DIE KRUPPS release vinyl editions of “Will nicht – MUSS! / On Collision Course” EP
After successfully touring across Europe and North America this year, Industrial metal legends DIE KRUPPS drop the vinyl editions of their EP “Will nicht – MUSS! / On Collision Course” today, on December 12, 2025. The EP was originally sold as a hand-numbered collectors’ CD during the tour only. The digital single ‘Will nicht – MUSS!‘ has meanwhile climbed to the top position in the DAC (#1 German Alternative Charts).
The EP is available as an exclusive limited 45th Anniversary Gatefold petrol-green liquid filled vinyl edition and as a limited transparent green Gatefold vinyl.
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The “Will nicht – MUSS! / On Collision Course” EP contains guest contributions and remixes from prominent musicians of renowned acts such as MINISTRY with whom DIE KRUPPS have successfully toured in the US earlier this year. The two single tracks of the EP also offer a first glimpse at the upcoming new album.
In 2025, DIE KRUPPS celebrate this extraordinary anniversary with a new chapter in their remarkable history, and in 2026, their long-awaited new album will be released!
Band: Die Krupps
EP title: “Will nicht – MUSS / On Collision Course”
Label: Dependent Records
Release date: December 12, 2025
Style: EBM/Industrial Metal
Review Impact Date: November 3, 2025
Line-up
Jürgen Engler – vocals, keyboards, guitars, steelophone
Ralf Dörper – keyboards
Dylan Smith – guitars
Paul Keller – drums
Guest contributions
Cesar Soto – additional guitar on ‘I Am the Storm’
Mark Thwaite – additional beats & programming on ‘Schattenzeit Remix’
Ashley Bad – additional drums & synth on ‘Schattenzeit Remix’
John Bechdel – additional drums & keys on ‘On Collision Course Remix’
Recording, production & mixing by Jürgen Engler, Dylan Smith, Paul Keller
Additional production & mixing by Patrik Majer on ‘On Collision Course’ & ‘Will nicht – MUSS!’ & the remix of ‘Will nicht – MUSS!’
Remix of ‘On Collision Course Electro Remix’ by John Bechdel
Remix of ‘Will nicht – MUSS!’ by Jürgen Engler & Chris Lietz
Mix of ‘I Am the Storm’ by Cesar Soto
Links
www.diekrupps.com
www.facebook.com/diekruppsofficial
www.instagram.com/diekruppsband