Russel Labadie has been performing and recording as a drummer for over 40 years. He began his career in the early 80s as a co-founder of Stormbringer, which performed extensively across Quebec with Mic Myette. This led to steady touring of large venues such as Montreal's Olympic Velodrome and Verdun Auditorium. Stormbringer later evolved into bands like Midnight Sun, Flying Circus, and Hunter, all still featuring Mic.

In the early 90s, Russel joined the pop group Delta Zone, recording an entire album and touring extensively for Star Records. He then joined Michael White & The White, the first Californian Led Zeppelin tribute band, touring Canada coast-to-coast and the Midwest and East Coast of the USA for over three years.

In the late 90s, Russel toured Quebec with rock cover bands such as Le Staff, Rumour Hazit, and Broken Rule. From 2000 onwards, he played drums for several touring bands, primarily Black Sabbath & Ozzy Osborne tribute bands like Sabbatum, Holy Sabbath, and Back Sabbath. He performed in venues like Mérida, Venezuela, Grand Théâtre de Québec, and L'Olympia de Montréal. Concurrently, he played for blues-rock cover bands like Flashback, Me & The Bad Boys, Made in Canada, Le Staff Band, and others, backing up artists like Carl Tremblay and Jim Zeller. He also performed with the DJ & drummer duo Hit N Drum, playing in Cancun, Mexico, and other large venues. Additionally, he was part of Heart Emotion (a tribute to Heart) and Purple Night (a tribute to Deep Purple).

Russel has also recorded drums with many original groups, including:

- Stormbringer: Two single releases produced by Offenbach's John McGale and a compilation album with Pierre "Bazz" Bazinet.

- Delta Zone: Album release with Star Records, including four singles.

- Skyscraper Madhowse:Two self-released albums.

- Chesteruss: Independently released French rock album.

- Dreadful Thoughts: Worldwide released album (drums, co-mixing, mastering, and video engineer).

- Blurry: Worldwide released EP (recorded all instruments, mixing, mastering, and video engineer, featuring vocalist Burke McAuley).

- Dragon Nation: Worldwide released EP and LP albums, with a single released in 2024, co-produced by Max Norman (drums, mixing, mastering, and video engineer).

- Bujold Murray Labadie: Worldwide released EP and LP albums, several singles (drums, mixing, mastering, and video engineer).

- Sons of Yesterday: Worldwide released EP and singles (drums, mixing, mastering, and video engineer).

- Sarah Sokal: Worldwide singles releases.

- Rebels Cross: Worldwide released album and singles.

- J & Hyde: Independent self-released singles.

- The Stormbringer: Album released in 2023 with bandmates Mic Myette, Patrice Blouin, and Johnny Huot, including songs co-written by Breen Leboeuf.

- RFAA (Requiem for an Angel): Singles released and a 2024 album release.

Currently, Russel is part of the original Canadian rock band FIST-MyoFist based in Ottawa, a Pink Floyd tribute band named Bring Floyd, and The MoonDogs, a tribute band to The Beatles with a distinctive repertoire.