Record label, Creator-Destructor, have just welcomed California death metal crew, Barbarous, onto their roster. Together, they have issued a cassette version of the band’s demo, Coup De Grâce, and are locked for their debut LP next year. Check out the demo below and find out more.
Stream Coup De Grâce here: https://barbarousband.bandcamp.com/album/coup-de-gr-ce
Buy the cassette via Creator-Destructor here: https://creatordestructor.com/
Vocalist Travis LaBerge states, “We’re really proud and excited to join Creator-Destructor Records! From the get-go, Ben has been amazing towards us. Besides being labelmates with some absolutely killer bands, we’re just pumped to partner with a passionate label that wants to see us succeed with everything we do. Barbarous has a simple mission statement, to take our brand of ‘barbaric death metal’ to the masses and create some truly brutal music that everyone can get into the pit and move to.”
Based in Oakland, Barbarous is influenced by the likes of Cannibal Corpse, Skeletal Remains, Necrot, and Gatecreeper. The band hit the ground running since coming onto the scene in April 2024, having played shows with performing live alongside the likes of Laceration and others across the Bay Area over the past few months. Barbarous’ two-track demo, Coup De Grâce, dropped in September, and while succinct, the tracks displayed the band’s monstrous tones and honed attack. Its drums and bass were tracked at Rapture Recordings, the guitars were recorded at Dongflopper Studios, and the vocals were tracked at Silver Bullet Studios, after which the tracks were mixed and mastered by Greg Wilkinson at Earhammer Studios (Vastum, Necrot, Ulthar) and fitted with cover artwork by Aesop Mongo.
Coup De Grâce tracklisting:
01 Injection Of The Exhumed
02 The Tomb Spawn
Barbarous is in the process of constructing their debut LP for release in 2025 via Creator-Destructor. In the meantime, they will continue playing live, with a show coming up Friday, November 22nd in San Francisco with Skeletal Remains:
11/22/2024 DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA w/ Skeletal Remains, Necrotic Iinfibulation
Barbarous:
Travis LaBerge – Vocals
Thomas Belfiore – Guitar
Zachary Weed – Guitar, vocals
Zach Jakes – Bass
Travis Zupo – Drums
Follow Barbarous:
https://barbarousband.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/barbarousofficial
https://www.instagram.com/barbarous_activities
https://www.youtube.com/@Barbarous_Official
https://www.tiktok.com/@barbarous_activities
https://linktr.ee/barbarous_band