KMFDM postpone 2026 European tour, will still release ‘Enemy’
KMFDM
German industrial rock and electro-industrial band KMFDM have postponed their almost sold-out February-March 2026 European tour due to severe illness requiring immediate medical intervention. The band will still release their new studio album “Enemy” on 6 February 2026 via Metropolis Records as planned.
All tickets already purchased for the 2026 European shows will remain valid for the rescheduled dates. A revised schedule will be announced once the medical situation is clear enough for the band to confirm a new time frame.
“Enemy” is confirmed for release on 6 February 2026 on Metropolis Records, adn will be available as a 2xLP set, CD and digital download/streaming. The record is KMFDM’s 24th studio album, following their 2024 full-length “Let Go”. A first single, “Oubliette“, is already available on major digital platforms and as a Bandcamp stream and download.
The band sets “Enemy” against present-day politics: “Society is in a shambles, fascism is in fashion, and the Ultra Heavy Beat remains resolute and resolved to rise up and rip the system! 42 years of conceptual continuity and distinction through diversity, KMFDM are back, declaring themselves the ‘ENEMY’ with their 24th album!”
The current core line-up features Sascha “Käpt’n K” Konietzko and Lucia Cifarelli on songwriting and vocals, drummer Andy Selway, and London-based guitarist Tidor Nieddu. Konietzko’s daughter Annabella Konietzko, who sang “Professional Killer” on the band’s 40th anniversary tour, contributes and makes her songwriting debut on the track “Yoü”.
About KMFDM
KMFDM was founded in Hamburg in 1984 by Sascha Konietzko as a performance-art-driven industrial project that evolved into a full band. Early recordings such as “Opium” and the debut album “What Do You Know, Deutschland?” established a sound built around drum machines, sampling and noisy electronics before the group moved towards a more guitar-driven industrial rock and industrial metal approach.
The band’s line-up shifted frequently in its first decade, with key early contributors including drummer En Esch and vocalist/guitarist Raymond Watts. During the late 1980s and early 1990s KMFDM relocated to the United States and became part of the Chicago industrial scene alongside Ministry and related acts released by Wax Trax! Records. Albums like “Naïve”, “Money” and “Nihil” helped establish KMFDM internationally, with the song “Juke Joint Jezebel” appearing on the “Bad Boys” and “Mortal Kombat” soundtracks and bringing the group wider exposure.
After a run of albums on Wax Trax!/TVT, KMFDM initially disbanded in 1999 following the release of “Adios”. Konietzko and Tim Sköld continued as MDFMK, with Lucia Cifarelli joining that project before KMFDM was reactivated in 2002 with a revised line-up and a new label base at Metropolis Records. From “Attak” (2002) onward, the group has maintained a steady schedule of studio albums, live releases and remix collections, often issued jointly through Metropolis and the band’s own KMFDM imprint.
As of late 2025, the current KMFDM line-up comprises Sascha Konietzko, Lucia Cifarelli, Andy Selway and Tidor Nieddu, with Annabella Konietzko guesting on “Enemy”.
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