''The Future of War'' is the second

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Atari Teenage Riot Atari Teenage Riot (ATR) is a German band formed in Berlin in 1992. Highly political, they fuse left-wing, anarchist and anti-fascist views with punk vocals and a techno sound called digital hardcore, which is a term band member Alec Empire use ...

. 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 fro ...

, providing vocals for a larger share of the songs. In May 2002, ''The Future of War'' was placed on the Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien index in Germany, meaning that it may not be advertised or sold to minors. According to band member

Alec Empire Alec or Aleck is a Scottish form of the given name Alex. It may be a diminutive of the name Alexander or a given name in its own right. Notable people with the name include: People * Alec Aalto (1942–2018), Finnish diplomat *Alec Acton (1938� ...

, ''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

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."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

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, and anime " Urotsukidoji II: Legend of the Demon Womb" (English dubbed version). * "Fuck All" samples "Pay to Cum" by Bad Brains. * "Destroy 2000 Years of Culture" samples "

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" by

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. * "Heatwave" samples "Supertouch" by Bad Brains. * "Not Your Business" samples "Back to Bataan" by The Maids. * "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