From Karlstad comes Dishumanitär, which is a really heavy grinding hardcore group. So ---- good. March 2025

Hey guys, tell me a little bit about the group, when did you start, who are you and do you play in any other bands otherwise? Hanna is a member of Socialstyrelsen, right?

Hanna: Hello! We started Dishumanitär in the autumn of 2023. It was me and David who had the idea of starting a darker crustband, more depressed and longer songs than we had done before. Early in the project, we brought Fredrik on drums because we knew that he is a really awesome d-beat drummer and also a good friend. So I, David and Fredrik are so dishuman. Hanna and David play in several bands together, including Soicalstytrelsen. Fredrik has played in several bands and is currently playing with DSM-5, Søvn and Idiot Ikon, among others

Dushumanitör(Dishumanist) is the name, a name that I'm actually starting to think of, it's a good name for Trump, how did you come up with the name and is there any deeper meaning to the name?

David: Haha, no that's our name, he's not allowed that, that bastard. We wrote a list of name suggestions but Dishumanitär was what we kept coming back to, it feels like the name describes the music quite well.

Hanna: Exactly, and if it has any deeper meaning I don't know, but I think it describes pretty well what our starting point is in terms of what the songs are about. We're not very happy with humanity if you say so, haha.

You come from Karlstad, is there a good music scene there? Good band? Venues? Record store?

David: Hanna and I are Karlstad residents, Fredrik lives in Vikbolandet, Östergötland. Active bands in Karlstad that I can think of immediately are the aforementioned Socialstyrelsen, the skate band From the tracks, the sludge:s in Slôdder and the more hard rock Gehennah. But there are many more bands too, of course. Regarding the music scene, there are a few clubs that drive, including Klubb Livrädd, which Hanna and I are involved in arranging with, Klubb Döva Öron and Metalclüb to name a few. The backyard and Nöjesfabriken have really nice stages where punk bands can take place. And then we're pretty spoiled with some really good record stores too. Knastret is a classic, Askers in both Grums and Karlstad, Vinylgaraget and Värmland's Coop Records.

How was the feeling now that your debut LP has come out, because it's your debut, isn't it?

Hanna: It's always a very special feeling when you get to hold a record in your hand that you've been involved in creating yourself. It took about a year from the actual recording to the vinyl record coming out, so we had time to build up quite a lot of anticipation at that time. It feels very cool and nice that it's here now. It's nice to see all the parts fall into place, everything from the music itself, to the mix/master and artwork.

Your music is not really ordinary crust and as well as I can hear normal hardcore bands I think I hear groups like Amebix too....how would you describe your music?

David: Well, we went in with the idea of making some kind of pretty serious crust, with inspiration from Fall of Efrafa, Skitsystem and 90's Cimex, scandicrust meets emocrust, kind of. I think we landed pretty well around there but would probably just call our music crust, short and sweet.

The lyrics are not always heard so well, then it is always good to have a lyric sheet, is it something you are afraid of if people only listen to Bandcamp, Spotify etc that they miss the lyrics?

Hanna: I'm a big fan of text booklets. Even as a child, I loved to plough through the lyrics and analyze the music I listened to. Lyrics have always been very important to me. But I'm not afraid that you'll miss out on something if you don't have them in front of you. Music and how you absorb it is so individual, and I think that those who want to read the lyrics will find them anyway. We always put the lyrics on bandcamp and in the album they are included in the inlay. I tried to get them on Spotify too, but I'm not that technical and didn't succeed, haha.

Who does the lyrics?

Hanna: So far I've written all the lyrics. I always write a lot and already had a number of lyrics that I didn't know where to use when we started writing the music. But if anyone else in the band has lyrics, we will use them too. So far, it's just been my lyrics we've used. It comes naturally too since I'm the one singing.

Tell us a little about the following songs

– We are not human anymore

Hanna: The text is about how the world turns its back on people who have been forced to flee their homes as a result of war or other disasters. The world feels colder and we close our borders instead of opening and helping each other. We are all human and I believe that we need to receive each other and take care of each other much more than we do today. I think the intro and the structure of the song reflects the feeling I get when I read news about how the world treats people who have been forced to flee and are just trying to find a place to live and the title of the song probably says quite a lot about what I think about humanity in general right now.

- När insidans fula ansikte möter utsidans kalla blick (When the ugly face of the inside meets the cold gaze of the outside)

Hanna: Throughout the album is our and my view of how humanity is destroying our planet and nature and how we treat both humans and animals. This song is both about how dark it feels inside and how cold the world has become.

-Alleviation

Hanna: This was definitely the hardest one for me to include on the record. I was going through one of the heaviest and darkest periods of my life when I wrote it and it is a reflection of some of what I felt during that time, and how I dealt with what I felt inside. It's very dark but it's also very much about finding a way forward and navigating your way out through the darkness.

Your lyrics are not so cheerful, what do you think? Will the world end soon?

David: We're not doomsday prophets in that sense, I don't think the world will end tomorrow. At the same time, I also don't believe that humans can continue as we are doing now, exploiting animals, nature and each other. There is nothing long-term in it and if we continue, humanity will only be a very short parenthesis in the history of the earth. And, quite honestly, no one wants to listen to happy music, right?

To have politics in music, is it important do you think or do you have any examples of groups that make good banal music?

Hanna: I think that everything is really political. Even explicitly not being political becomes a form of political action or position. It's something that's hard to get away from. Not everything is party political, but politics is included in everything you do, whether it is intentional or not. I think it's important to express your opinions and I myself use music as a means to do so, but I can also appreciate music (and other things) that don't actively take a stand.

David: Yes, I can appreciate instrumental music etc, everything doesn't have to have a pronounced message. But I appreciate it when someone actually wants to say something with their music.

You release your record on Phobia Records among other things, what is the advantage of releasing on a foreign label versus a Swedish one?

David: Phobia releases a lot of good music, so it's fun that he wanted to be part of releasing our record as well. It's a good thing that there is a broad community within punk, that labels want and can release music with a new band within a narrow genre. Which country the companies are in matters less. It's fun to release your music physically.

Your songs range from 1.50 to over five minutes. Which songs of these are most fun to play live, the long ones or the short ones?

Hanna: So far we have only played live once, it was at Pizzacrust here in Karlstad. Me and David were involved in the event and we opened the festival. The nervousness was high and there was a lot of adrenaline so I hardly remember which song was the funniest. It was just so much fun to finally get to play the songs live, haha. But if I have to try to choose, I think We are not human anymore was one of the funniest. It builds up so incredibly well and then explodes at a lot of good pace. It's fun!

What kind of people do you draw live, is it the usual punks, crusts or have you seen any type of new audience lately?

David: As I said, we haven't played much live yet, but I'll be more than happy if the usual punks and crusts come. These are the ones we hope for.

Have you played abroad anything?

David: We're going to play in Oslo on May 2nd on Blitz's 43rd birthday!

You made a physical LP, was that obvious or do you think that you have made a record if you don't release it physically?

David: With this band, the idea was already when we wrote the first song that we want to do a physical release. At first we thought about an EP, but then it flowed pretty well with the songs so then it had to be a full-length, we thought. But of course you can have made a record even if it doesn't exist physically, but for at least my part it felt important that it would be a vinyl release. There is something special about vinyl records anyway.

Do you buy a lot of music yourself? How do you prefer to listen to music, is it on vinyl/CD, Spotify or what is best?

David: I/we buy a lot of music on both vinyl, CD and cassette. However, a lot of everyday listening takes place via Spotify and bandcamp on the bluetooth speaker in the kitchen. But if you want to listen more properly, it will be the stereo in the living room with vinyl player, CD changer and cassette deck.

I know that many bands I have interviewed have the feeling that the records break down in completely wrong way when you listen digitally, you have thought out a song order and maybe have a thought with it and it is ruined by people listening in disorder, is it something you yourself recognize?

Hanna: I can understand in a way what they mean, as a band you think carefully about what order the songs should be in on the record. But on the other hand, I still listen mostly to the songs I get stuck on the most and I just think it's fun if people want to listen to our songs regardless of order.

How do you think it is to live in Sweden today with high electricity prices, the parties that rule, high food prices, racists and other idiots?

Hanna: It generally reflects the times we live in. We deal with it by writing and listening to depressed, dark crust.

The world situation feels precarious, how the hell are you going to solve everything, do you have a clue?

Hanna: I don't know how to solve everything, but stand up for what you believe in and make your voice heard. Don't let the pass completely without resistance. And to take care of their fellow human beings. Lift each other up and spend time with their children, family, friends.

What is the strangest thing that has happened during a gig with you?

David: Now we've only played live with this band once so far, but it went completely without any problems.

Five most important records of all time?

David: It's really hard to answer, but important for us are:

Hanna: Fall of Efrafa - Inle

David: Totalitär – Sin egen moståndare

Hanna: Wolfbrigade - Damned

David: Skitsystem – Stigmata

 Hanna & David: Pink Floyd - The Wall

Fredrik: It depends on if it's for the music in the band or free in general, it's free in general regardless of the release format I would say: His hero is gone - monuments to thieves Nasum - Inhale/Exhale Outlast - Positive hardcore/ Positive Youth Final Exit - Umeå Public Enemy - Apocalypse 91.. The enemy strikes black

You may have already played with your dream band but if you could choose five bands, both living and dead, to have a mini gala with you, which five would choose?

Hanna: Fall of Efrafa, Dead Kennedys and G.L.O.S.S. Oh, and LA Witch!

David: Totalitär and Misfits. And Pink Floyd.

Fredrik: His Hero is gone, Syndromes, Nekad, Serotonin Zero and Masakari

Do you think reviews are important, how can it help you move forward? Do you take it to heart if someone thinks it's crap?

Hanna: It's always fun to read a review about something you've been involved in doing. And feedback is good in different ways even if, at least for me, it doesn't affect that much when I write music. What comes out is what needs to come out. I always go by my own feeling when I write music. If I take it to heart if someone thinks it's crap? No, haha.

David: I think it's fun that someone takes the time to listen, read through texts etc and then write a review. If they also like what we do, it's fun. If not, it can actually be quite fun too. I like creative negatives.

Have you got any really weird review with this band or any other band that you have been in?

David: We were mentioned in DN or if it was SVD when we played with Socialtsyrelsen at Slaktkyrkan in Stockholm. It was us and Mob 47. The only thing that was written about us, and I think I am quoting quite correctly, was "untight supportact". Two words. It was pretty fun.

What bands is Dishumanitär compared to?

David: We've noted Ambulance, Skitsystem, Fredag den 13 and Iron Maiden.

The futureplans for the band?

Hanna: We're going to play in Oslo on May 2nd, then we're going to play at the Fragile Mountain festival in August. It's going to be damn fun. Then we hope to play more live and start working on more songs.

For yourself?

David: Continue to play and write music, and arrange punk in Karlstad.

Words of wisdom?

Hanna: It all sounds so cliché, but do what you want and stand up for what you believe in. It's easy to get stuck in what feels tough but it becomes so damn much easier to handle when you let go of the barriers and do what you want to do instead.

Fredrik: Take care of yourself in the best way: food, rest and exercise. Because how else are we going to manage to bring down the walls of power? It all starts with yourself.

Something to add?

Fredrik: Thank you as hell! This is what makes the punk scene come alive, so keep going into the tile. You do valuable work.