| Artist: | My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult |
| Studio: | 11 |
| Live: | 1 |
| Compilation: | 4 |
| Video: | 2 |
| Ep: | 3 |
| Singles: | 10 |
| Soundtrack: | 4 |
| Option: | 6 |
| Option Name: | Remix albums |
| 2Option: | 1 |
| 2Option Name: | Compilations with various artists |
| 3Option Name: | Remixes |
The American electronic industrial rock band My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult has released ten studio albums, one live album, three compilation albums, two video albums, six remix albums, three extended plays, and ten singles. In addition, their songs have been featured on three soundtrack albums and one promotional single for major Hollywood films.
They began their career on the independent record label Wax Trax! Records, which, like the band, was based in Chicago. In 1991, their single "Sexplosion!" from the album of the same name became a top 10 dance club hit in the U.S.[1] Following this success, Thrill Kill Kult was signed by the major label Interscope Records, which re-released the Sexplosion! album. On Interscope, the band achieved their biggest hit, "Sex On Wheelz", which reached the top 20 on both the dance club and alternative U.S. charts.
The band's 1993 Interscope album 13 Above the Night was their only album to chart, reaching #194 on the Billboard top 200 albums chart.[2] The album provided two more dance chart hits, "Blue Buddha" and "Final Blindness". After one more Interscope album, Thrill Kill Kult briefly moved to Red Ant Records in the late 1990s. Their releases since 2000 have been on Rykodisc and/or the band's own label, Sleazebox Records. Thrill Kill Kult's songs have also been featured (along with other artists) on three soundtrack albums for the films Cool World (1992), The Crow (1994), and Showgirls (1995), as well as a promo-only single for the film The Flintstones (1994).
The following table is a summary of My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult's studio albums.
| Year | Title | Record Label | Notes |
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| 1988 | I See Good Spirits and I See Bad Spirits | Wax Trax! Records | |
| 1990 | Confessions of a Knife... | Wax Trax! Records | |
| 1991 | Sexplosion! | Wax Trax! Records | |
| 1993 | 13 Above the Night | Interscope Records |
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| 1995 | Hit & Run Holiday | Interscope Records | |
| 1997 | A Crime for All Seasons | Red Ant Records | |
| 2001 | The Reincarnation of Luna | SleazeBox Records | |
| 2005 | Gay, Black and Married | Rykodisc | |
| 2007 | The Filthiest Show in Town | Rykodisc | |
| 2009 | Death Threat | Rykodisc, SleazeBox Records | |
| 2014 | Spooky Tricks | SleazeBox Records | |
| 2019 | In the House of Strange Affairs | SleazeBox Records |
| Year | Title | Record Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Rykodisc | ||
| 2002 | SleazeBox Records | ||
| 2004 | Diamonds & Daggerz | Rykodisc | Contains both new and classic songs extensively reworked and remixed into one continuous mix. |
| 2005 | Red Ant Records | Contains remixes by other artists. | |
| 2007 | Blood + Dope + Sin + Gold | SleazeBox Records | This CD was only available at the merchandise booth on the 2007 tour. It features remixes from The Filthiest Show in Town, Gay, Black and Married, and The Reincarnation of Luna. |
| 2010 | SleazeBox Records, Rustblade (Europe) | This CD contains remixes of songs from the Wax Trax! years (1987–1991). | |
| 2016 | SleazeBox Records | This CD contains remixes of songs from the Interscope years (1992–1996). | |
| 2020 | SleazeBox Records | This CD contains remixes of songs from the Rykodisc years. | |
| 2021 | Sleazy Action | SleazeBox Records | This CD contains a compilation of 12 previously unreleased remixes by TKK's Buzz McCoy, including tracks from related side-project Bomb Gang Girlz and new songs by Buzz McCoy and Groovie Mann’s Darling Kandie. |
| Year | Title | Record Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Some Have to Dance... Some Have to Kill | Red Ant Records | This album is different from the earlier release of the same name. This version was a promo-only release sold during the band's 1998 tour. |
| 2004 | The Be(a)st of TKK | Rykodisc | |
| 2004 | My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult | Rykodisc | This CD is a compilation of the following singles and EPs: My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult 12" (1987), Some Have to Dance, Some Have to Kill 12" (1988), Kooler Than Jesus (1989), Cuz It's Hot (1990), plus 4 bonus tracks. Several tracks are shorter than the original WaxTrax versions. |
| Year | Title | Record Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult | Wax Trax! Records | This 12" was the band's first release (WAX 039) before I See Good Spirits and I See Bad Spirits. Side one is the track "First Cut", and is 45 RPM. Side two has "Shock of Point 6" and "Resisting the Spirit", and is 33 RPM. |
| 1988 | Some Have to Dance, Some Have to Kill | Wax Trax! Records | Released on July 26, 1988 (WAX 055), this 12" EP featured the songs "Nervous Xians" and "The Devil Does Drugs", with test pressings also including "Easy Girl" and "Acid Xians".[3] |
| 1989 | Kooler Than Jesus | Wax Trax! Records | The original vinyl version of this CD was only the first two tracks. The cassette and CD versions added the tracks from the first two releases My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult (Wax 039) and Some Have to Dance, Some Have to Kill (Wax 055) which had been vinyl only. |
| Year | Title | Record Label | Notes | |
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| 1989 | "Kooler Than Jesus" | Wax Trax! Records | 12" vinyl not to be confused with the compilation album of the same name | |
| 1990 | "...Cuz It's Hot | A Girl Doesn't Get Killed By A Make-Believe Lover... 'Cuz It's Hot" | Wax Trax! Records | B-side is "A Daisy Chain 4 Satan", a remix of which is the first track on Confessions of a Knife. |
| 1991 | "Naïve/The Days of Swine & Roses" | Wax Trax! Records | Split single with KMFDM | |
| 1991 | "Sexplosion!" | Wax Trax! Records |
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| 1992 | "Sex On Wheelz" | Interscope Records |
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| 1993 | "Blue Buddha" | Interscope Records, Atlantic Records |
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| 1993 | "Final Blindness" | Interscope Records, Atlantic Records |
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| 1995 | "Hit & Run Holiday" | Interscope Records, MCA Records | ||
| 1997 | "Sexy Sucker" | Red Ant Records | ||
| Year | Title | Record Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Ride The Mindway Kult Kompilation 89-96 | Mindway Corporation | VHS |
| 2004 | The Kult Kollection | Rykodisc | DVD |