After reinventing
himself as the Metal Face of Doom a.k.a. MF Doom, Zev Luv X and KMD will drop
their third album in Spring or Summer of 2004 on the Nature Sounds record label.
The album will
pick up where their sophomore effort, Black Bastards ended.
The album is described
as a conceptual album, explaining how Zev Luv X was dropped by his record label,
how group member Subroc was killed and how MF Doom came about.
KMD will also drop
a greatest hits album on January 27. The Best of KMD will feature tracks
from Mr. Hood and Black Bastards as well as unreleased remixes
and b-sides.
KMD was made up
of Zev Luv X, his brother Subroc and Onyx. The group dropped their debut, Mr.
Hood in 1991. The album produced the legendary single "Peachfuzz."
The 1993 follow
up, Black Bastards, was shelved due to conflicts over the cover art.
Shortly after,
group member Subroc was killed after being run over by a car.
In related news
MF Doom and Madlib will drop their collaborative album, Madvillian in
March on Stonesthrow.
The first singles
to drop from the album will be "Money Folder" b/w "America’s
Most Blunted."