From the bleak edges of Norway’s underground, UAAR erupt with Galger og brann — Norwegian for “Gallows and Fire” — a debut record that marries blackened d-beat chaos with grim atmosphere and raw punk ferocity. Out October 17 via Fysisk Format, the album captures the collapse, rage, and resilience of a world burning at both ends.

Across 11 unrelenting tracks, UAAR channel the scorched aggression of Tragedy and Skitsystem through the frostbitten intensity of Darkthrone, forging a sound that’s equal parts crust, death-tinged hardcore, and apocalyptic storytelling. It’s the soundtrack to disillusionment — humanity’s self-destruction rendered as both punishment and rebirth.

The band — brothers Jon and Dag Schaug Carlsen, Truls, Erik, and Stian — draw from decades in Norway’s punk and hardcore circuits, with roots in acts like Amulet, Common Cause, and Headcleaver. What began as a thrash project sung in Norwegian evolved into something far heavier and more personal. The group’s mother tongue proved the perfect vessel for their guttural anger and existential unease.

Galger og brann was entirely self-produced, reflecting UAAR’s fiercely DIY spirit. Drums were recorded at Caliban Studios with Jøran Normann, while the remaining instruments and vocals were tracked in Jon’s basement studio — no click tracks, just raw, human intensity. The band’s commitment to authenticity seeps through every detail, from the recording process to the album’s stark artwork, which depicts humankind’s greed and environmental decay.

Lyrically, the record introduces Den Siste (“The Last One”), a symbolic figure who burns the world to ash in protest of humanity’s endless consumption. Beneath the anger lies a quiet thread of hope — the idea that destruction might clear the way for renewal.

The result is a visceral, uncompromising debut that refuses to polish the edges or mute the message. With Galger og brann, UAAR deliver not just an album, but a reckoning — loud, merciless, and unmistakably alive.