Berlin hardcore dissenters Atari Teenage Riot were among a new generation of German techno artists (also including ATR's Alec Empire, EC80R, Speed Freak, DJ Bleed, etc.) who sought to reconnect music with political radicalism through ever more challenging, experimental hybrids, engaging everything from speed metal and acid to jungle and hardcore punk. Formed in 1992 by Empire, Hanin Elias, and Carl Crack, ATR's controversial first single, "Hunting for Nazis," was released by German techno stronghold Force Inc. that same year (Force Inc. owner Achim Szepanski is also known for his commitment to political radicalism). Subsequently, the group released a string of singles and full-lengths, all of them instantly recognizable for their brash, noisy fusions of brittle, 200-plus-bpm breaks, massive guitar riffs, and a good deal of shouting. Similar in motivation to Detroit's Underground Resistance or industrial dance group Consolidated, ATR professed a concern with a general conservative shift in the Western political climate (particularly in Germany after the collapse of Communism in Russia and Eastern Europe) and supported the development of new, overtly political forms of youth culture by way of response. Somewhat surprisingly, ATR's early singles landed them a recording deal with U.K. major Phonogram in 1993, through which they released a number of singles before skipping out on their contract (the label reportedly wanted more straight-ahead, commercial techno from the group). Using their Phonogram advance for the full-length album they never delivered, ATR formed Digital Hardcore Recordings in 1994, the imprint under which they released most of their subsequent material, including the full-lengths Delete Yourself and The Future of War, plus a number of singles and EPs. DHR also expanded to include a number of up-and-coming German artists -- including EC8OR and Shizuo -- with similar political leanings, and signed a domestic licensing deal with Beastie Boys' Grand Royal label in 1996. Partly as a result of that deal and partly through the increasing popularity of ATR member Alec Empire (who released a number of solo full-lengths and singles through Force Inc., Chrome, Mille Plateaux, and Riot Beats, as well as DHR), ATR became one of the first new-school European techno artists to achieve success in America, with alternative radio and MTV picking up on the group in late 1996 and the release early the following year of Burn, Berlin, Burn!, an American compilation collecting tracks from the first two albums. Their third album, 60 Second Wipe Out, appeared in 1999 on Elektra, and featured new vocalist Nic Endo. Live at Brixton Academy 1999, a noise set recorded at a gig opening for Nine Inch Nails, was released on DHR in 2000. The band went on hiatus to allow Crack to seek psychiatric treatment and deal with declining health caused by long-simmering addictions. Unfortunately, the break was not enough and Crack was found dead in his Berlin apartment on September 6, 2001. The band dissolved soon after, with the rarities set Redefine the Enemy appearing in 2002, followed by the retrospective Atari Teenage Riot: 1992-2000, which appeared in 2006. Years later, however, ATR reconvened with Empire and Endo joined by vocalist CX KiDTRONiK. In 2011, the trio released Is This Hyperreal?, a true-to-old-form return that was issued in the U.S. through Steve Aoki's Dim Mak label. The lineup toured throughout Europe, America, and Asia, and the live album Riot in Japan 2011 was released. By 2014, KiDTRONiK had been replaced by MC Rowdy Superstar, and this lineup of ATR released Reset. Initially available only in Japan, it was given an international release in 2015.

Studio Albums:

Title	Year	Tracks
Reset	2014	13
Is This Hyperreal?	2011	10
60 Second Wipe Out	1999	13
The Future Of War	1997	15
Delete Yourself!	1995	12

 Compilation Albums:

Title	Year	Tracks
Burn, Berlin, Burn	1997	14

 EPs:

Title	Year	Tracks
Too Dead For Me E.P.	1999	5

 Tracks:

Title	Album
Activate (Live)	Reset
Activate!	Is This Hyperreal?
Anarchy 999	60 Second Wipe Out
Anarchy 999 (Real Mix)	Too Dead For Me E.P.
Atari Teenage Riot	Delete Yourself!
Atari Teenage Riot	Burn, Berlin, Burn
Atari Teenage Riot (Live)	Reset
Atari Teenage Riot II	60 Second Wipe Out
Black Flags	Is This Hyperreal?
Blood In My Eyes	Is This Hyperreal?
By Any Means Necessary	60 Second Wipe Out
Codebreaker	Is This Hyperreal?
Collapse Of History	Is This Hyperreal?
Cra$h	Reset
Cyberpunks Are Dead	Delete Yourself!
Death Machine	Reset
Death Of A President D.I.Y!	60 Second Wipe Out
Death Of A President D.I.Y. (Accapella)	Too Dead For Me E.P.
Death Star	The Future Of War
Death Star	Burn, Berlin, Burn
Delete Yourself! (You've Got No Chance To Win)	Burn, Berlin, Burn
Delete Yourself! (You've Got No Chance To Win) (Live)	Delete Yourself!
Destroy 2000 Years Of Culture	The Future Of War
Destroy 2000 Years Of Culture	Burn, Berlin, Burn
Deutschland (Has Gotta Die!)	Burn, Berlin, Burn
Deutschland (Has Gotta Die!)	The Future Of War
Digital Decay	Is This Hyperreal?
Digital Hardcore	60 Second Wipe Out
Digital Hardcore	Kerrang!: Spirit Of Independence
Erase Your Face	Reset
Fuck All!	Burn, Berlin, Burn
Fuck All!	The Future Of War
Get Up While You Can	The Future Of War
Ghostchase	60 Second Wipe Out
Heatwave	Burn, Berlin, Burn
Heatwave	The Future Of War
Hetzjagd Auf Nazis! (Live)	Delete Yourself!
Into The Death	Delete Yourself!
Into The Death	Burn, Berlin, Burn
Is This Hyperreal?	Is This Hyperreal?
J1M1	Reset
Kids Are United!	Delete Yourself!
Midijunkies	Delete Yourself!
Midijunkies (Berlin Mix)	The Future Of War
Modern Liars	Reset
New Blood	Reset
No Remorse (I Wanna Die)	B-Sides And Rarities
No Remorse (I Wanna Die)	Spawn O.S.T.
No Remorse (Live)	Too Dead For Me E.P.
No Success	60 Second Wipe Out
Not Your Business	The Future Of War
Not Your Business	Burn, Berlin, Burn
P.R.E.S.S.	Burn, Berlin, Burn
P.R.E.S.S.	The Future Of War
Raverbashing	Delete Yourself!
Re-Arrange Your Synapses	Is This Hyperreal?
Redefine The Enemy	The Future Of War
Reset	Reset
Revolution Action	60 Second Wipe Out
Revolution Action (Live)	Too Dead For Me E.P.
Riot 1995	Delete Yourself!
Sex	Delete Yourself!
Shadow Identity	Is This Hyperreal?
She Sucks My Soul Away	The Future Of War
Sick To Death	The Future Of War
Sick To Death	Burn, Berlin, Burn
Speed	Burn, Berlin, Burn
Speed	Delete Yourself!
Start The Riot	Delete Yourself!
Start The Riot	Burn, Berlin, Burn
Street Grime	Reset
Strike	The Future Of War
The Future Of War	The Future Of War
The Future Of War	Burn, Berlin, Burn
The Only Slight Glimmer Of Hope	Is This Hyperreal?
The Virus Has Been Spread	60 Second Wipe Out
Too Dead For Me	60 Second Wipe Out
Too Dead For Me	Too Dead For Me E.P.
Transducer	Reset
U.S. Fade Out	60 Second Wipe Out
We Are From The Internet	Reset
We Are From The Internet (Dub Instrumental)	Reset
Western Decay	60 Second Wipe Out
You Can't Hold Us Back	The Future Of War
Your Uniform (Does Not Impress Me!)	60 Second Wipe Out