Vietnam Idag
1993 · Lost and Found LF 060 · Nyköping, Sweden
- Artist
- Disfear
- Title
- Vietnam Idag
- Release
- A Brutal Sight of War
- Year
- 1993
- Label
- Lost and Found # LF 060
- Format
- CD · Album
- Country
- Nyköping, Sweden
- Genre
- Punk · Punk
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
Hardcore Punk band formed in 1989 in Nyköping, Sweden. Apart from the lead guitarist, Björn Pettersson, this group had a rotating line-up. They released the song "Vietnam Idag" (Lost and Found Records # LF 060/CD) which took an anti-war position, describing the war as a massacre: "the massacre in Vietnam '68 - '75". The song focussed on the use of Agent Orange, the defoliant / herbicide used by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War, which had long term negative health effects on the Vietnamese and US soldier whom came into contact with the chemical. It is frequently referenced in post-war songs: "40,000 litres of dioxins...children born with cancer, deformed and sick".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Disfear were a Swedish crust punk band formed in Nyköping in 1989 (originally as Disfear/Death Side). 'Vietnam Idag' appears on their 1993 release A Brutal Sight Of War. [Source: Discogs; RateYourMusic; Wikipedia]