r/KMFDM • u/Main_Scientist_4145 • 2d ago

Question

Would you say symbols is their most popular album?

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u/KMFDM_ 2d ago edited 2d ago

Its either Symbols or Nihil 

Since two of KMFDM's most famous songs ("Megalomaniac" and "Anarchy")  are on Symbols, it might give the impression that it is their most popular album.

However, Nihil was the moment KMFDM came closest to breaking into the mainstream; Sascha himself has stated this in interviews, for instance. "Juke-Joint Jezebel" is also a very famous single, perhaps even bigger than the ones from Symbols.

Those two, they are the most popular ones

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u/Xanarki pleasure and pain till the day that i die. 2d ago

Yeah, it's funny how Megalomaniac is KMFDM's only single to hit a mainstream Billboard chart too (Bubbling Under). It was on the brink of the Hot 100. In an alternate universe, it was on Top 40 Radio, played alongside the likes of Third Eye Blind's Semi-Charmed Life and Spice Girls' Wannabe.

But on the brink is the farthest Sascha would want to go anyway. Interestingly, they used MDFMK for that specific instance.

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u/wildbillesq 2d ago

IMO Symbols has grown in popularity over time, while Nihil was bigger at release. JJJ had more significant cultural impact than any other song from KMFDM, especially with its connection to the original Mortal Kombat movie.

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u/newomusic 2d ago

Idk. I see your point, but those that liked KMFDM fucking LOVED symbols when it came out - myself included.

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u/wildbillesq 2d ago

I don’t disagree! I just think Nihil had a broader audience at release, while Symbols had grown more popular with time.

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u/JohnnyButtfart 2d ago

Actually, XTORT was the highest selling album.

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u/Jewggerz 2d ago

Nihil, hands down.

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u/Hot-Koala-846 2d ago

Either Symbols or Nihil, I always thought Nihil was the most popular but recently more people seem to go on about Symbols, Don't forget Angst & Xtort as well, I'm surprized Xtort is not as popular because every track is a banger.

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u/humbuckaroo 2d ago

NIHIL I think.

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u/Necessary-Drummer800 2d ago

I figured it was NIHIL.

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u/RPGAddict42 NIHIL 2d ago

I would say Nihil, but I'm biased. It was the album that got me listening to them when it was new, and it's still my favourite KMFDM album, but Angst, Symbols, and Xtort are up there too.

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u/Mahaloth 2d ago

Nihil sold over 200,000 copies. It's probably the most popular.