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The Vikings Are Coming (LP)
Fear Of War / Rescues In Future / Bedrövlerz / Ugly Squaws / Cruel Maniax / Bizarr / Crude SS
Neuware • IT • 1985/2021 • Radiation
80s / Punk Rock / Hardcore / Thrash / Killed By Death
7 Bands; 22 Tracks; Inkl. Textbeibaltt; Reissue; Limited Edition.
Swedish punk began in the late 70s and by the mid-80s, the small steel mill town of Fagersta had seven bands, immortalised on rare compilation "The Vikings Are Coming", which is surprisingly diverse: BIZARR's old-school punk is influenced by THE CLASH and SLF; CRUEL MANIACS give social criticism and CRUDE SS's hardcoredraws on DISCHARGE; RESCUES IN FUTURE's speedcore is super melodic, influenced by HÜSKER DÜ; FEAR OF WAR's thrash is anti-religious and there's more thrash from BEDROVLERZ (or MISERABLERZ), while UGLY SQUAW proffer unique power-punk humour (also making an incognito faux-reggae appearance as RASTA BOYS).
This edition revives the original Swedish version released on Uproar Records in 1985, giving us the full monty of this must-have anthology.
Trackliste / Inhalt:
A2. Fear Of War – Morality Fuck-Up
A3. Fear Of War – Min Far
A4. Rescues In Future – Parasite
A5. Rescues In Future – Ford-Hate
A6. Rescues In Future – Jerk
A7. Rescues In Future – You Can Try
A8. Rescues In Future – Solo Låten
A9. Bedrövlerz – Satisfied Mind
A10. Bedrövlerz – A Child Was Born
A11. Bedrövlerz – Have A Safe Day [rasta mix]
B1. Ugly Squaws – Policemans Parade
B2. Ugly Squaws – Another Trojan Horse
B3. Cruel Maniax – Atomkrig
B4. Cruel Maniax – Once There Was
B5. Cruel Maniax – Human Rights
B6. Bizarr – Är Det Försent?
B7. Bizarr – Det Var Bättre Förr
B8. Bizarr – Gör Din Plikt
B9. Crude SS – Blue Eyed Devils
B10. Crude SS – Chaos
B11. Crude SS – Bullying A Nation