Brutal Records was founded by Michael R Howard Sr in 1986, who at the time was a business entrepreneur in New Orleans, Louisiana. The label’s first release was a debut album called Supernatural Death, from a local thrash metal group by the name Incubus.

In 1987, New Orleans thrash metal band Incubus released their debut album “Serpent Temptation” on Brutal Records which rocketed to the top of the charts in multiple countries, including Brazil, USA, Finland, Germany, Norway, Greece, Sweden, Austria, and more. It became the first release in the company’s history to reach on the Underground Music charts.

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