Artikel
FORRÆDERI/ BARREN WOMB
Split
7"
Knowing very little about BARREN WOMB, I was very surprised to find that they are a two piece. Their sound is very full of atmosphere and chaos, leaving no empty space or void where the listener might be left missing bass, second guitar, violin or any other instrumentation. They bring two energetic tracks of loose knit hardcore that lean toward the darker side of melodic and have a certain mid ’90s midwest post hardcore feel with some stressed out screaming balanced with singing. Sort of. It’s hard to explain, but at certain points it reminds me of THIS DAY FOWARD or I,ROBOT with a slight metallic undertone and deep poetic lyrics. On side FORRÆDERI, this split takes a darker tone. Now, I’m not sure what the message is since the lyrics aren’t printed in English, but the music is seriously brutal and angry. If you aren’t paying close attention, you might not realize that there are three songs on this side. They flow together like a live RAMONES set with only a quick soundbite linking tracks two and three, which creates one hell of a mood. Their sound is blackened d-beat with a heavy grind influence with a gritty production that lends perfectly to their writing. Quite a few bands are attempting this style, but few can pull it off really well and I’m into the way FORRÆDERI use creepy melodies to make it their own. Overall this spit is great and only 300 were pressed, so don’t sleep on this one.
Split
7"
AUSVERKAUFT
Knowing very little about BARREN WOMB, I was very surprised to find that they are a two piece. Their sound is very full of atmosphere and chaos, leaving no empty space or void where the listener might be left missing bass, second guitar, violin or any other instrumentation. They bring two energetic tracks of loose knit hardcore that lean toward the darker side of melodic and have a certain mid ’90s midwest post hardcore feel with some stressed out screaming balanced with singing. Sort of. It’s hard to explain, but at certain points it reminds me of THIS DAY FOWARD or I,ROBOT with a slight metallic undertone and deep poetic lyrics. On side FORRÆDERI, this split takes a darker tone. Now, I’m not sure what the message is since the lyrics aren’t printed in English, but the music is seriously brutal and angry. If you aren’t paying close attention, you might not realize that there are three songs on this side. They flow together like a live RAMONES set with only a quick soundbite linking tracks two and three, which creates one hell of a mood. Their sound is blackened d-beat with a heavy grind influence with a gritty production that lends perfectly to their writing. Quite a few bands are attempting this style, but few can pull it off really well and I’m into the way FORRÆDERI use creepy melodies to make it their own. Overall this spit is great and only 300 were pressed, so don’t sleep on this one.
