Various
The Vikings Are Coming (black)
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