''The Future of War'' is the second studio album by Atari Teenage Riot. Faster and harder than their previous effort, the album sees the band's only female member at the time,

Hanin Elias Hanin Elias (born 31 May 1972) is a Syrian German industrial/techno artist. She was a member of Atari Teenage Riot and is now a solo artist. After Atari Teenage Riot's non-definitive break in 2000, and the subsequent death of Carl Crack f ...

, providing vocals for a larger share of the songs. In May 2002, ''The Future of War'' was placed on the

Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien The Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons (german: link=no, Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien or ''BPjM'') is an upper-level German federal censorship agency subordinate to the Federal Ministry of Family Affai ...

index in Germany, meaning that it may not be advertised or sold to minors. According to band member Alec Empire, ''Future of War'' was notable for its "left-rooted critique of the 'modern' high-tech-war, as we had seen it all some years previously during the

Gulf War The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a Coalition of the Gulf War, 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Ba'athist Iraq, ...

."Alec Empire speaks on the banning of ATARI TEENAGE RIOT's "Future Of War" in Germany!
,

Digital Hardcore Recordings Digital Hardcore Recordings (DHR) is a record label set up in 1994 by Alec Empire, Joel Amaretto and Pete Lawton. Most of the music is recorded in Berlin, though the label is based in London where the records are mastered and manufactured. The ...

, last accessed 2007-12-20.

Track listing

Samples credits * "Sick To Death" samples "Sick of You" by The Users, "Decadent Jew" by

The Nuns The Nuns was an American rock band based in San Francisco and New York City. Best known as one of the founding acts of the early San Francisco punk scene, the band went through a number of hiatuses and periodic reunions, lineup changes, and cha ...

, and anime " Urotsukidoji II: Legend of the Demon Womb" (English dubbed version). * "Fuck All" samples "Pay to Cum" by

Bad Brains Bad Brains are an American rock band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1976. Originally a jazz fusion band under the name Mind Power, they are widely regarded as pioneers of hardcore punk, though the band's members have objected to the use of this t ...

. * "Destroy 2000 Years of Culture" samples "

Dead Skin Mask ''Seasons in the Abyss'' is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released on October 9, 1990, through Def American Records. Recording sessions began in March 1990 at Hit City West and Hollywood Sound, and ended in June 1 ...

" by Slayer. * "Heatwave" samples "Supertouch" by

. * "Not Your Business" samples "Back to Bataan" by

The Maids ''The Maids'' (french: Les Bonnes, links=no) is a 1947 play by the French dramatist Jean Genet. It was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Athénée in Paris in a production that opened on 17 April 1947, which Louis Jouvet directed. The play ...

. * "Deutschland (Has Gotta Die!)" samples "I'm In Love With Today" by The Users

References

External links

Atari Teenage Riot
at MySpace
Official Digital Hardcore Recordings site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Future Of War, The 1997 albums Atari Teenage Riot albums Grand Royal albums