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We just launched a pre-order for another new release on Static Shock Records: the self-titled debut LP from Oslo, Norway's Draümar! I don't think Draümar's debut 7" from a few years got much distribution stateside, but now's as a great a time as any to learn about them. Raging hardcore punk with some classic Norwegian flavor is the order of the day, and they even cover Bannlyst and get Bannlyst's singer to do a guest spot? Sick! You can listen to a track on the Static Shock Bandcamp now. Give it a listen, read Josh Nickel's excellent description below, pre-order your copy from Sorry State and it'll be on its way to you as soon as it's in stock. Easy peasy.
"Static Shock out here still pushing the finest in international punk and hardcore. This time with a smoking debut from Oslo’s Draümar. Their influences are from the same city block with groundwork laid by groups like So Much Hate and Svart Framtid. Unfortunately, the songs are blasting away at the same monumental enemies albeit with different faces. The never-ending nuclear question, societal unease, genocide, and a steadfast approach to not turn away from the constant horror of today’s world make up the tapestry of this 12”.
The intro and outro track nod and update John Carpenter’s Assault On Precinct 13 setting the stage for a flurry of cold, desperate Norwegian punk - instantly identifiable and as potent as ever. Indeed, they’ve scraped the blood, sweat and victory off the floors of Blitz and distilled it into a Molotov aimed directly at a world in constant crisis. These are chords and context against a rising fascist world where screaming is not a limp response but also tactic, celebration and affirmation. Aside from the fury contained in the original tracks you get a bonus treat in the dual vocal attack on the Bannlyst song ‘Herrene’ which features original Bannlyst vocalist Finn Erik Tangen - instantly identifiable and still just as pissed."
(Josh Nickel)