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ALL STARS GRIND TEAM!!! What do ex-members of bands like Agathocles, Suppository or Aborted have in common? For some time now, these veterans of the underground have been working in a band called BARREN!!! And now is the right time to invite these bards to Obscene Extreme festival, because we simply can't ignore the quality of their band!!! BARREN call themselves "Chainsaw grind" and we can only agree, because BARREN's music sounds like a chainsaw cutting you in two!!!
The brutal sound of HM2 distortion, frenetic drums and screaming with growling, all perfectly mixed into an energetic grindcore cocktail, where you can also notice an admixture of rough death metal. Listen to their recordings, which are already quite a few, considering the band has only been around since 2017. BARREN at OEF 2025 will be a bit like the return of the lost sons. So welcome back boys!!!
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Started in 2017 BARREN is a Belgian Grindcore band consisting of (ex) Agathocles, Aborted, Emeth, Suppository members. Using the moniker of “chainsaw grind’ referring to the classic HM2 buzzsaw of Swedish death metal creating the thick crushing guitar and bass tone. With blastbeat driven drums constantly exploding underneath a frenzy guitarriffs, BARREN isn’t afraid to throw in a volcanic eruption of mid-tempo vehemence and tempo shifts.
During 2020 BARREN recorded a first batch of songs @ the Chainsaw Laboratory later mixed & mastered @ Hearse Studios. The band self-released a 2 track demo and 2 EP’s during 2021. Which convinced ESAGOYA Rec. (JPN) to release these songs on CD on 2/22/22. Later the same year GRAND VOMIT Prod. (US) released a split CD with BERATED on 31/04/2022. Meanwhile BARREN inked a deal with GRINDHEAD Rec. (AUS) resulting in BARREN”s first full length album ‘I’ released on 16/12/2022.
During 2023 has been asked to participate on several compilations, like the GOOD GUYS GO GRIND Vol 2 and the NOXIOUS RUIN MAGAZINE Vol 8 to name a few. NOXIOUS RUIN being truly impressed by the song BARREN delivered they decided to release a split release BARREN and VOMITSPELL (DE). Later in the year 2024 SELFMADEGOD released a split album CD/LP of BARREN en SICKRECY (SWE). Both releases were well received by the grindcore community. 2025 will bring a split with LESSER ANIMAL (USA) and a split with DISTASTE (A) and a new full length album. Since their first release BARREN have been working tirelessly to cement their place in the underground grindcore landscape.
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