Metal Injection is hosting the video premiere for “Tools Of The Trade,” from Oakland, California death metal crew BARBAROUS. The track is found on the band’s debut LP, Initium Mors, nearing release on Creator-Destructor Records.
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 with 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 through 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 new video for “Tools Of The Trade,” BARBAROUS vocalist Travis Laberge states, “‘Tools Of The Trade’ was the first single we dropped off our new record Initium Mors and we partnered Marcelle Marais and her crew at Tritonia Films for the video. This video is easily the coolest thing any of us have ever done. Marcelle took the imagery of this song and truly made it come to life for us.”
He continues, “‘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 feel that was well represented in the video.”
Watch BARBAROUS’ video for “Tools Of The Trade” first at Metal Injection RIGHT HERE.
Initium Mors will be released on LP, CD, and digital platforms on August 1st. Preorders are available at the Creator-Destructor webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE, and if you missed it watch the video for “By Lead Or Steel” HERE.
BARBAROUS has some shows lined up for August and September, including dates with Creator-Destructor labelmates Darkness Everywhere, Doomsday, and more. A three-day run is currently being booked for mid-September. Stay tuned for further updates to post shortly.
BARBAROUS Live:
8/22/2025 TBA – Oakland, CA w/ Darkness Everywhere
8/23/2025 Arlene Francis Center – Santa Rosa, CA w/ Doomsday, Darkness Everywhere, A Burning Palace, Sacred Origin
9/17/2025 Knucklehead – Los Angeles, CA
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