Hidden Gems & Guilty Pleasures: Bödel (Sweden)
Photo by Daniel Johansson
Bödel (Punk/Crust/Hardcore // Sweden)
F-A-S-T-E-R is the best word that comes to mind to describe the Swedish punk hardcore band Bödel career up to this point. When the drummer Masken (ex-Antabus, Sub Alert) in late 2023 heard the punk band Chörnobyl where the singer Leya has done some vocal parts, he immediately contacted Leya and her father Arvid (The Crown, Deny, Mähälium) if they would be interested to start a band together. With no intentions of reinventing the wheel, to play d-beat-driven hardcore and punk, the way it has always been done.
Sure thing, Henke from Pastoratet and Liptones was involved on bass, and the first rehearsal went down in February 2024, three songs were made and the chemistry within the band was there right away. A snippet video from the rehearsal was recorded and put on their Facebook page – and boom! Promoters and labels worldwide contacted the band and wanted to sign them.
Bödel entered the studio a weekend in March 2024 to record ten songs for different releases. Recorded by Christoffer Knutsson (Implode, Slaveriet) and mixed & mastered by Jocke Rydbjer (Wolfbrigade).
The first live show went down 31st of March at Skjulet in Gothenburg, Sweden. They finally signed a record deal with the US label Atrocious Disarray to release their first vinyl during autumn 2024, in cooperation with Sweden’s punk label Distat. The record will also be released on an exclusive cassette co-released through Bruse Tapes, FightBack, and Mosslik.
And the future is to keep that raw uncompromising punk/hardcore going. Still don’t want to reinvent the wheel but just spin it a little bit faster… Featuring members of The Crown, The Liptones, Deny, Vänsternäven, Pastoratet, Antabus, Mähälium Sub Alert and more.
Distat Records released the first single »Bilan Faller« on all streaming services worldwide on June 14th, 2024.
Courtesy of Distat Records / Cramada PR
Discography:
• »Bilan Faller« Single (Distat Records, 2024)
Band members:
Leya – Vocals
Masken – Drums
Henke – Bass
Arvid – Guitar
Photo by Daniel Johansson
FFO: Anti Cimex, Wolfbrigade, Tragedy, Discharge, Mob 47, Kaaos, Totalitär, Rattus, Terveet Kädet
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well