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 Husker Du; Fear of War?s thrash is anti-religious and there?s 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.