Bands & Artists - Arabrot

Biography

Årabrot - True Norwegian Noise Rock Norwegian noise-rock blending diverse influences from Amphetamine Reptile records to the industrial likes of Ministry to their very own black metal. The Brother Seed is Årabrot’s third studio release, engineered by Steve Albini in his Electrical Audio studios, Chicago, IL and mastered by Bob Weston. “Nobody wants to be caught with the wrong kind of nihilism these days, when sincerity can so easily translate to wretched emotional hardcore or what certain teenage cult bands have promoted as suicidal black metal. So unfortunate as much of Scandinavian heavy metal or heavy-music- with-metal-roots lends itself to an earnestly that’s a bit blush inducing, noise-rockers Årabrot on the other hand, along with many other stalwarts in the Norwegian underground, have grown in reputation for championing the weirdest of the ugly. Their unique attitude pushes the limits of heavy not just in terms of Slayer or Ministry thoughthose influences are there, but in the strange rhythms of Captain Beefheart, the grooviness of Scott Walker, or the lyricism of Nick Cave.” (Ann Lee …09) Since the critical acclaim of their first three albums, Proposing a Pact with Jesus (…05)and Rep.Rep (…06), The Brother Seed (‘09) notably produced by Billy Anderson of Melvins-Sleep fame, Årabrot have been touring Europe and USA with amongst others Qui, High on Fire, The Murder Junkies, Dalek, Kylesa and also filling a spot at the SXSW-festival …09. For interviews please contact: vidar @ revolveroslo.no ÅRABROT BOOKING/MANAGEMENT: OMUND NORHEIM TEL.+47 975 68 323 OMUND @ HULEN DOT NO Distro: Norway Diger Worldwide Code7 Discography Rep.Rep (vinyl out 2009 on Urquinaona Records) I ROVE (cd out october 5 2009 Fysisk Format) ABSOLUTENEGATIVISM EP (Norway Rat) The Brother Seed CD (NorwayRat 2009)(vinyl out soon) HGSD - 7” (Norway Rat 2007) Rep.Rep - CD (Norway Rat 2006) Moneyshot - 7” (NorwayRat 2005) Proposing a Pact with Jesus - CD (NorwayRat 2005) Rogues Gallery - 12” vinyl only (Safe as Milk 2003) Adding D to anger - 7” (Safe as Milk 2002) User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.