Nihil 423616 225904088 2008-07-15T23:08:31Z Twsx 1964288 fixing genre capitalization mistakes per [[Wikipedia:MUSTARD#Capitalization|WP:MUSTARD]] -> [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(capital_letters)#Musical_genres|MOS:CAPS]] + cleanup. {{for|the Impaled Nazarene album|Nihil (Impaled Nazarene album)}} {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = Nihil | Type = [[Album]] | Artist = [[KMFDM]] | Cover = KmfdmNihil.jpg | Released = [[April 4]], [[1995 in music|1995]] | Recorded = Early [[1994 in music|1994]] &ndash; January 1995 | Genre = [[Industrial rock]]<br/>[[Industrial metal]] | Length = 49:03 | Label = [[Wax Trax! Records|Wax Trax!]]/[[TVT Records|TVT]], [[Metropolis Records|Metropolis]] | Producer = [[Sascha Konietzko]]<br/>Chris Shepard<br/>[[KMFDM]] | Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&amp;sql=Akw6qoaqauijr link] | Last album = '''''[[Naïve/Hell to Go]]'''''<br/>(1994) | This album = ''Nihil''<br/>(1995) | Next album = ''[[Xtort]]''<br/>(1996) }} '''''Nihil''''' is the eighth [[album]] by the [[Germany|German]] [[Industrial rock]] band [[KMFDM]], released in 1995. It was recorded in [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington]]. ''Nihil'' is one of the only KMFDM albums that does not feature cover artwork by pop-artist [[Aidan Hughes|Brute!]]. Instead, the cover was designed by Francesca Sundsten, wife of drummer [[Bill Rieflin]]. ''Nihil'' is also the [[Latin]] word for [[nothing]], from which the words "annihilate", "nil", and "[[nihilist]]" are derived. A digitally remastered re-release of ''Nihil'' was released on [[March 6]], [[2007 in music|2007]], along with ''[[Xtort]]''. ==Track listing== # "Ultra" ([[Mark Durante]]/[[En Esch]]/[[Sascha Konietzko]]/[[Günter Schulz]]/[[Chris Shepard]]/[[Raymond Watts]]) &ndash; 4:34 # "[[Juke Joint Jezebel]]" (Esch/Konietzko/Schulz/Watts) &ndash; 5:40 # "Flesh" (Esch/Konietzko/Schulz/Watts) &ndash; 5:02 # "Beast" (Konietzko/Schulz) &ndash; 5:06 # "Terror" (Durante/Esch/Konietzko/Schulz/Shepard/Watts) &ndash; 4:50 # "Search & Destroy" (Esch/Konietzko/Schulz) &ndash; 3:26 # "Disobedience" (Durante/Esch/Konietzko/Schulz/Shepard/Watts) &ndash; 4:43 # "Revolution" (Esch/Konietzko/Schulz) &ndash; 4:27 # "Brute" (Esch/Konietzko/Schulz/Watts) &ndash; 4:25 # "Trust" (Konietzko/Schulz) &ndash; 3:43 # "Nihil" (Konietzko) &ndash; 2:04 #* "Nihil" originally appeared as a hidden track at the end of "Trust" on the original Wax Trax!/TVT release. ==Personnel== *[[Sascha Konietzko]] – [[electronics]], vocals (1-7, 9, 10), [[bass guitar|bass]] (6), drums (10) *[[En Esch]] – [[vocals]] (1-3, 5-8), guitar (1, 3, 6), [[drum kit|drums]] (6, 9), [[hi-hat cymbal|hi hat]] (2), [[cymbals]] (3), backing vocals (3, 5), [[harmonica]] (5) *[[Günter Schulz]] – guitars, vocals (2, 6), bass (5) *[[Raymond Watts]] – vocals (1-3, 5, 7, 9), bass (5), [[drum machine|drum programming]] (5) *[[Mark Durante]] – [[steel guitar]] (1, 7), [[guitar]]s (5, 7, 9) *[[Bill Rieflin]] – drums (1, 3, 7) *[[Dorona Alberti]] – vocals (4, 8, 10) *[[Jennifer Ginsberg]] – vocals (2) *[[Jim Christiansen]] – [[trombone]] (7) *[[Jeff Olson (musician)|Jeff Olson]] – [[trumpet]] (7) *[[Fritz Whitney]] – bari [[saxophone|sax]] (7) *[[Chris Shepard]] ==Singles== *''[[Juke Joint Jezebel]]'' *''[[Trust/Juke Joint Jezebel]]'' (import only) *''[[Brute (song)|Brute]]'' ==Notes== *"Ultra" was featured in the U.S. release of ''[[Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie]]'', and was the theme song for [[Manga Entertainment]]'s anime catalog trailer. *The "Juke Joint Jezebel (Metropolis)" remix, by [[Giorgio Moroder]], was featured in the [[1995]] movie, ''[[Mortal Kombat (film)|Mortal Kombat]]'', during the Kano ([[Trevor Goddard]]) and Sonya ([[Bridgette Wilson]]) fight scene. The song was also featured in the film "Bad Boys." {{KMFDM}} [[Category:1995 albums]] [[Category:KMFDM albums]] [[sv:Nihil]]