Avskum is a Swedish D-beat

D-beat

D-beat is a style of hardcore punk developed in the early 1980s by imitators of Discharge, for whom the genre is named. Discharge may have themselves inherited the beat from Motörhead. The first such group was The Varukers.The vocal content of D-beat tends towards shouted slogans...

 punk

Punk rock

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 band from Kristinehamn, Sweden

Sweden

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. Playing classic Swedish hardcore influenced by Discharge

Discharge (band)

Discharge is a British hardcore punk band formed in 1977 by Terry "Tezz" Roberts and Roy "Rainy" Wainwright. They are often considered among one of the very first bands to play hardcore punk, and to mix punk with metal...

, Avskum started in the early 1980s, only to temporarily disband until the mid 1990s where they returned more productive than ever. All original members except the original guitarist perform in the current line-up. They continue to sporadically perform within Europe

Europe

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 and in 2004 did a small two-week tour in the United States.
Avskum's lyrics generally deal with issues such as nuclear war

Nuclear warfare

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 and capitalism

Capitalism

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Discography

Title	Format	Date of Release	Notes
Avskum 001	Tape	1982
Crucified By The System	7" Vinyl	1984	Repressed in 2004
Live at Blitz, Oslo	Tape	1985
Recrucified By The System	LP	1997
Crime & Punishment	LP	1998
From Vision To Nightmare	7" Vinyl	1999
In The Spirit of Mass Destruction	LP	2000
Waiting For Another Bloodbath	10"	2002	Split EP with Reality Crisis
Punkista!	LP	2003
Uppror Underifrån	LP & CD	2008

External links

• Avskum official Website Official Band Website
• Prank Records- Current Home to the most recent Avskum Releases