Long awaited new stuff from this classic Angry Hudik Hardcore band, angrier and better than ever! This might be the best hardcore album in ages from Scandinavia! Raging hate against right wing bullshit and neoliberals. Fast, agressive and twisted. 

Our take: Flyktsoda Records brings us the latest 16-song full-length from this eclectic and long-running hardcore band from Hudiksvall, Sweden. American d-beat fanatics know Hudiksvall as the hometown of the almighty Totalitär, and a similar strain of very Swedish-sounding fast d-beat hardcore forms the backbone of Kronofodgen’s sound. However, from the first track, “Ropa Varg,” it’s clear Kronofogden isn’t interested in sticking too close to existing templates. That song starts with a big, catchy riff, but as it moves into its next part, it falls into this lengthy, complex series of rhythmic punches that you’d need a protractor to figure out. Across Lägesrapport, Kronofogden finds a cornucopia of ingredients to mix into their d-beat hardcore. “Självförsvarsmord” ends with a blast of grindcore, while “Driver Blydagg Faller Syraregn” has an intro that borrows sludgy rhythms and dissonant chords from later Black Flag, and tracks like “En Mordgalen Tonåring” and “Hälsingeliv” incorporate octave melodies that make me think of the later records by Norway’s So Much Hate. While there are sixteen tracks and what feels like a million musical ideas, the album is over before you know it, so you’ll need several plays to parse everything that’s happening. If you’re looking for something that’s dense with ideas but uniformly intense, Lägesrapport fits the bill.