Swedish D-beat/hardcore quartet Victims ply a vicious, crusty, brutal sound that has made them underground favorites for over two decades. After multiple releases on labels such as Havoc, Tankcrimes, and Deathwish, they signed to Relapse in 2019 for their seventh studio album, The Horse and Sparrow Theory.
Victims were formed in Nyköping in 1997 by Johan Eriksson (vocals), Marcus Strandberg (guitar), Andy Söderström (bass), and Andy Henriksson (drums). They were influenced by Discharge, Motörhead, and '80s U.S. hardcore. The band quickly recorded a demo, which was officially ...