Rob Barrett
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Rob Barrett is the guitarist for the death metal band Cannibal Corpse and currently resides in Tampa, FL. He joined in 1993 and left in 1997, but rejoined in 2005. He features on the albums The Bleeding, Vile, Kill, and Evisceration Plague. He is responsible for helping create several Cannibal Corpse songs, including "Absolute Hatred", "Devoured by Vermin", "She Was Asking for It" and "Stripped, Raped and Strangled". In 1992, he played lead guitar on the landmark death metal album Retribution by Malevolent Creation. Later that year he joined Cannibal Corpse shortly after they had recorded Tomb of the Mutilated and stayed for the subsequent tours and played with the band through 1996’s Monolith of Death tour. Although he left in 1997, he rejoined in 2005 to replace Jack Owen, who left to work on his second band Adrift and Deicide. He also has an endorsement deal with Dean Guitars.
He also performed guitar and vocals with Solstice on the album Solstice.
Barrett performed guitar on the Roadrunner United album, his playing can be heard on the tracks Annihilation by the Hands of God, and Constitution Down.
"Rob’s from Buffalo too." - Alex Webster[1]
Quotes
"On a bed! A bed! I get to sleep in a bed tonight!" (From Cannibal Corpse's Eats Moscow Alive)[2]
Equipment
Guitars: Custom Dean Cadillac, Gibson Les Paul, Jackson Dinky
Pickups: EMG
Heads: Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier
Cabinets: Crate and Mesa Boogie 4x12" Cabinets, both with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers
Effects/Pedals: Boss NS-2 Noise Supressor, Boss MT-2 Metal Zone, Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
Cables: Monster
Strings: D'Addario 13-62
Picks: Dunlop .88mm
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