News of the debut UK dates for Norwegian noise-rock project Barren Womb.

Through five critically acclaimed albums, a slew of EP’s and singles, and hundreds of shows across Europe and North America, Barren Womb have earned a reputation of being one of Norway’s best and hardest working live bands. This time around, the guys getting ready to play their first UK tour.

A PRIMORDIAL FORCE

For the first time ever the duo will rip through 11 dates from Brighton to Dundee during March/April, presenting their unique brand of heavy noise rock. 

For over 15 years, the Nordic noise rock powerhouse has been a primordial force in the ever-evolving international heavy underground. Once described as “easy listening for the hard of hearing”, the duo of Timo Silvola (drums/vocals) and Tony Gonzalez (guitar/vocals) conjure an unholy racket that is as unorthodox as it is weirdly catchy. Stark minimalism, grinding repetition and quiet-to-loud dynamics are all essential parts of Barren Womb’s primitive approach to punk rock, creating a rowdy backdrop for howling laments about the shared dystopian fever dream more commonly known as modern life.

“There are no tracks or trickery involved here”, explains Gonzalez. “What you get is pummelling, dynamic drums, heavy riffs through stacks of amps, on-the-fly loops and a tandem vocal attack that ranges from piercing screams to soothing melodies.”

OLD SCHOOL ROUTINE

With their energetic performances, the duo often leaves audiences wondering how such a wall-of-sound can be built by solely two people. A rather simple recipe at its core: an authentic human experience centered around connection and chemistry, and there really is no better place to take part in this experience than in small clubs like the ones set up for this tour.

Talking about the expectations on the upcoming dates, Tony Gonzalez stresses: “Through hard work, determination and old school punk routine, Barren Womb has taken us to corners of the world beyond our wildest dreams, but so far the UK has eluded us. This is finally about to change and we could hardly be more excited for it. All the venues we’ll be visiting look amazing and the bands we’re going to share stages with sound incredible, so all systems are definitely go. We’ll bring the fire straight from the Norwegian underground, hope to see all you fine folks there!”

WATCH THE PAGES FOR AN UPCOMING WHY I LOVE FROM TONY GONZALEZ…

Here’s a taster of BW live:

Barren Womb: Bandcamp

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