‘Verdets resurser utnyttjas till bristning, Den eviga tillväxten ska ske, Till va pris? Giftet sprider sig ever varlden’ (Giftet Sprider Sig) / ‘The world’s resources are being exploited to the breaking point, Eternal growth must happen, At what price? The poison is spreading across the world’ (The Poison Spreads)

Disskerarad (Dissected) are a band very much forged in the ever-fruitful crucible of Stockholm hardcore, drawing members from Avskum, Exploatör, and Totalitär among others.  They have been active now for just over a decade, and Väggarna Rasar (The Walls Are Falling Down) is their first release since their contribution to 2023’s crushing four-way split album alongside Destruct, Rat Cage, and Scarecrow.

The band continue to hone their merciless take on Swedish mangel – ferociously tight d-beat rhythms underpin ominously surging riffage, leavened with just a dash of metallic influence in the heft of the production and the occasional recklessly careering solo.  Meanwhile, the hoarse, rhythmically barked vocals unleash a tirade that builds the connections between relentless capitalist excess, atomising communities, rising right wing authoritarianism, and escalating militarism.

The execution is as savagely precise as you would anticipate.  Such is its fierce tautness that it just takes the slightest refinement to introduce an unexpected new texture to the onslaught.  From the melody subtly braided through Giftet Sprider Sig to the burly menace of Vinster (Profits), and then from the quivering tremolo picked riff that propels Nedmontering (Dismantling) to the percussive velocity of the title track, the highlights land with a vehement relish.