V/A - The Vikings Are Coming... - LP

Sweden rules!
...as far as punk rock is concerned.
Swedish punk began in the late '70s, and by the mid-'80s there were seven bands in the small steel mill town of Fagersta, immortalized on the rare compilation The Vikings Are Coming, which features amazing diversity: Bizarr's old-school punk is influenced by Clash and SLF; Cruel Maniacs practice social criticism, and Crude SS's hardcore takes its cues from Discharge; Rescues In Future's speedcore is super melodic and influenced by Hüsker Dü; The thrash of Fear of War is anti-religious and there's more thrash from Bedrovlerz (or 'Miserablerz'), while Ugly Squaw offers unique power-punk humor (and also makes a faux-reggae appearance incognito as Rasta Boys). This edition revives the original Swedish version released in 1985 on Uproar Records, giving us the full program of this indispensable anthology.
FEW IN RED VINYL!

Tracklist

Fear Of War - Surfer Boy

Fear Of War - Morality Fuck-Up

Fear Of War - Min Far

Rescues In Future - Ford-Hate

Rescues In Future - Jerk

Rescues In Future - You Can Try

Rescues In Future - Solo Låten

Bedrövlerz - Self Destruct

Bedrövlerz - A Child Was Born

Bedrövlerz - Satisfied Mind

Rasta Boys - Have A Safe Day (Rasta Mix)

Ugly Squaw - Policemans Parade

Ugly Squaw - Another Trojan Horse

Cruel Maniax - Atomkrig

Cruel Maniax - Once There Was

Cruel Maniax - Human Rights

Bizarr - Är Det Försent ?

Bizarr - Det Var Bättre Förr

Bizarr - Gör Din Plikt

Crude S.S. - Blue Eyed Devils

Crude S.S. - Chaos

Crude S.S. - Bullying A Nation