5 Millionen” and several collaborations with Client and Douglas McCarthy. As in “Germaniac” and “Fatherland,” Die Krupps have always showed their colors. The fighting spirit is unbroken.



The new chapter in DIE KRUPPS story is described by founder and mastermind Jurgen Engler as:



25 years of Metal Machine Music, or rather Man Machine Music in the age of Robo Sapiens,



only to be followed by the bold and provocative statement:



DIE KRUPPS Machinery Made For Eternity



FULL FORCE AHEAD!



Die Krupps Discographie

Albums:

Stahlwerksymphonie (1981)

Volle Kraft Voraus (1982)

Entering The Arena (1985)

I (1992)

Tribute To Metallica (1993)

II The Final Option (1993)

The Final Remixes (1994)

III Odyssey Of The Mind (1995)

Paradise Now (1997)

Too Much History (2007)



NEW RELEASE PLANNED FOR FALL 2008 !!



Compilations/Boxsets/other:

Metal Maschinen Music 91-81 (1991)

Die Krupps Box (1993)

Rings Of Steel (1995)

Metalmorphosis Of Die Krupps (1996)

Foundation (1997)