Excessive Force is a musical side project started in 1991 by Sascha Konietzko

Sascha Konietzko

Sascha Konietzko , also known as Sascha K and Käpt'n K, is a German musician and producer. He is the founder, frontman, and "anchor" of industrial rock band KMFDM. Konietzko jokingly purports himself to be the father of industrial rock...

 of KMFDM

KMFDM

KMFDM is an industrial band led by German multi-instrumentalist Sascha Konietzko, who founded the group in 1984 as a performance art project...

 and Buzz McCoy

Buzz McCoy

Buzz McCoy is one of the founding members of industrial disco band My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult.-History:Buzz McCoy and friend Groovie Mann had been working on a film together in 1986, which they had titled Hammerhead Housewife and the Thrill Kill Kult...

 of My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult

My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult

My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult is an American electronic industrial rock band originally based out of Chicago, Illinois.-History:...

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History

Excessive Force released the single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

, "Conquer Your House" in 1991, followed by the album

Album

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 Conquer Your World

Conquer Your World

- Personnel :* Sascha Konietzko - vocals, programming, bass * Buzz McCoy - bass, programming* Rev. A Chester – vocals * Jacky Blacque – vocals* En Esch – drums * Svetlana Ambrosius – guitars...

. After this release, McCoy had no more involvement in Excessive Force, which went on to become exclusively a KMFDM side project. In 1993, Excessive Force released the single Blitzkrieg followed by the album Gentle Death

Gentle Death

Gentle Death is a 1993 album by Excessive Force, a KMFDM side project. On November 6, 2007 this album was re-released with remastered audio as well as the Blitzkrieg single as bonus tracks.-Track listing:-Personnel:...

. The band is also credited with remixes of the KMFDM songs "Light" and "Megalomaniac".

Konietzko initially dismissed the possibility of reforming Excessive Force referring to it as "a one off that turned into a two off." However in a recent radio interview he has discussed the possibility of collaborating with Andy LaPlegua

Andy LaPlegua

Andy LaPleguaa, born September 15, 1975 in Fredrikstad, Norway, is a musician originally known for being founder and lead vocalist of the futurepop band Icon of Coil...

 of Combichrist

CombiChrist

Combichrist is a Norwegian Aggrotech band formed in 2003 by Norwegian Andy LaPlegua based in Atlanta.-Formation:The first material LaPlegua wrote was a few powernoise/techno crossover tracks under the moniker DRIVE...

, Panzer AG

Panzer AG

Panzer AG is the name of an aggrotech/industrial rock side-project by Norwegian Andy LaPlegua, the founder of futurepop band Icon of Coil. Formed in 2004, Panzer AG's sound combines Power noise, Industrial, Trance, Rock and other genres to create a caustic but danceable form of music.-History:After...

, and Icon of Coil

Icon of Coil

Icon of Coil is a Norwegian electronic music band. The band was established as a solo project in 1997 by Andy LaPlegua who was joined by former Sector 9 bandmate Sebastian Komor to perform live. With the release of Shallow Nation, the band's first single, Komor joined full-time. In 2000, Christian...

 on a new Excessive Force album. He also noted that there is a Canadian white supremacist

White supremacy

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band that uses the same name.

On November 6, 2007, KMFDM Records re-released the entire Excessive Force back catalog.