Norway’s Viking horde return with their first LP since 2012’s hardcore masterpiece The Last Pagans. We Are the Sword expands on the band’s signature X-Claim/early Dischord style, adding a second guitar and the metallic tinge of Bathory and Dark Throne to their FU’s/SS Decontrol worship. This is heavier than you ever thought Shipwrecked would sound but it’s still fast, violent noise with no gimmicks or tricks.