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This release was done when ATR started to become really big; MTV rotation, releases with the Beastie Boys label, movie soundtracks, TV specials, and everybody's noize darling in global music and glossy magazines.
Thus, the underground put on a sour face, and thought this new, next album would be their big sell-out one. Like past punk, rock, or metal bands that suddenly turned pop, people expected ATR would cut their hardness and go all mellow and cheesy.
But the contrary happened! This album was definitely much more blood-thirsty than its pre-decessor; and maybe the most feral and untamed release in all of their discography.
Did you like tracks such as "Into The Death" or "Start The Riot" on the first album?
Well you are in for a treat, because this album is the logical step onwards from that.
Distorted terrorist gabber drums at high speed, grindcore and deathmetal guitars (with some oldschool punk), overloaded hyperactive samples, and alec, hanin, carl screaming at the top of their lungs.
Riot from start to finish.
A release that bursts right through your skull.
Particularly noteworthy are the tracks that are indeed a bit slower and calmer than the rest. "Redefine The Enemy", "Death Star", "You Can't Hold Us Back" (and more) combine hyper-aggression with an almost doom metal, death dub feel, and are reminiscent of a bleak and haunting scifi flick turned soundwave.
"The Future of War" on Bandcamp: https://atariteenageriot.bandcamp.com/album/the-future-of-war-remastered
On Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/master/7988-Atari-Teenage-Riot-The-Future-Of-War
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