Raised Fist - Anthems (Clear Vinyl)

There�s no mucking about from Raised Fist frontman Alexander �Alle� Hagman when he�s asked for his feelings on their new studio album Anthems. The urgency and sincerity with which the songs are delivered on the Swedes� seventhalbum belies their status in the scene. �It�s so non-generic and it�s not touching anything of this generic hardcore metal digitally produced shit that you can hear by the dozens every hour you look up bands� Alexander says. �Right at this time, we�re actually producing something that has a new sound�.

It doesn�t fit the usual rock n roll myth that bands are able to stick around for 7 records. The band wanted to focus their efforts on just ten tracks to keep the album short and sweet and the intention clear. �We�ve never done anything like this before and the quality is a big step-up from the things we�ve made in the past.�

Produced by Roberto Laghi & Jakob Herrman at Top Floor Studios in Gothenburg and Oral Majority Recordings, the guitars and drums punch through with a driving beat to raise your fist too. Alexander insisted that all 10 songs have a recognisable hook to grab the audience�s attention.

�We felt like we created a masterpiece� - Alexander Hagman.