The CNK
Founded in France in 1996 by Nicolas Saint Morand (Hreidmarr) initially as Count Nosferatu, The CNK — the name standing for The Cosa Nostra Klub — arrived at their industrial metal identity after Hreidmarr's tenure fronting the symphonic black metal act Anorexia Nervosa. Their 2002 comeback album Ultraviolence Über Alles established a confrontational electro-metal sound combining martial rhythms, dense electronics, and provocative imagery, followed by the more orchestral L'Hymne à la Joie (2007). The band occupies a singular niche in the French extreme metal scene, blending industrial aggression with theatrical, science-fiction-influenced orchestration.
The CNK Shows
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The CNK Discography
9 tracks
- 1 L'Hymne à la Joie 1:28
- 2 C[osa] N[ostra] K[lub] 4:30
- 3 The Martialist 4:16
- 4 Total Eclipse Of Dead Europa 4:12
- 5 Vote for Winners 4:15
- 6 Die Holzhammermethode 7:05
- 7 Dinner is Ready 4:35
- 8 The Doomsday 4:31
- 9 Inexorable Parade 5:41
16 tracks
- 1 Political Police 5:22
- 2 Jim Beamed Ahnenerbe TV 5:20
- 3 LK Nosferat 5:10
- 4 Kommando '96 4:48
- 5 Apology 4:53
- 6 Get a Gun - Shoot at Random 4:07
- 7 Love Game Over 5:23
- 8 Bunkermoon Khaos III 5:20
- 9 Political Police - cover by Lower 48 2:34
- 10 Jim Beamed Dum-Dum Khaos - cover by Tamtrum 5:35
- 11 L.K. Nosferat Enjoy Crash Mix - MoMie 3:03
- 12 (We don't care about) K96 - cover by Herrschaft 4:47
- 13 Apology - cover by Helel 7:01
- 14 Get a Gun - cover by Blackrain 3:41
- 15 Love Game Over - cover by Varsovie 2:57
- 16 Bunkermoon Total War Mix - HIV+ 6:07
15 tracks
- 1 Intro + Dinner Is Ready - Live 5:47
- 2 Vote for Winners - Live 4:25
- 3 Blood Is Thicker than Water - Live 4:07
- 4 Jim Beamed Ahnenerbe TV - Live 5:49
- 5 Total Eclipse of Dead Europa - Live 4:10
- 6 Bunkermoon Khaos III - Live 5:40
- 7 Cosa Nostra Klub - Live 4:35
- 8 I Am the Black Wizards - Live 5:45
- 9 The Doomsday - Live 4:34
- 10 Kommando '96 Übercharged - Live 5:34
- 11 Political Police - Live 5:11
- 12 Too Fast for Love - Live 4:05
- 13 Sabotage - Live 4:32
- 14 Gadd Ist Gott - Live 5:13
- 15 Get a Gun - Shoot at Random - Live 4:58
11 tracks
- 1 Gadd Ist Gott 4:05
- 2 Sabotage 3:15
- 3 You Could Be Mine 5:39
- 4 Everybody Knows 5:20
- 5 Blood is Thicker than Water 4:12
- 6 Seasons In The Abyss 6:24
- 7 Too Fast For Love 3:42
- 8 Weisses Fleisch 4:10
- 9 Where The Wild Roses Grow 3:55
- 10 I Am The Black Wizards 5:27
- 11 Blood Is Thicker Than Snow 4:16
1 track
- 1 SFATEOTW 4:08
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