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Norwegian rock pioneers Årabrot have announced a full European tour, including a run of UK tour dates in anticipation of their forthcoming album The Gospel (Fysisk Format), releasing February 26th.
Årabrot frontman Kjetil Nernes comments:
“Årabrot on the road 2016 – in search of something to fill the void – is the culmination of everything the band have done so far and definitely introduces the strongest lineup to date. Beware!”
Nernes also commented on writing the album while undergoing treatment for malignant throat cancer last year:
“The theme of the Gospel is a vision of the lonely warrior on a summit looking out over a battle field, the smoke from the bomb craters, an all-encompassing silence. The war was against one self; against the ugliness, against the sickness. You sink to the bottom of the sea. All of a sudden you are back on the surface again, stupefied. And hungry! A wicked hunger for everything human life has to offer: Sex! War! Drugs! You breathe, but not like before. “The man who has been in hell never forget’”
The Gospel was partly recorded at Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio in Chicago and partly in the old church in the woods of Dalarna, Sweden. The album features the band and some stellar guest performances from Ted Parsons (Swans, Killing Joke, Jesu, Prong), Andrew Liles (Current 93/Nurse With Wound), Stephen O’Malley (SunnO))/KTL), Erlend Hjevik (Singer, Kvelertak), Emil Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh 4AD), and Kristoffer Lo (Highasakite/Trondheim Jazz Orchestra).
Årabrot is:
Kjetil Nernes – vocals, EGCs, synths
Milton von Krogh – guitars
Magnus Nymo – drums
Lasse Marhaug – noise
Johannes Høie – art
Karin Park – vocals, electric piano, synths
Årabrot European tour dates:
Mar 04: Nalen, Stockholm, SE
Mar 05: Smedjan, Go: enburg, SE
Mar 08: Urban spree, Berlin, DE
Mar 09: Arena, Wien, AT
Mar 10: FreakOut, Bologna, IT
Mar 11: Traffic, Roma, IT
Mar 12: Lo-Fi, Milano, IT
Mar 13: L´ Usine, Geneve, CH
Mar 15: Magasin 4, Bruxelles, BE
Mar 16: dB´s, Utrecht, NL
Mar 17: Corsica Studios, London, UK
Mar 18: Lost @ B-Arts, Stoke-On-Trent, UK
Mar 19: Nice n Sleazy, Glasgow, UK
Mar 20: Chunk, Leeds, UK
Mar 22: Instant Chavires, Paris, FR
Mar 23: Accueil Froid Nuke, Amiens, FR
Mar 24: The Pit´s, Kortrijk, BE
Mar 26: Iparragirre, Gernika, ES
Mar 27: Ahotsgora, Gasteiz, ES
Mar 28: Antiguos Almacenes de la Mina, Udias, ES
Mar 29: Liceo Mutante, Pontevedra, ES
Mar 30: Lata de Zinc, Oviedo, ES
Mar 31: Orbeko Etxea – Llodio, Pais Vasco, ES
Apr 01: Ocho y Medio, Alicante, ES
Apr 02: La Residencia, Valencia, ES
Apr 03: Velvet, Malaga, ES
Apr 05: Inciviczone, Barcelona, ES
Apr 06: Grnnd Zero, Lyon, FR
Apr 07: Gaswerk, Winter: ur, CH
Apr 08: Hühnermanhattan Klub, Halle, DE
Jun 4: Temples Festival, Bristol UK
Pre-Order: http://www.tigernet.no/artist/160
Including the LTD LP box version and the new 7″ on Sheep Chase.
Tickets where applicable www.arabrot.com
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