Category: Releases

 

Kronofogden / Massgrav – split 7″ coming January 1, 2016

Stay tuned for more info, pre-orders, maybe a tune or two…

Meanwhile you can always listen to their earlier stuff released by Blindead Productions:

 

Maximum Rocknroll and Ken Sanderson especially enjoyed the Kronofogden LP this week, so much that it became their record of the week.

The second full-length from Hudiksvall, Sweden’s KRONOFOGDEN (“Enforcement Officer”) shares some obvious DNA with the legendary bands from their hometown (members of MISSBRUKARNA even do guest a chorus on one track), but charges harder on a ramshackle USHC bent, with vocals quickly spat out over fourteen straightforward hardcore bursts. Sturdy, linear drumming propels the fuzzed-out gnarl of guitar distortion, as the angry vocals and shouted choruses in Swedish scrape the volume peaks of their slightly distorted recording. With enough elements stewing, this sturdy engine here stirs things up enough to keep it on edge like a noisier, more raw take on the best moments of DS-13 and ETA, and the second side has a few more crunchy downbeat moments that shadow some TOTALITÄR poundings. The title (which translates to “Work and/or Leisure”) reveals a good portion of the lyrics’ meanings, with English translations explaining how they questioning the Swedish relationship to work and employment, the cost of public transportation in traditionally poorer areas of their city, the closing of youth centers, and other local issues. Cover artwork is pen-and-ink scribble, somewhere between MAGGOT SANDWICH and MUNICIPAL WASTE, with assembly lines, robot cops, zombies and more. Also comes with a 16-page comic. Killer!

With a small step back towards the rawer sound and production of their earlier releases Kronofogden delivers 14 new tracks of raging hardcore punk – pissed off, right on point and excellent!

Musically they manage the legacy of classic Hudik hardcore well and combine it with a slab of 80’s US hardcore and good old-fashioned anger and frustration.

Speaking of classic Hudik hardcore, they’re not only influenced by it, they also pay tribute to it – featuring a couple of guests you might have heard from before.

Comes with with a full-sized, 16-paged, comic book as well as a 4-paged insert with lyrics, art and photos.

Limited edition with extra fold-over cover available.

Watch this space for more info, including pre-orders and all that.

Lock your doors, board up your windows, booby trap your surroundings… Kronofogden is coming!

The band made this little teaser for the upcoming LP – that’s at the pressing plant as we speak.