Friday, October 17, 2025

Sex Dwarf | Påhittad Värld | Armageddon Label/Children Of The Grave

 

Release Date: 5 September 2025
Format: Vinyl LP
Genre: Hardcore/Noise Punk
Country: Sweden

Sex Dwarf formed in Stockholm in the early 2010s and quickly became a name in the underground punk and noise community. Their sound is built on the raw energy of Swedish hardcore mixed with the chaotic noise and distortion typical of 80s Japanese punk. The band’s discography paints a path of consistent aggression, from early demos like “Full Av Aska” to their later releases with “Paranoid” and “Warthreat”. Over the years, they’ve kept the flame of rawpunk alive, fast, furious, and unfiltered.

 “Påhittad Värld” lands as a violent eruption of feedback and distortion, the kind of album that sounds like it was recorded in a basement during an air raid. The production is primitive, rough around the edges, and packed with noise to the point where melody is more of an afterthought. That’s not a complaint in this context, it’s exactly what Sex Dwarf has always aimed for; complete sonic chaos.


The songs crash into each other without hesitation. “Illusion” and “Slicka” are short bursts of static aggression, built around jagged riffs and relentless drumming. “War Peace” and “Makt Krig Svält Död” tear through their short running time with a sense of urgency that defines the band’s whole identity. The vocals are desperate and shredded, more like another instrument of noise than a distinct voice.

Despite the roughness, there’s structure in the storm. Nicke’s guitar cuts through the chaos with raw distortion, Simon’s bass gives everything a heavy undercurrent, and Skanis keeps the pace unrelenting. The album sounds dirty and human, like it could collapse at any moment, and that’s part of its charm.

“Påhittad Värld” doesn’t try to soften its attack or make itself accessible. It’s the kind of release made for listeners who already know what they’re getting into. An explosion of Swedish and Japanese noise-punk influences, smashed together into one loud and confrontational package. For those who crave intensity over precision, this album does exactly what it should. For anyone else, it’ll sound like pure chaos, and that’s fine. Sex Dwarf stays true to their harsh, distorted roots with “Påhittad Värld”. It’s a fierce album that captures the spirit of old-school rawpunk but doesn’t move beyond it. It’s pure noise, pure anger, and pure underground punk attitude, nothing more, nothing less.

Score: 6.0


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