Adios
Adios is the tenth studio album from the German industrial band KMFDM, released on 20 April 1999 through TVT Records. It was recorded in Seattle and began life as a parting shot at their longtime label, Wax Trax! Records. It ended up marking the end of the band itself, which stayed split until 2002.
It is also the last KMFDM record to feature En Esch and Günter Schulz, who went on to form Slick Idiot. Founding member Sascha Konietzko launched MDFMK before reviving KMFDM without them. For anyone tracing the band's story, this is the closing chapter of that line-up. A digitally remastered reissue followed on 8 May 2007, alongside a remaster of the album before it, [symbols].
Adios: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 49:52Tracklist
- 1AdiosSascha Konietzko and Skold3:56
- 2SycophantSascha Konietzko and Skold5:13
- 3D.I.Y.Sascha Konietzko and Skold4:52
- 4TodaySascha Konietzko and Skold4:56
- 5WitnessHagen, Konietzko, Skold7:22
- 6R.U.OK?Sascha Konietzko and Skold4:46
- 7That’s AllEsch, Konietzko, Ogre, Skold5:07
- 8Full Worm GardenKonietzko, Ogre, Rieflin, Skold5:03
- 9RubiconSascha Konietzko and Skold3:44
- 10BereitEsch, Konietzko, Skold4:53
- Produced by
- Sascha Konietzko, Chris Shepard, Skold, Tim Skold
- Mixed by
- Sascha Konietzko, Chris Shepard, Skold
- Engineered by
- Sascha Konietzko, Chris Shepard, Skold
- Mastered by
- Arnie Acosta
- Artwork
- Brute, Brutefish, Justin Gammon
- Photography
- Karen Moskowitz
- Recorded
- 1998
- Labels
- TVT Records, Wax Trax!/TVT
- Length
- 49:52
Line-up
- Günter Schulz · guitar
- Sascha Konietzko · vocals, guitar
- Skold · vocals, bass guitar
- En Esch · cymbal, hi-hat, vocals
- Cheryl Wilson · lead vocals · guest
- Nina Hagen · lead vocals · guest
- Ogre · lead vocals · guest
From MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Only what the sources record is shown.
Released the same week
Also released on 20 April
Every year →
More from KMFDM
Full discography →
![[symbols] by KMFDM, album cover](/img/57bfc32b-4b60-37cc-bd75-a83936127361/300)
The best of 1999
All of 1999 →
More on TVT Records
The label →
Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 20 April 1999 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 20 April 1999 | |
| Wikidata | 1999 | |
| US release | 20 April 1999 | earliest US date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 April 1999 | US | TVT Records | 016581725843 | original |
| 20 April 1999 | US | TVT Records | 016581725829 | original |
| 2007 | RU | Soyuz Music | 4601250349831 | other |
| 5 August 2007 | US | Metropolis Records | 782388048828 | remaster |
| 23 January 2013 | XW | Metropolis Records | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |