The Swedish d-beat veterans will release The Last Nail in November, completing a record built across 14 years and marked by the loss of three band members.
Swedish d-beat veterans Disfear have announced The Last Nail, their first album in 18 years and the final Disfear recording to feature late vocalist Tomas Lindberg and drummer Marcus Andersson.
Due out 20 November through Relapse Records, the eight-track album follows 2008’s Live the Storm. Its first single, ‘Early Graves’, is out now.
The record has been a long time coming – even by Disfear standards. According to the band, material for The Last Nail was written across 14 years and recorded during the past three, continuing through a period in which Disfear lost three members.
Bassist Henrik Frykman died in 2011. Lindberg, also the longtime vocalist of At the Gates, died in September 2025 following cancer, while Andersson died only weeks before the album was announced.
Despite the circumstances surrounding its eventual release, both Lindberg and Andersson remained involved in the record and wanted it heard.
Both Lindberg and Andersson remained closely involved in the record before their deaths. Disfear said the two musicians were proud of their performances on The Last Nail. Both wanted the album released as soon as possible.
Lindberg’s vocals carry another layer of significance. During a visit to Welfare Sounds in Gothenburg in spring 2023, he had originally planned to make several changes to existing demos. Instead, he re-recorded vocals for all eight songs in one session.
Later that year, Lindberg was diagnosed with cancer.
The remaining instrumentation was tracked between Welfare Sounds and Kurt Ballou’s GodCity studio, with Magnus Lindberg handling the mix and Sören Von Malmborg mastering the record.
Disfear say their final session together took place in April 2024. Rather than being dominated by the illness surrounding several members, the band remembered it as a day of laughter, with photographer Robert Samsonowitz capturing the final photos of that line-up together.
Despite the album title and the deaths that surround it, The Last Nail does not necessarily mean the end of Disfear.
Asked by Decibel whether the band could return to the stage or studio, guitarist Björn Peterson said the surviving members were taking things gradually.
“We’re not ruling out the future of the band,” he said.
For now, Peterson said the focus remains on getting The Last Nail into the world as a tribute to the friends Disfear have lost, while the possibility of eventually playing its songs live remains on the table.
The Last Nail arrives 20 November through Relapse Records. ‘Early Graves’ is out now.
RELATED
MORE IN News
