V/A - THE VIKINGS ARE COMING LP

Reissue on Radiation Records

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 Bedrövlerz (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.
TRACKS:
01. Fear Of War - Surfer Boy
02. Fear Of War - Morality Fuck-Up
03. Fear Of War - Min Far
04. Rescues In Future - Ford-Hate
05. Rescues In Future - Jerk
06. Rescues In Future - You Can Try
07. Rescues In Future - Solo Låten
08. Bedrövlerz - Self Destruct
09. Bedrövlerz - A Child Was Born
10. Bedrövlerz - Satisfied Mind
11. Rasta Boys - Have A Safe Day (Rasta Mix)
12. Ugly Squaw - Policemans Parade
13. Ugly Squaw - Another Trojan Horse
14. Cruel Maniax - Atomkrig
15. Cruel Maniax - Once There Was
16. Cruel Maniax - Human Rights
17. Bizarr - Är Det Försent ?
18. Bizarr - Det Var Bättre Förr
19. Bizarr - Gör Din Plikt
20. Crude S.S. - Blue Eyed Devils
21. Crude S.S. - Chaos
22. Crude S.S. - Bullying A Nation