The Complicated Futility of Ignorance

The Complicated Futility of Ignorance is the third and final studio album by English rock band Fudge Tunnel, released in September 1994 by Earache Records.[1] The album is notable for being the band's heaviest.[2]

The Complicated Futility of Ignorance
Studio album by Fudge Tunnel
Released	September 1994
Genre	Sludge metal alternative metal groove metal
Length	52:01
Label	Earache
Producer	Alex Newport
Fudge Tunnel chronology
Creep Diets (1993) The Complicated Futility of Ignorance (1994)

Overview

The Complicated Futility of Ignorance is noted for being the heaviest and most extreme album of the band. While being a mostly sludge album, it is also leaning towards groove metal and in particular, the song "Six Eight" is played in a doom metal style.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

AllMusic's Vincent Jeffries gave the album four stars out of five, and noted the release as being "the best of this group's many fine offerings".[2] Trouser Press wrote that "as a refined dose of pure musical aggression that grabs, holds and savages ... it’s the band’s most effective".[3]

The album won a 1995 NAIRD Indie Award, in the Hard Music category.[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Fudge Tunnel; all music is composed by Fudge Tunnel.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Random Acts Of Cruelty"	4:41
2.	"The Joy Of Irony"	5:33
3.	"Backed Down"	4:06
4.	"Cover Up"	4:51
5.	"Six Eight"	7:12
6.	"Long Day"	3:21
7.	"Excuse"	4:35
8.	"Find Your Fortune"	5:00
9.	"Suffering Makes Great Stories"	3:31
10.	"Circle Of Friends, Circle Of Trends"	4:33
11.	"Rudge with A G"	4:38
12.	"Pope Calvin III"	10:32
Total length:		52:01

• Track 12 is unlisted (but mentioned in the booklet) and includes five minutes of silence before the song starts.

Personnel

Fudge Tunnel

• Alex Newport – vocals, guitars
• David Ryley – bass guitar
• Adrian Parkin – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Dave Buchanan – engineering
• John Cornfield – engineering

References

1. "Wayback Archive: EARACHE MOSH119". Archived from the original on 2012-05-27.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. "Complicated Futility of Ignorance - Fudge Tunnel | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. "Fudge Tunnel". Trouser Press. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
4. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (May 27, 1995). "Rounder Tops NAIRD Awards; Arhoolie Founder Honored". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.