Disfear is a Swedish
crust punk
Crust punk (also known as stenchcore or simply crust) is a fusion genre of anarcho-punk and extreme metal that originated in the early to mid-1980s in England. Originally, the genre was primarily mid-tempo, making use of metal riffs in a stri ...
band that formed in the early 1990s and recorded sporadically over the years. After releasing the albums ''
Soul Scars'' in 1995 and ''
Everyday Slaughter'' in 1997, the group did not release another album until 2003 with a 12-track album, ''
Misanthropic Generation
''Misanthropic Generation'' is the fifth album by Swedish D-beat band Disfear. It is the first full-length album from the band to feature Tomas Lindberg on vocals.
Track listing
References
Disfear albums
2003 albums
{{2000s- ...
'', featuring vocalist
Tomas Lindberg of
At the Gates and
The Great Deceiver and Uffe Cederlund of
Entombed. They later worked with
Converge's Kurt Ballou
Kurt Ballou (born February 1, 1974) is an American musician and record producer based in Massachusetts, best known as the guitarist for metalcore band Converge and for his recording and production work at his own GodCity Studio.
Early and pe ...
for their album ''
Live the Storm''.
Bassist Henke Frykman died of cancer on 25 March 2011.
Influences
Tomas Lindberg has cited
The Ramones
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,
AC/DC
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,
Motörhead
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,
The Wipers,
The Dead Boys,
The Stooges
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,
Jerry's Kids,
Articles of Faith, and
Uniform Choice as musical influences, as well as
Michel Foucault
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as a conceptual influence. Other bands mentioned as inspirational include
Discharge,
Entombed,
Turbonegro,
Zeke, and
Anti Cimex.
[Interview with Yiannis D., ''Metal Temple'', 24 May 2008. Access date: 22 October 2008.]
Members
;Current members
* Björn Peterson – guitar (1989–present)
*
Tomas Lindberg – vocals (1998–present)
* Marcus Andersson – drums (1998–present)
* Uffe Cederlund – guitar (2004–present)
*
Andreas Axelsson – bass (2014–present)
;Former members
* Henke Frykman – bass (1989–2011; died 2011
)
* Jeppe Lerjerud – vocals (1989–1998)
* Jan Axelsson – drums (1989)
* Jallo Lehto – drums (1989–1995)
* Robin Wiberg – drums (1995–1998)
Discography
*''Disfear'' (1992)
*''A Brutal Sight of War'' (1993)
*''Disfear/Uncurbed'' split EP (1993)
*''Soul Scars'' (1995)
*''Everyday Slaughter'' (1997)
*''In Defence of Our Future'', tribute to
Discharge, contributing the song "Realities of War" (2001)
*''
Misanthropic Generation
''Misanthropic Generation'' is the fifth album by Swedish D-beat band Disfear. It is the first full-length album from the band to feature Tomas Lindberg on vocals.
Track listing
References
Disfear albums
2003 albums
{{2000s- ...
'' (2003)
*''Powerload'' (2003; 7", Throne Records)
*Split with ZEKE (2004; 7", Relapse Records)
*''
Live the Storm'' (2008)
*Split with
Doomriders
Doomriders is an American stoner metal, stoner/sludge metal band from Boston, Massachusetts. The band has released three albums on Deathwish, Inc. The band's vocalist/guitarist Nate Newton (musician), Nate Newton also plays bass in Converge (ban ...
(2008)
References
External links
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Swedish crust and d-beat groups
Relapse Records artists
Musical groups from Södermanland County
Culture in Nyköping
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