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Barren Womb and HYLKO

Posted by Loren on March 11, 2026

Barren Womb and HYLKO
Barren Womb and HYLKO

Norway's Barren Womb has announced a new split EP with Tokyo's HYLKO, coming out in between international tours -- the duo heads to the UK later this month, then the EP releases, and then the band will embark on a Japanese tour.

The single “The Perils of Self-Improvement” debuted today.

The new HYLKO split is out on March 20 via Fucking North Pole Records / Captured Records.

Live dates:

Norway
20.03 – Trondheim, Moskus
21.03 – Oslo, Vaterland

United Kingdom
26.03 – Nottingham, Billy Bootleggers
27.03 – London, Endeavour
28.03 – Bristol, The Old England
29.03 – Brighton, Pink Moon
30.03 – Exeter, The Cavern
31.03 – Canterbury, Lady Luck
01.04 – Glasgow, Bloc+
02.04 – Manchester, Manchester Punk Festival (warm-up)
03.04 – Dundee, Art Antics
04.04 – Bolton, The Alma Inn
05.04 – Gateshead, The Black Bull

Japan
15.04 – Fukuoka, Yojigen
16.04 – Hiroshima, HUG
17.04 – Kagawa, Toonice
18.04 – Kobe, Makeshift
19.04 – Kyoto, Socrates
20.04 – Osaka, Hokage
23.04 – Nagoya, Huck Finn
24.04 – Tokyo, Nakano Moon Step
25.04 – Yokohama, El Puente
26.04 – Tokyo, Ruby Room

06.06 – Arnemoen Gard Festival (NO)

Barren Womb and HYLKO
Barren Womb and HYLKO

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