Barb Wire Dolls
| Barb Wire Dolls | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Crete, Greece |
| Genres | Grunge / Punk rock |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Motörhead Music |
| Website | www |
The Barb Wire Dolls are a grunge punk rock band from Greece.
The band formed in Crete, Greece in 2010 with the members Isis Queen and Pyn Doll while living in the Ikarus Artist Commune in Avdou. The lineup later consisted of Isis Queen on vocals, lead guitarist Pyn Doll (also the band's professional surfer), rhythm guitarist Remmington Pearce, bassist Iriel Blaque, and drummer Krash Doll. The group's debut EP, Punk the Fussies!, was self-released in 2010.
After playing many times in Greece, including several festivals, the band came to the attention of KROQ radio host Rodney Bingenheimer and relocated temporarily to Los Angeles, California in December 2010, where they played a sold out U.S. debut show at The Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip. The band also played residencies at The Whisky a Go Go (March, July/August 2015, May 2016), The Viper Room, On The Rox, and the Doll Hut. In 2011 they were spotted by Tom Zutaut with whom they worked with for a period of 6 months. After self-releasing the album consisting of 2 EP's Fuck the Pussies in 2011, the band first released the Steve Albini-engineered album Slit on CD and on vinyl LP in 2012 with distributor Darla Records. The recording of the album was funded via Kickstarter.
The band toured throughout 2012 and half of 2013 in the U.S. playing over 300 shows including headlining the festivals Texas Showdown, Ink Life, Brincadeira, and Rock4Unity. In May 2013 the band started their first European tour to promote Slit. The band released Slit in 2013 on Wolverine Records in Europe as limited Vinyl LP and CD. The band headlined festivals in twelve European countries including the UK's BBA Taking Control, Germany's Kreutziger Streetfest, Pirate Satellite, Weihnachtspogo, Sommerloch, France's Foud' Rock, Slovenia's Gala Hala, Serbia's To Be Punk, Greece's Nakas and Ikarus, Czech Republic's Keltska Noc & Vine City, and Slovakia's Happy Punk festival. In 2015 and 2016, Barb Wire Dolls headlined the annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash in New York City. Past headliners include Green Day, New York Dolls, Blondie, Cheap Trick, The Damned and Joan Jett.
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