Review by Shadowdoom9 (Andi) for Excessive Force (INT) - Gentle Death (1993)

Excessive Force's debut album Conquer Your World was nothing but an industrial rock/dance album I couldn't really get into. However, with one more album Gentle Death, they seemed to have taken a better step, metallic enough to be metal. There are a few good tunes worth commenting on, but is it worth money for buyers? I don't know... Also, why am I getting Minecraft vibes from that album cover?

Once again, this is a side-project by KMFDM's Sascha Konietzko. However, Buzz McCoy had already left the project before this album, and KMFDM bandmate Günter Schulz added guitar to some tracks. Well there seems to be less guitar than in that KMFDM album Nihil, but at least it's more than Excessive Force's debut.

Let's just talk about the few highlights here: "Blitzkrieg (Sturzkampf)" rocks with the riffing that KMFDM would have in Nihil, with some sick kicks and licks from Schulz and great industrial power from the rest of the crew. You'll especially find greatness in "Divebomb" that at one point makes a subtle brief turn into the "Hall of the Mountain King", almost like what Savatage did in their 1987 album. I love it! Fast forward to "Queen B***h" where one of the vocalists Liz Torres shines through fast techno rage. Silly yet fun!

While many of the songs aren't as great those 3, the worst is "Leather Clad Dub", one of the most sh*tty remixes I've heard! I'll spare you the dreaded details. Just skip that stinker and other tiresome tracks, and enjoy the highlights of the final album from an average spin-off of KMFDM. Nihil would have these guys' talent much stronger than this....

Favorites: "Blitzkrieg (Sturzkampf)", "Divebomb", "Queen B***h"