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\t\t\t9.7.2026<\/p>\n
Que Lindo began in 2023 as Oslo musician Erik Lindo\u2019s solo project. His original plan was simple: record a 10-minute demo inspired by Negative Approach, Siege, and Darkthrone, then move on.<\/p>\n
But when Australia\u2019s Urge Records picked up the demo, Lindo pulled together a full lineup, and they stayed playing shows.\u00a0\u201cAfter COVID, a lot of people in Oslo were eager for something new to happen,\u201d Lindo tells No Echo. \u201cThe scene shifted from crust\/d-beat oriented bands to an ’80s hardcore sound, which was much more my thing. After seeing local bands like Problems, Assistert Sj\u00f8lmord, and Asinin, I felt an itch to start my own band.\u201d<\/p>\n
On their self-titled debut LP, Que Lindo moves past the raw edge of their first demo. The vocalist calls the current sound an odd mix of clean-cut ’80s US and Norwegian hardcore, early grindcore, and metropolitan garage rock from the 2010s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In terms of specific influences, Lindo name-drops\u00a0Glue, Hank Wood and the Hammerheads, Dawn of Humans, and Institute. \u201cThey have an element of garage rock and oddly melodic guitar playing that comes through every once in a while,\u201d he says. \u201cCrisis is another huge influence in the songwriting, Christian Death too. They both have those twangy single-note guitar lines that still sound really fresh.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nQue Lindo LP by Que Lindo\n<\/p>\n
The LP was written and recorded in 2024, tracked live in Que Lindo\u2019s rehearsal space. Lindo added guitar and vocals afterward and mixed the record himself. Will Killingsworth mastered it. Before its wider release on Oslo label Hjerneklikk, an early version appeared on 50 cassettes during the band\u2019s 2025 Japanese tour.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the live band finally came together, the sound changed quite a bit. Things got cleaner and less chaotic, and for better or worse we sounded more like a rock ‘n’ roll band,\u201d Lindo explains. \u201cFor the LP I wanted to move towards the freedom and confusion that happens when new genres emerge. The move from punk to hardcore or the move from hardcore to grindcore, or whatever you call what Siege did.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\nPhoto:\u00a0Bj\u00f8rn-Nicklas Myrvang<\/p>\n
The band\u2019s drive to experiment extends to their politics. Lindo sings in both Norwegian and English, taking on topics like environmental destruction, militarization, the erosion of welfare systems, and free-market capitalism. \u201cIdeally, music with leftist radical ideas should be radical as well. It seems counterintuitive to play an ’80s traditionalist version of hardcore when we really want to push the politics of everyday life in a new direction,\u201d he says. \u201cSo we try to match the deconstruction and experimentation of the politics of the lyrics with the music.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lindo points to Draumar, Assistert Sj\u00f8lmord, AG-3, Null Tone, Teppebombe, and Asinin as standouts from Oslo\u2019s current scene. He describes Asinin\u2019s new tape as spaced-out hardcore punk that sounds off like it was made by deviants.<\/p>\n
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Que Lindo has already recorded another 7″ for 2027. Lindo hints that more post-punk and rock ‘n’ roll will shape the band\u2019s future sound. A European tour is planned for next spring, with a second trip to Japan set for November.<\/p>\n
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Que Lindo\u2019s self-titled LP is out now on Bandcamp<\/a> and will reach streaming services, except Spotify, on September 18.<\/p>\n Tagged: que lindo<\/a><\/p>\n \t\tAbout the Author Owner of No Echo, Carlos Ramirez has played in the bands Black Army Jacket<\/a>, Hope Collapse<\/a>, and Deny the Cross<\/a>. Born and raised in Queens, NY, Carlos resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two kids.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/newsletter-2026-resized.png\")
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