INTEGRITY reinvents itself with each release. Their debut full-length, Those Who Fear Tomorrow, became a blueprint for dark metallic hardcore. Mixing what they had accomplished with TWFT, the band incorporated elements of Japanese hardcore to their ever-evolving sound. The influence of band like G.I.S.M., ZOUO, and GAUZE gave their sound a more confrontational attitude apparent in their follow up LP, Systems Overload. Originally released in 1995, Systems Overload was a shock to the hardcore scene that was focused more on politically correct ideas than the sheer brutality of the music. They reveled in being the outcasts and made no apologies.
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