Kill Fuck Die

Kill Fuck Die (also stylized as Kill.Fuck.Die. and abbreviated as K.F.D.) is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released by Castle Records in 1997.

Kill Fuck Die
Studio album by
W.A.S.P.
ReleasedApril 29, 1997
GenreHeavy metal, industrial metal
Length45:47
LabelRaw Power/Castle
Victor (Japan)
ProducerBlackie Lawless
W.A.S.P. chronology
Still Not Black Enough
(1995)		 Kill Fuck Die
(1997)		 Double Live Assassins
(1998)
Singles from Kill.Fuck.Die.
  1. "Kill Fuck Die"
    Released: 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal4/10[2]
Metal Rules4.0/5[3]
Rock Hard9.0/10[4]

It differs from their previous releases by incorporating an industrial and more aggressive sound. Guitarist Chris Holmes rejoined the band for this album in a surprise move. According to lead singer Blackie Lawless, Holmes and he had just come out of bad relationships and this is reflected on the album. According to Lawless the record was also inspired by the film Apocalypse Now.

Lawless described the record as "snuff rock" in a video press kit promoting the album. Subsequently, the accompanying tour featured a highly transgressive stage show in which Lawless performed mock rapes of a crucified nun as well as chainsaw decapitations of live pigs.

It has often been cited that this album is also another concept piece (like The Crimson Idol), as it refers to many issues of relationships and pain and also has a rough story alongside all the tracks that seem to run together, however this has never been confirmed by Lawless or the rest of the band.

Track listing

All songs written by Blackie Lawless and Chris Holmes.

  1. "Kill Fuck Die" – 4:20
  2. "Take the Addiction" – 3:41
  3. "My Tortured Eyes" – 4:03
  4. "Killahead" – 4:07
  5. "Kill Your Pretty Face" – 5:49
  6. "Fetus" – 1:23
  7. "Little Death" – 4:12
  8. "U" – 5:10
  9. "Wicked Love" – 4:36
  10. "The Horror" – 8:26

The Japanese version of the CD does not include the tracks "Fetus" or "Little Death", but includes the Japan-only bonus track "Tokyo's on Fire".

Personnel
W.A.S.P.
Production
  • Mikey Davis – engineer, mixing

Charts
Year Chart Position
1997 UK Albums Chart[5] 94

References
  1. Stephen Thomas, Erlewine. "W.A.S.P. - K.F.D." AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  2. Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 497. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. EvilG. "W.A.S.P. - K.F.D." Metal Rules. Metal-Rules.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  4. Albrecht, Frank (1997). "Review Album: W.A.S.P. - K.F.D." Rock Hard (in German). No. 119. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  5. "W.A.S.P. Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
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