Dräumar Draümar LP
Here an extraordinarily powerful debut from what has to be Oslo’s preeminent hardcore outfit. The riffs on this sucker are mind-melting. There’s some noodling that has me convinced their guitarist has an extra digit or two on their fretting hand, but it’s the foundation of riffage that I keep coming back to. Check out “Blodigler” or “Parasitt” as examples of how absolutely raging this band is even when the shredding is held at bay. Through and through, this shit just kills. Pissed-off vocals, intricate basslines, fantastic drumming…even the interludes are rad. Grip this or die sad, punk.
