THE BARBARIANS OF CALIFORNIA, FEATURING MEMBERS OF AWOLNATION + TINFED, RETURN WITH VIDEO FOR NEW RAGER “MODERN FASHION”

The West Coast’s contribution to hardcore punk is undeniable. That tradition of aggression, passion, and scrappy melodicism continues with The Barbarians Of California, an engaging new manifestation of iconoclastic spirit and true bombast. Featuring Aaron Bruno of AWOLNATION and Eric Stenman of Tinfed, as well as being a noted producer, TBOC are equal opportunity iconoclasts, gleefully thrashing the left and the right in the hardcore-punk tradition of nonconformity and raw fury. The band isn’t “political,” because they aren’t advocating for anyone’s platform. The central message is defiance.

“Hopefully, ‘Modern Fashion’ can become a metaphor for whatever you feel like wearing and for whatever music you feel like listening to…never having to explain yourself,” declares Bruno.

The track is built on noisy, choppy riffs that land like electric shocks to your spine. It’s gnarly post-hardcore at its absolute finest. 

The band’s debut album And Now I’m Just Gnashing My Teeth arrived last year. Get it here.

TBOC will spend the rest of August and September on tour with Deftones. All upcoming TBOC dates are below, including an appearance at RiotFest. 

THE BARBARIANS OF CALIFORNIA ON TOUR:
WITH DEFTONES:
8/22 — Vancouver, BC — Rogers Arena
8/24 — Edmonton, AB — Rogers Place
8/25 — Calgary, AB — Scotiabank Saddledome
8/27 — Winnipeg, MG — Canada Life Centre
8/29 — Minneapolis, MN — Target Center
8/30 — Milwaukee, WI — Fiserv Forum 
9/1 — Buffalo, NY — KeyBank Center 
9/7 — Quebec, QC — Videotron Centre
9/8 — Montreal, QC — Bell Centre 
9/10 — Cleveland, OH — Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
9/11 — Baltimore, MD — CFG Bank Arena
9/13 — Saint Louis, MO — Enterprise Center
9/15 — Denver, CO — Ball Arena
9/17 — Kansas City, MO — T-Mobile Center
9/19 — Chicago, IL — Riot Fest*
1/25-1/31 — Shiprocked 2026