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: Bizarrs old-school punk is influenced by the Clash and SLF; Cruel Maniacs give social criticism and Crude SSs hardcoredraws on Discharge; Rescues In Futures speedcore is super melodic, influenced by Husker Du; Fear of Wars thrash is anti-religious and theres 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 ori- ginal Swedish version released on Uproar Records in l985, giving us the full monty of this must-have anthology.

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 Lten

Bedrvlerz – Self Destruct

Bedrvlerz – A Child Was Born

Bedrvlerz – 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 – r Det Frsent ?

Bizarr – Det Var Bttre Frr

Bizarr – Gr Din Plikt

Crude S.S. – Blue Eyed Devils

Crude S.S. – Chaos

Crude S.S. – Bullying A Nation