Biography

BARBATOS is one of the most famous old school band ever to emerge from Japan/Asian metal scene today. Band leader and founding member Yasuyuki Suzuki(ABIGAIL) has taken his band from recording albums to playing in front of crowds since 1996. Band sound is a mix of early/mid eighties thrash, NWOBHM, and catchy raw punk rock! 5th New album "Straight metal war" available now on Hells Headbangers !

At long last, Japan's BARBATOS returns with their first album in nearly a decade, Straight Metal War! A prolific force on the split-release front, Straight Metal War is BARBATOS' fifth album to date in 17 years of existence, and their first for HELLS HEADBANGERS. Helmed by Abigail mainman Yasuyuki, BARBATOS have become cult legends in the metal underground with their uniquely filthy 'n' sleazy brand of blackened heavy metal/punk. Possessed by sex, drinks, and metal, Yasuyuki here extols the virtues of high school girls and heavy metal forces, Witching Metal and Tokyo rock 'n' roll shows, Satanik Holocausts and of course the very real Straight Metal War. It's a dozen dirty songs that are immediately memorable, remarkably varied, and whose dirtiness simply won't wash off. Stock up on ammo and enter the Straight Metal War with BARBATOS!