The TOM BARBER (Darko & Chelsea Grin) Interview

Nik Nocturnal talks with Tom Barber of Darko and Chelsea Grin
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[@dilloncooper1080]

“Do you fuck with thinking, are you a big thinker?” LOL

[@ju.ju9301]

goated question ngl

[@ijustshatnered757]

he looks almost as baked as i was at chelsea grin in april

[@wwmite]

or really tired :D or both

[@ijustshatnered757]

@@wwmite naw he straight up says hes stoned at one point shortly after i commented XD

[@wwmite]

@@ijustshatnered757 yea, same. I commented before he said it in the interview :D

[@jayyblxck8568]

Tom has the biggest bestfriend vibes of anyone in the scene and you can't tell me otherwise

[@bbschroeder7125]

I can’t wait for Darko to release their 42-song album and play it in full at their shows

[@mentaltelepathy24]

That be the greatest thing ever.

[@AlexPerez-ig8yd]

Back to back world tours for that 42 track full album play through would be awesome, hahaha

[@a.pigeon]

3 hour show plus 2 other bands

[@xtravagentk1275]

Nik, Tom Barber, Will Ramos, and Clown playing Minecraft. I didn’t know I needed that. But I do LOL.

[@georgeibison1029]

We do need this for real

[@GalacticCenterOG]

25:46 I love how awake he is. He’s definitely shifting to 5-D.

[@theunexpectedua]

He's so baked! 😂🤣😭 One of the best interviews till date on Nik's channel. 🤘🏻

[@zanemullins9907]

I fucking love Tommyyyy boy

[@TheTookboy]

DARKO: space hummus-core

[@shawnmanley2470]

One of my two favorite Barbers. Him and Taylor Barber. Both great metal musicians

[@radamtv4779]

I remember when Darko released "Ana" with Taylor and I thought it's Tom's brother 😂😂

[@mentaltelepathy24]

@@radamtv4779 I'm confused, so they aren't bros lol

[@a.pigeon]

​@@mentaltelepathy24Nope, they're two extremely chill kings of deathcore with the last name Barber and no actual blood relation

[@notor1ousarc004]

"I factory farm them" "I look like a dishwasher" absolute gems 🤣🖤

[@ArcadeHawk]

If you got Tom and Will in the same Minecraft world I don't think you'd stop laughing the whole stream

[@Kelly30stm]

It would be the best stream ever.😂

[@MiaRorah]

With Tom’s baked-ness and Will’s ADHD, Nik would literally die from laughter 😂

[@tomlangan2735]

darko plus bilmuri would go soooo hard

[@Tonjit41]

i love this man. his brain is gorgeous.

[@_DZ_]

Love how smooth it is

[@seanpayne5643]

"we're space Hummus" -TB

[@AlienKissy]

Tom is always so sweet and hilarious on stream with Nik. I am so stoked for the new Darko album!!

[@Pandamonium626]

I'm pretty good at keeping my emotions in check but if I ever met Tom in real life I'm pretty sure I'd lose my shit.

[@j2hhorizon133]

My favorite callout was when Tom Barber says “ehhh squidward” for the recreant breakdown

[@mairon66]

Is there a video of that?!

[@j2hhorizon133]

@@mairon66 not sure but I have a video of it

[@Wr0zen]

Darko is the best band in metal right now. Im here for everything they do. They have earned my full trust and respect

[@KlimMandingo]

"Damn brother I'm a tax payer again" 😂 Tom is the best.

[@Partyman1able]

Dude is one of my homies. Such a kind soul!

[@letsgoducks813]

The fact that the art is jak and daxter influenced for starfire makes me appreciate it so much more. My favorite childhood game series!

[@dirtyhalo20]

Honestly, Darko has pretty much been my favorite newer band since their first drop. I love the no boundaries approach. Do everything...not just one thing.

[@katherinej51679]

I LOVE that he got his ears sewn up. I was thinking he looked so nice but forgot he had the big huge gauges.

[@Sam-uu2nx]

WHOA. He stiched up his gauges. Did not expect that 😂

[@aneemik]

I always get excited whenever Tom is your guest man, can’t tell more

[@Kelly30stm]

So glad that I caught this live. I hope Tom is back again soon, he's so fun! I'll be rewathcing this a lot. 🥰

[@LucyPolio]

He looks so much like Adam De Micco with this haircut and the mustache 😂

[@mr_flolp6605]

Yeah true, i was wandering who he was reminding of^^

[@theangelbelow88]

Darko and Bilmuri's creative output is inhuman... Respect to both of those projects 🫡

[@Tragic_TV]

"Get the bank from the loan" - Tom Barber 2024

[@Bassgod84]

Nik you are banned from making crab core jokes until you get Bilmuri on the podcast, get it together nik

[@lauraharris1359]

Love you Tom!! So hyped for new Darko ❤

[@DarukoJP]

Just me 26:50 when I heard this as he did bodybox, suffocate from knocked loose came to mind. Same exact beat, i like both just saw the coincidence between Skante and suffocate. Love you Darko ❤

[@TrueBlueAndrew]

I rediscovered Chelsea Grin recently and absolutely love them.

[@roserossi6300]

7:00 i totally agree that both darko and chelsea grin are so original sounding- i love both amazing bands and artist just overall AMAZING 🖤

[@tomdelongewasright]

Black Flag, Minor Threat and The Misfits are the perfect examples of DIY.

[@Sinfullybliss97]

I love progress of music like look at whitechapel with Phil’s heavy but then goes acoustic like it’s epic af

[@KeenPotato]

Haha my boy Josh fuck yeah man getting the love he deserves.

[@ju.ju9301]

the ear sewing story is incredible 😆 Tom is such a funny guy

[@jbp666]

cannot wait for starfire 🖤

[@upshiftcars153]

huh?

[@sadmire]

new darko album

[@amnorth5342]

I think Tom has to be one of the best friends you will ever make in life

[@tristenmckenzie1727]

I saw him recently in Montana when he came through with Fit For a King, his energy is so damn infectious when he performs, great dude!

[@bwoods311]

This was an awesome watch

[@inhumanresurrectionofficia4579]

ZAZA just keeps kicking-in as the video progresses. I love Tom!

[@winterunterseher8937]

Love his stuff. His work on Flesh Coffin was so great, still is 🤘

[@privej6616]

my favorite album ever

[@KirkWilson86]

The most talented metal vocalist. Darko is everything

[@thatgirl9779]

Love this 🖤

[@ssfamous2.0]

Hell yeah welcome to NC Tom!

[@spyder2238]

Darko with 42 songs, you gotta name it double darko

[@theguywithahat0132]

Love these guys

[@Dblack311]

The two of you are awesome I would love to see nik do a song with darko or Chelsea grin it would be awesome

[@Ryo7_7]

Awesome guy. Super talented. 🔥

[@daleseaton5670]

We know Poppy likes screaming but we need a track of her soft heavenly singing over a darko beat

[@DystopianApocalypse]

So cooked, homie definitely had his weedy-o's for breakfast... 🤣

[@chancebcrr]

I was saying the same thing 😂😂

[@miredmind]

16:35 I'm here hoping Tom's reaction was him tryna hint at it LOL that'd be awesome. Tom seems like a genuinely nice and chill dude that people love hanging out with

[@unholyrubbish]

Such a damn good interview

[@todd_halfacre]

Haircut? No gages? wtf This made me love Tom again. Great interview

[@Sam-uu2nx]

Why would him changing his appearance make you love him again?

[@Sam-uu2nx]

Oh I understand now. My bad 😂

[@ryans5682]

"isn't today Wednesday?" lmao

[@dastardlygonzo]

Anybody who wants new crabcore should check out Divinity Falls. 🤘♥️

[@StateOfDecayRF]

👀👀👀

[@dastardlygonzo]

​@@StateOfDecayRF🔥🔥🔥

[@j2hhorizon133]

TOM BARBER YOU THE HOMIE!! Glad I met you again in Tulsa

[@MRVNx32]

Tom’s mustache is longer on the left side of his face than on the right and now I can’t unsee it.

[@nessaja]

Let's go! ❤

[@robparnell8479]

Bro, that bodybox recommendation is much appreciated! Fucking sickness!

[@charliewaterson8401]

That Marcus bridge feature looks sexy

[@KaashUp]

Hey Nik! Question! When talking with incredible vocalists/writers/performers like Tom here who have multiple successful projects..do you have any insight as to like what sort of like thematic, instrumental, or content-wise changes these artists might make between the different projects? Big fan of yours, man, keep doing! 🙏🏽

[@sirjackiedaytona5305]

Already watched this morning but have a Hell of a week and now “ingesting” similar things and watching again to relax and enjoy this all over again. Space Hummus is beautiful 😂

[@that1mayanguy103]

Boutta watch this on my commute to work.

[@WayneBarnette]

So hear me out… Tom and Will and Nik do a collaboration 🔥🔥

[@kylekeeler6631]

I know this is the dumbest thing ever today, but Tom’s new hair looks fantastic on him.

[@destinybennett666]

I love Toms new look and I got to see Chelsea Grin live a month ago and I got the signature of Stephen the guitarist.

[@FromTheAtticTV]

Tom Barber talking about Jak & Daxter at 20:19 wasn't on my bingo card, but hell yeah!

[@bradleyleibold2446]

im gettin goosebumps haaring tom talk about the next record. this things gonna fuck so hard

[@jamessheppard8402]

Although yes you don’t have to tour as a band to get “popular” or help you get a bigger from it. But that’s how I find some of my favorite bands is from them touring

[@xemyk359]

Such a good conversation. Can we get a Johnny Franck chat soon?

[@jayyblxck8568]

what an absolute legend

[@Always.Smarter]

just realized the new album is out after watching this...

[@that1mayanguy103]

THE POSTY colab idea is sending me

[@nivekk360]

My man Tom!! So sad he didnt make it to my home town Quebec city last 2 time chelsea were scheduled

[@savagedab6975]

Ye cetais triste

[@gPudgy]

Instant watch No second thoughts

[@AlejandraHernandez-ft9fi]

🖤🖤 !

[@TrinaJulianEdwards]

Check out Burial in the Sky and Exocrine if you're looking for sax etc. Rivers of Nihil, too, of course. The Last of Lucy, White Ward, Cephalic Carnage, Ihsahn...

[@Patchichos]

Yooo tom throws block!

[@samcrorie]

NC... he's in my neck of the woods. We've got a Vito's nearby in Charlotte. I haven't been there but I've heard good things.

[@Ativan_Halen]

Can't watch this until later but I hope the Darko album gets brought up so I can find out when they're gonna stop edging us with singles

[@ion9460]

I glad I tipped $10 to Tom's weed fund back in 2015, this man is amazing.

[@a-liminal]

20:18 lmao

[@5against845]

And this week's plays of the new Bodybox track just doubled (...and all of them were me)

[@seanpayne5643]

This guy would be the best metal comedian. Fucking amazing vocalist and person as far as I've seen, but he's tucking hilarious

[@powerhitter033]

David, Barr, and Tom on the same song is probably going to my favorite song of all time

[@tomlangan2735]

the metal elitists will hate this interview

[@pyroboy417]

"Fentanyl made me an only child" Is the heaviest breakdown callout vie ever heard from Bodysnatcher

[@destinybennett666]

Also the band Tom is talking about is Fleshwrought and not Jungle Rot. Both great bands though I love them both.

[@shauncollins2017]

He lives here in Wilmington, NC with his Fiancé. Vito's is definitely top 3 Pizza joints here. 😊

[@MathiasDSmith]

Tom without long hair and gauges is throwing me off

[@ZeroPwnsU]

I didn't even peep he got his ears sewn up till this comment

[@actionfigurdude]

I fucking love Tom!!!! 🔥🙌🏻🤘🏻

[@coolsince4ever]

Best content from nik is when he has barber over

[@kylethomson9145]

Fella is allmight. He inspired me to get into vocals. His hostage lyrics are going on my sleeve lol

[@matheusgimenezz]

fucking love tom man

[@toastfan23]

Tom looks so baked lmao

[@ion9460]

Also, what part of Jungle Rot is Johnny Davy's project?

[@mattanimation]

lol @ 20:17 when he is describing the logo