{"product_id":"intensity-the-ruins-of-our-future","title":"Intensity - The Ruins of Our Future","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntensity\u003cbr\u003eThe Ruins of Our Future\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Black Vinyl)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelease: 2001\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRuins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStress, Arbete, Angest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eR.P.F.O.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwenty-Four Years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cycle Is Complete\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy The Throat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmounts To Nothing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorn Apart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFörberedelsen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanto A La Muerte\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTowers And Tunnels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCut To Fit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs We Fall Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRebelde Y Vagabundo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFields Lie Fallow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn The Distance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore Info:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ruins Of Our Future stands as a blistering, high-velocity classic of early-2000s European hardcore punk from Sweden’s Intensity. Tracking live in just four days at Studio Bombshelter, the Malmö five-piece stripped their sound down to pure velocity, drawing a direct line between the razor-sharp urgency of classic 1980s Boston straight edge and the blistering fury of early 1990s New York hardcore acts like Citizens Arrest, whose song \"In The Distance\" they revere with a feral closing cover. Clocking in at sixteen tracks cut at 45 RPM across a single twelve-inch disc, the record delivers an unrelenting rhythmic assault fueled by Tommas Svendsen’s runaway drumming, Kristoffer Lind’s thick, driving basslines, and the razor-wire guitar attack of Jonas Nilsson and Mattias Blixtberg. Vocalist Rodrigo Alfaro delivers a frantic, throat-tearing performance, spitting venomous critiques of capitalist alienation, wage labor, social apathy, and existential dread across explosive anthems like \"Ruins,\" \"Stress, Arbete, Ångest,\" \"Twenty-Four Years,\" and \"Canto A La Muerte,\" featuring lyrics penned by his brother Walter Alfaro. Cut at 45 RPM for maximum groove velocity and pressed at GZ Digital Media, the analog mastering hits with biting midrange punch, snapping snare transients, and immediate stereo presence, capturing Swedish hardcore at its most raw, unvarnished, and fiercely focused.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grumpy Frog Records","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":52919636885735,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/2665\/7255\/files\/Intensity.jpg?v=1793029644","url":"https:\/\/grumpyfrogrecords.com\/products\/intensity-the-ruins-of-our-future","provider":"Grumpy Frog Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}