Failure by Design

by ALARM!

Failure by Design cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 8 May 2026
  • Label: Independent
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 22:14
  • Community rating: 3.79/5 from 10 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Characterized by its unrelenting high-speed D-beat rhythmic foundation, the album serves as a visceral critique of structural societal collapse. The production is raw and unpolished, prioritizing the aggressive interplay of distorted guitars and shouted political manifestos. It functions as a document of modern crust punk, focusing on the metaphorical 'failure' of contemporary urban design and social engineering.

Genres

Descriptors: relentless, political, DIY, fast, melodic, punchy, gang-vocals

Tracklist

  1. Birds still sing (2:00)
  2. No words (1:38)
  3. Turned inside out (1:29)
  4. A new low (2:50)
  5. Hope/Despair (2:11)
  6. Say my piece (1:57)
  7. Chaotic system (2:06)
  8. The serpent (2:00)
  9. Be the saviour (2:10)
  10. We are all we got (3:49)

Credits

  • Gareth Smith - guitar
  • Andy Henriksson - drums
  • Jon Lindqvist - bass
  • Henrik Lindqvist - vocals
  • ALARM! - Member
  • Andy Henriksson - Member
  • Jon Lindqvist - Member
  • Gareth Smith - Member
  • Henrik Lindqvist - Member

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