Critics worldwide hail them alongside Kraftwerk and Einstürzende 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 30 years and many internationally successful albums, DIE KRUPPS have developed an unmistakable signature sound that is meant to stay. Bandmaster Jürgen Engler is a visionary musician who since decades strongly influences the German music scene. During the 80’s he founded DIE KRUPPS together with his congenial partner Ralf Dörpner (later PROPAGANDA) – who is also responsible for many of the lyrics since “Wahre Arbeit Wahrer Lohn” – and became the driving force of the Industrial and EBM scene.
2005 marked the 25th anniversary of DIE KRUPPS, which was reason enough for the 2 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 and several headline tours across Europe in the following years and proved that their live shows are as energetic as ever.
Since that comeback DIE KRUPPS released several products, amongst others the „Too Much History“-Collection and a two studio albums (2013 + 2015). In February 2014 Die Krupps started the 'THE MACHINISTS OF JOY'-TOUR 2014. 12 dates had been scheduled on which they presented their first studio album of the new millennium in sweat-inducing manner! Full speed ahead. Finally there is a DVD & BLU-RAY showing the band‘s overwhelming live appearance. Watch them headlining the E-tropolis Festival in the sold out Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen (Germany) on February 22nd, 2014. 90 minutes live show, including songs from every creative period. On the right side of the stage the stooical-cool frowning guitarist Marcel Zürcher, Keyborader Dörper as usual acting in the background, Bradley Bills on the drums and Jürgen Engler, who seems not growing any older at all.
They are hitting stages in Europe again in 2016 – beeing part of the line up at the biggest metal festival of the world (Wacken) and several other festivals. See recently confirmed dates below.
Released mid-May 2016 on AFM.
Track Listing CD1:
01 Intro
02 Blick zurück im Zorn
03 Dawning of Doom
04 Risikofaktor
05 Im falschen Land
06 Essenbeck
07 Der Amboss
08 The Machinist of Joy
09 Part of the Machine
CD2:
01 Industrie-Mädchen
02 Schmutzfabrik
03 Robo Sapien
04 Metal Machine Music
05 To the Hilt
06 Nazis auf Speed
07 Fatherland
09 Machineries of Joy
09 Crossfire
BLU-RAY:
01 Intro
02 Blick zurück im Zorn
03 Dawning of Doom
04 Risikofaktor
05 Im falschen Land
06 Essenbeck
07 Der Amboss
08 The Machinist of Joy
09 Part of the Machine
10 Industrie-Mädchen
11 Schmutzfabrik
12 Robo Sapien
13 Metal Machine Music
14 To the Hilt
15 Nazis auf Speed
16 Fatherland
17 Machineries of Joy
18 Crossfire
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