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BARBAROUS – Oakland Death Metal Henchmen Prepare Debut LP, Initium Mors, For August 1st Release On Creator-Destructor Records | “Tools Of The Trade” Single And Preorders Posted

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on June 5, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

photos by Jun Aoki

Stream BARBAROUS’ “Tools Of The Trade” HERE.

Creator-Destructor Records presents Initium Mors, the monstrous debut LP from Oakland, California death metal crew BARBAROUS.

Influenced by the likes of Cannibal Corpse, Skeletal Remains, Necrot, and Gatecreeper, BARBAROUS hit the ground running since coming onto the scene in April 2024, having played shows live alongside the likes of Laceration and others across the Bay Area throughout last Summer. In September, the band released their two-song Coup De Grâce demo to widespread underground acclaim, just a foretaste of the lurking savagery the band was preparing to unload.

BARBAROUS’ merciless full-length debut, Initium Mors, arrives as one of the most devastating records to be delivered so far this year. The band’s classic death metal influences are exemplified though a modern edge of relentless Bay Area energetic destruction, coalescing into eight earthmoving tracks that devastate everything in earshot. 

Initium Mors was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Cody Fuentes in February/March 2025 at Rapture Studios (Spite, Wolf King, Lionheart), and completed with harrowing art by death metal luminary Dan Seagrave (Dismember, Hypocrisy, Morbid Angel).

With the first preview of Initium Mors, “Tools Of The Trade,” Vocalist Travis Laberge states, “‘Tools Of The Trade’ is a song about an evil executioner carrying out his mission. It’s pretty on the nose. I just wanted to write a song that fit both the death metal and medieval vibes of the band. We all felt this was the song to choose as the first single because it sums up the band lyrically and instrumentally as well. I’m a huge fan of Carcass so yeah, the title is a homage to them.”

BARBAROUS’ Initium Mors single “Tools Of The Trade” is now streaming on YouTube HERE and Bandcamp HERE.

Initium Mors will be released on LP, CD, and digital platforms on August 1st. Preorders are now live at the Creator-Destructor webshop HEREand Bandcamp HERE.

Be on the lookout for additional harbingers of the album to arrive over the bleak weeks ahead alongside live announcements and more.

Initium Mors – Track Listing:

  1. Injection Of The Exhumed
  2. By Lead Or Steel
  3. Tools Of The Trade
  4. Initium Mors
  5. The Tomb Spawn
  6. Conscious Decomposition
  7. Anointing The Sick
  8. Coup De Grace

BARBAROUS:
Travis LaBerge – vocals
Thomas Belfiore – guitar
Zachary Weed – guitar, vocals
Zach Jakes – bass
Travis Zupo – drums

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Source: EARSPLIT PR

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BARBAROUS – California Death Metal Crew Joins Creator-Destructor Records

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news with tags , , , , on November 21, 2024 by Metal Odyssey

photos by Jun Aoki

Demo Streaming, Cassette Available + Debut LP In The Works For 2025 Release

Creator-Destructor welcomes California death metal crew BARBAROUS to the label’s roster, issuing a cassette version of the band’s demo and locking the band in for the release of their debut LP next year.

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 other 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.

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.”

BARBAROUS’ video for “The Tomb Spawn” is playing HERE. The Coup De Grâce demo is streaming at Bandcamp HERE, and the cassette is now available on Creator-Destructor HERE.

Coup De Grâce – Track Listing:

  1. Injection Of The Exhumed
  2. The Tomb Spawn

BARBAROUS is in the process of constructing their debut LP for release in 2025 via Creator-Destructor.

In the meantime, BARBAROUS will continue playing live, with a show coming up this Friday, November 22nd in San Francisco with Skeletal Remains.

BARBAROUS Live:

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

Source: EARSPLIT PR

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