BASTARDS – Arctic Hardcore (Complete Studio Recordings & Rare Rehearsal Tapes) LP Box Set

BASTARDS was one of the first Hardcore, Punk bands coming from Finland in the Early Eighties. The band released three albums between 1982 – 1983: „Harhaa“ (1982, originally only on cassette tape), „Järjetön Maailma“ (1983) and „Siberian Hardcore“ (1983). PROPAGANDA RECORDS, Finland, the oracle of its time, released the „Maailma Palaa Ja Kuolee“ EP when the band was still active, and some single tracks also appeared on finnish and international compilations.

BASTARDS gained international attention and were the first Finnish hardcore band to tour Europe, yet they still ended up quitting the band in secember 1983 after just a few active years.

Here we have a compilation all the recorded material by BASTARDS: „Arctic Hardcore – Complete Studio Recordings & Rare Rehearsal Tapes“ Box Set was done as a tight co-operation between the record company and members of the band. The nearly four-hour long compilation contains 136 songs, of which fifty are never released versions or completely unheard material, until now. The box set also contains a thick booklet with the band´s history, lyrics, complete song information and a lot of photos from the band´s active years.