Chris Barnum is drummer/vocalist for Dismal Lapse. In late 2007, Barnum and his band (at that time known as Bled) signed to Deepsend Records, a small metal label based in Maine.



Bled started in 1999 with Barnum on guitar and vocals and numerous lineups filling in around him. After yet another drummer left the band in 2006, Barnum decided to make the switch to drums with no prior experience.