The band's name comes from the Krupp dynasty - one of pre-war Germany´s main industrial families. This name was apparently chosen for its industrial connotations, as the band is strongly anti-Nazi. In some interviews the band stated that Visconti´s movie "The Damned" - a depiction of the fictitious German industrial dynasty of the Essenbecks - was the main inspiration.
Die Krupps's debut EP, 1981's Stahlwerkssymphony, was in the vein of metal-on-metal industrial acts like Einstürzende Neubauten. Their following album, 1982's Volle Kraft Voraus, combined the industrial sound of their debut with electronic rhythms similar to DAF.
In 1984, the group released their first English-language album, Entering the Arena, which combined grand, orchestral arrangements with their trademark metallic percussion and a more conventional synthpop sound.
Doerper left to join Propaganda, and Die Krupps went on hiatus for a few years. In 1989, they collaborated with Nitzer Ebb -- a band their sound had clearly influenced -- to remake Volle Kraft Voraus's "Wahre Arbeit, Wahrer Lohn" as "The Machineries of Joy." The single was a major club hit,and it resparked interest in the band, who followed in 1990 with the now-classic "Germaniac" single.
However, Engler had become interested in American and European heavy metal, and subsequent Die Krupps releases would gradually de-emphasize the band's industrial/electronic origins. A Tribute to Metallica--an album of Metallica cover versions done with only keyboards and samplers--was something of a novelty hit that got the band signed (briefly) to a US major label.
In 1992, Engler reunited with Doerper and added some American heavy metal musicians to the lineup, and Die Krupps began to utilize guitars and more sounds derived from heavy metal music, with the release of their albums I and II--The Final Option.
During this period, the band had many of their tracks remixed by other artists; singles such as "Fatherland", "Metal Machine Music", "To the Hilt", and "Crossfire" were reworked by artists as diverse as The Sisters of Mercy, Einstürzende Neubauten and Biohazard. These remixes proved more successful than the albums from which they were drawn, as they became staples of mid-90s alternative clubs. Many of these remixes are included on the compilations The Final Remixes and Rings of Steel, as well as their mid-90s singles issued by Cleopatra Records. Particularly notable is a 1996 remix EP they shared with Front Line Assembly, on which each group remixed three songs from the other: while Krupps's remixes of FLA were typical of the band's metallic direction, FLA's Krupps remixes surprisingly highlighted how Die Krupps's sound still recalled the band's early electronic work.
By 1996's III--Odyssey of the Mind, the band had almost entirely ditched electronics for a straight metal sound. Following Doerper's second departure and the release of the even more heavily metal-influenced album "Paradise Now" in 1997, the band disbanded.
The band has been well-served by two compilations that highlight their strongest material and the development of the band's sound: Past Forward 1991-1981, released on Mute's Grey Area imprint, is a worthy precis of the band's work up to and including "Germaniac". Cleopatra's Metalmorphosis of Die Krupps covers some of the same ground, but includes highlights from their post-Metallica output. While both compilations share several tracks, they usually choose different mixes.
Die Krupps played a reunion show at Wave Gothic Treffen festival at 2005 for their 25th anniversary.
Expected in fall 2007 are 2 releases to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Die Krupps plus an extra release combining both. The reason to make two different best of albums is because the band wanted to separate its electro years from its metal years. As a result we will get "Too Much History - The Electro Years Vol. 1" and "Too Much History - The Metal Years Vol. 2", both in digipak format. Next to these two releases there is also the 2CD set "Too Much History" combining both previous mentioned best of compilations.
The German electronic pioneers Die Krupps are re-releasing two classic albums "Volle Kraft Voraus" and "I" by the end of August 2008.
May 21st, 2012 - Industrie-Mädchen reached top of the DAC! (i.e. Deutsche Alternative Charts)
Industrie-Mädchen is the title of the new single, which is a cover version of a song by the German punk band S.Y.P.H., a band Ralf Dörper was member of for a few month in 1979, contributing the vocals to one track of their first EP Viel Feind, viel Ehr.
The single is a spin-off of the forthcoming studio album that is due to be released
Bloodsucker
Die Krupps Lyrics
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You suck out the oil
For the salt of the earth
You ravage the soil
Strip mining mountains
You gauge out the face
You suffocate life
Don't eat your own heart
'cause you can never win
Bloodsuckers
You steal from the earth
You'll kill for the riches
And decide what it's worth
Bloodsuckers
Got your values out of whack
You've been selling your soul
For a greenback stack
The lyrics of the song Die Krupps by Die Krupps speak about the destructive tendencies of humanity towards the Earth. The first verse talks about how people exploit natural resources like oil and salt, ultimately destroying the land. In the second verse, strip mining is mentioned as an example of how mountains are gouged out, and how this leads to the extinction of life under a concrete or asphalt membrane. The following line "Don't eat your own heart cause you can never win" could be interpreted as a warning, emphasizing that this destructive behavior will ultimately lead to destruction of our own species. This is an allusion to the fact that the same people who are exploiting the earth for economic gain will ultimately suffer from the consequences.
The chorus repeatedly calls out the perpetrators of environmental degradation as Bloodsuckers, who steal from the earth and commit murder for financial gain. The final verse portrays the values of these people as being completely skewed, demonstrating how they have sold their soul for stacks of paper (money) that are insignificant compared to the damage they have caused the planet. This is a song that is trying to raise awareness for how humanity's greed can have severe consequences.
Line by Line Meaning
Bloodsuckers
Calling out those who drain the earth's resources for profit and power.
You suck out the oil
Extracting oil from the earth without regard for the consequences.
For the salt of the earth
Describing the worthlessness of the motives behind such greed.
You ravage the soil
Destroying the land that sustains us for personal gain.
Strip mining mountains
Using destructive methods to extract valuable resources.
You gauge out the face
Removing entire sections of land and leaving behind ugly scars on the environment.
You suffocate life
Killing off plant and animal life in the area through pollution and habitat destruction.
In an asphalt membrane
Describing the way humans have replaced natural habitats with man-made structures and roads.
Don't eat your own heart
A warning against sacrificing one's own morals and values for personal gain.
'cause you can never win
Acknowledging that such greed ultimately leads to destruction and emptiness.
You steal from the earth
Describing how humans have taken more than the earth can sustainably provide.
You'll kill for the riches
Pointing out how far some will go for power and wealth.
And decide what it's worth
Highlighting how human decisions can determine the value of something, regardless of its true worth to the environment.
Got your values out of whack
Calling out the misguided priorities of some in society.
You've been selling your soul
Acknowledging that such greed requires sacrificing one's morality and values.
For a greenback stack
Emphasizing that money and power are often the driving forces behind environmental destruction and exploitation.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JUERGEN ENGLER, MARY BUCK
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
MudSluggerBP
That intro ❤
Justin Wells
Dawg this musician is sick as F*** what synths do they use.. I wanna know so I can use them for my Dubstep Dj stuff?
TechnoidArtificer
Bloodsuckers, suck up the oil for the sole of the earth right from the soil.
Bloodsuckers, steal from the earth, and decide what is worth.
Bloodsuckers you be selling your heart for a green bag sack.
Don't eat your own heart. Because you can never win. Because you can never win. Because you can never win!
Strip mine mountains from the sole of the earth, you don't mess with my brain!
Don't. eat. Your. Own. Heart.
(Tried my best lol)
Justin Wells
Hail die krupps first dubstep album released in Us Puro Pinche Dubstep 4 life Dawg
marcin rychlewski
Track 3
Jacob Christensen
It’s the third track on the album
marcin rychlewski
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