KIFOTH – Alive:d (CD Album – KIFOTH)
Genre/Influences: EBM.
Background/Info: Slovakian duo ‘Mir Colon’ and ‘k-head’ have been active since 1993. From the original name Kneel In Front Of The Executioner to KIFOTH this live album wants to be a kind of testimony of their career. The album has been recorded in 2017 during the ‘Extinction Of Mankind’-tour.
Content: Most EBM-heads are familiar with the harsh EBM style of the duo. The album clearly reflects some like spirit, but also appears to be a travel throughout the time. From their last released album on EK Product to their self-released album as Kneel In Front Of The Executioner, “Alive:d” has a lot to offer. The sound is rather simple, into traditional EBM and mainly inspired by the 90s movement. It reminds me a bit to bands such as Leather Strip -for some sequences and Skinny Puppy –for some leads.
+ + + : I’m not always a huge fan of live-albums, but this one is an interesting visit throughout the band’s discography. I prefer the more elaborated cuts such as “Electrosmog” and “Possessed By The Right To Modify”, but I’m also in for the harder “Clandestine And Formidable” and “Crucified Thief”.
– – – : You can hear the live spirit emerging from the audience at the end of each song, but there’s no trace of interaction between band and fans.
Conclusion: If you’re into intelligent retro-EBM strongly based upon the 90s genre, KIFOTH is for sure a band that will give you pleasure!
Best songs: “Clandestine And Formidable”, “Possessed By The Right To Modify”, “Electrosmog”, “Crucified Thief”.
Rate: (7).
Artist: www.facebook.com/KIFOTH.bandprofile
About KIFOTH
KIFOTH is a Slovak EBM duo formed in 1993 by K-head (music) and mirColon (vocals), who met as classmates and first performed live in 1994 at the ‘Young Apollo’ festival. In a 2017 Click Interview, the duo named Skinny Puppy’s “Too Dark Park” and Front Line Assembly’s “Caustic Grip” among the albums that shaped their sound. The project has recorded under other names, including Kneel In Front Of The Executioner and Kneel In Front Of The Hangman, before settling on KIFOTH. Two albums followed on Out Of Line and two more on Vendetta Music, then “Extensive Report” on EK Product (2017); “Alive:d” documents the band’s 2017 ‘Extinction Of Mankind’ tour. KIFOTH has since released “Lost Territory” (2026) and “Artificial Territory” (2026) on Aliens Production.
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