Gorguts
There's no question that Canadians like their death metal on the
hyperactive side, what with bands such as
Cryptopsy,
Martyr,
Kataklysm
and others producing some intense technically-minded death metal,
but Gorguts just might top them all.
Formed in 1989, they attracted the attention of Roadrunner Records
and put out two fine albums in the early nineties, before being
dropped by the label and undergoing some lineup changes.
It would be five years before the band would record again, but
even hardened fans of the band were probably not prepared for the
complete and utter insanity that is
Obscura.
Twisted riffs, insane time changes, odd jazzy/dischordant
interludes, it's all there, a tangled mess that somehow the band
manages to keep under its control.
A work of death metal genius, or an experiment in complexity gone
awry?
Though hard to say for sure, the album did garner many excellent
reviews, and truly put Gorguts' name at the top of experimental
death metal bands.
Their followup, 2001's
From Wisdom To Hate, reigns in the
chaos a bit (but only a litle bit) -- these guys are almost
unparalleled in their ambition to craft bizarre, experimental, yet
undeniably brutal death metal.
Sadly, drummer Steve MacDonald committed suicide in late 2002,
and after several years of inactivity, the band formally called it
quits in 2005.
Founder Luc Lemay hooked up with former guitarist Steeve Hurdle
in Negativa,
intending to continue the style found on Obscura.
However, Lemay decided to leave that band and put together an all-new
version of Gorguts, which as of this writing intends to record in 2011.
Current Members
Luc Lemay
vocals/guitars
(Negativa)
Kevin Hufnagel
guitars
(Dysrhythmia)
Colin Marston
bass
(Behold ... The Arctopus, Dysrhythmia, Krallice)
John Longstreth
drums
(Angel Corpse, Dim Mak, Origin, Skinless)
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Former Members/Guests
Sylvain Marcoux
guitars
Steeve Hurdle
guitars
(Negativa)
RIP: May 20, 2012, post-surgical complications
Daniel Mongrain
guitars
(Capharnaum, Martyr, Voivod)
Eric Giguere
bass
Steve Cloutier
bass
Stephane Provencher
drums
Patrick Robert
drums
Steve MacDonald
drums
RIP: 0, 2002, suicide
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Discography
Considered Dead
1990
Roadrunner
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- ... And Then Comes Lividity
- Stiff And Cold
- Disincarnated
- Considered Dead
- Rottenatomy
- Bodily Corrupted
- Waste Of Mortality
- Drifting Remains
- Hematological Allergy
- Innoculated Life
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- Luc Lemay
- Sylvain Marcoux
- Eric Giguere
- Stephane Provencher
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The Erosion Of Sanity
1993
Roadrunner
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- With Their Flesh, He'll Create
- Condemned To Obscurity
- The Erosion Of Sanity
- Orphans Of Sickness
- Hideous Infirmity
- A Path Beyond Premonition
- Odors Of Existence
- Dormant Misery
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- Luc Lemay
- Sylvain Marcoux
- Eric Giguere
- Stephane Provencher
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Obscura
1998
Olympic
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- Obscura
- Earthly Love
- The Carnal State
- Nostalgia
- The Art Of Sombre Ecstasy
- Clouded
- Subtle Body
- Rapturous Grief
- La Vie Est Prelude ...
- Illuminatus
- Faceless Ones
- Sweet Silence
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- Luc Lemay
- Steeve Hurdle
- Steve Cloutier
- Patrick Robert
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Reviews: Chronicles Of Chaos
Sea Of Tranquility
Metal Observer
From Wisdom To Hate
2001
Olympic
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- Inverted
- Behave Through Mythos
- From Wisdom To Hate
- The Quest For Equilibrium
- Unearthing The Past
- Elusive Treasure
- Das Matyrium Des ...
- Testimonial Ruin
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- Luc Lemay
- Daniel Mongrain
- Steve Cloutier
- Steve MacDonald
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Reviews: Chronicles Of Chaos
Sea Of Tranquility
Metal Observer
... And Then Comes Lividity - Demo Anthology
2003
Galy
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- ...And Then Comes Lividity
- Haematological Allergy
- Inflicted Maturity
- Metempsukosis
- Calamitous Mortification
- ...And Then Comes Lividity / Stiff And Cold
- Considered Dead
- Haematological Allergy
- Rottenatomy
- Hideous Infirmity
- The Erosion of Sanity
- Dissecting The Adopted
- La Vie Est Prelude (La Mort, Orgasme)
- Raturous Grief
- The Art of Sombre Ecstacy
- Nostalgia
- Obscura (Instrumental)
- Inoculated life (Live)
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