Legacy of Hopelessness

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Legacy of Hopelessness
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ReleasedJuly 1, 2005
RecordedNovember 12, 2004 (drums and bass)
November to December 2004 (everything else)
1997 (bonus tracks)
Genre Grindcore, electronic
Length10:08(CD tracks only)
21:35 (with bonus tracks)
Label Ghetto Blaster Productions, Capital Kill Records (co-production)
Fuck the Facts chronology
Live Damage
(2003)
Legacy of Hopelessness
(2005)
Collection of Splits 2002-2004
(2006)

Legacy of Hopelessness is the second EP by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts. The drums and bass were recorded on November 12, 2004 at June Music Studio in Ottawa, ON. The remaining instruments and vocals were recorded in November and December 2004 at Fuck the Facts home studio (House of Fuck). The EP was mixed and mastered by Craig Boychuk at CB Audio in early 2005.

This was initially planned to be a solo release by Topon Das, however, it was migrated over to Fuck the Facts after the band realized that another full-length album was not feasible at that time. As such, the EP tends to show more overt electronic influences than previous releases.

Fuck the Facts Canadian grindcore band

Fuck the Facts is a Juno-nominated, Canadian grindcore band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 1998. They began in the late nineties as a solo recording project constructed by musician Topon Das. After many early recordings, including split tapes with groups from around the world, Fuck the Facts began developing a name in the underground with fans of grind. In 2001, the first full-length CD-R, Discoing the Dead, was recorded. The same year, Das would assemble a full band to continue with the project. The band has since coined the terms "bastardized grindcore" and "mullet-core" to describe their sound.

In the UK, this EP was released without the enhanced tracks as an untitled split with Narcosis, Midget Parage and Archer on Privileged to Fail Records. A digital version of the EP was released in January 2011 and included a bonus track "Legacy of Hopelessness".

Track listing

All lyrics written by Topon Das except "Eclat-Boue-Sang" by Topon Das and Mel Mongeon; all music composed by Topon Das.

No.TitleLength
1."City of Stone"1:46
2."Horizon"0:42
3."Dear Shit Book"1:11
4."Short Term Goals, Long Term Disappointments"2:14
5."Eclat-Boue-Sang"2:44
6."Make Your Grave"1:32
Enhanced Tracks
No.TitleLength
7."132 and the Evil Jesus"9:27
8."Armageddon Waltz"2:00
Digital Bonus Track (2011)
No.TitleLength
9."Legacy of Hopelessness"2:12

Personnel

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