BACON WAGON: Decibel Magazine Premieres “I-Beam” Single From Caustic Swedish Noise Rock Trio; Debut LP, Trauma Cake, Nears June 6th Release On Reptilian Records

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“…’90s AmRep-style sludge…” – Decibel Magazine

Decibel Magazine today unveils “I-Beam,” the newest single from Swedish noise rock trio BACON WAGON. The track is found on the band’s caustic debut LP, Trauma Cake, nearing early June release on Reptilian Records.

In 2003, upon the disbanding of seminal Swedish noise rock band Acid Ape, brothers Marcus and Kristoffer Kinberg started BACON WAGON. 2004 saw them record a self-released split 7” with fellow rockers Instrumen. After trying a bunch of guitarists, Marcus switched from drums to guitar/vocals, and in 2005, the band recorded and released a six-song EP, Savant, released on Maduro Records. Shortly after, Peter Johansson, who played drums in Instrumen, quit his band and joined BACON WAGON, which turned out to be the perfect lineup. In 2006, BACON WAGON hooked up with Baltimore noise rockers Dactyl for a split 7” on Hit-Dat Records and a US tour, and a couple of years later, the band was put on hiatus.

The brothers Kinberg continued onward in the new outfit Hooves Not Hands, and Johansson later started the punk band Slöa Knivar and death metal band Bastard Grave. Fast forward to 2023 when the BACON WAGON crew finally got their shit together and wrote a slew of new songs. The band now finally arrives with their first ever full-length album, Trauma Cake.

Crackling with the expected caustic noise rock snarl and a filthy edge of tongue-in-cheek snark, Trauma Cake slaps the listener with ten ripping ragers fueled with punk energy and fuzz galore. One can picture the band members slyly cranking these dirges out amidst stacks of blown-out amps pumping forth plumes of blackened fumes while a cast of buzzed patrons light themselves aflame while slow-motion crowdsurfing.

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Oliver Dahl at Studio Quaalude, Sweden, and completed with cover art by Marcus Kinberg, Trauma Cake is prime auricle-abrasing sustenance for patrons of Hammerhead, Black Flag, Nirvana, Flipper, Tad, Melvins, Butthole Surfers, and anything with Steve Albini’s name in the lineup or the Amphetamine Reptile logo on it.

With the “I Beam” single, Marcus Kinberg reveals, “This song is about work-related accidents and recovering from them. It’s partly about an old work colleague that got his head hit by a steel beam and had a stroke from the hit… Ended up being paralyzed. All three band members are craftsmen and have had our share of work-related mishaps which are baked in the lyrics. This song has additional cheerleading vocals by Kristoffer’s daughter, Elsa. Enjoy the feeling of getting hurt!”

Decibel writes, “If ’90s AmRep-style sludge floats your boat, “I-Beam” hits all those gnarled notes.”

Let BACON WAGON’s “I-Beam” crack your cranium through Decibel Magazine’s hazardous online portal RIGHT HERE.

Trauma Cake will be served on LP with 500 copies on Translucent Blue Vinyl w/ Custard And Hot Pink Splatter and through digital services on June 6th. Make your reservations at the Reptilian Records galley HERE and Bandcamp where “A Voodoo That Actually Works” is streaming HERE.

BACON WAGON has booked a release show for the album at Rundgång Records in Malmö on May 23rd, with more shows being planned.

BACON WAGON Live:
5/23/2025 Rundgång Records – Malmö, SE *Record Release Show

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