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Gorguts
Gorguts is a Canadian death metal band formed near Sherbrooke, Quebec, in 1989. The band has gone through various membership changes since its inception; its only constant member has been guitarist-vocalist and co-founding member Luc Lemay, who remains the driving force of the band. To date, they have released five full-length albums and one EP. Their most recent release, '' Pleiades' Dust'', was released on May 13, 2016. Their latest full-length album, '' Colored Sands'' was released in 2013 and was nominated for a Juno Award. Musically, the band is known for its complex, dense form of technical death metal, and has become "one of the most advanced, experimental, and challenging groups in the entire genre." History Formation, ''Considered Dead'', and ''The Erosion of Sanity'' (1989–1993) Gorguts was formed in 1989 by Luc Lemay (vocals and guitar), Sylvain Marcoux (guitar), Éric Giguère (bass guitar) and Stephane Provencher (drums); the band name was suggested by one of ...
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Colored Sands
''Colored Sands'' is the fifth full-length album by Canadian technical death metal band Gorguts. It is Gorguts' first studio album since 2001's '' From Wisdom to Hate''. The album features the band's first recordings with guitarist Kevin Hufnagel and bassist Colin Marston, and the band's only recordings with drummer John Longstreth. It is a concept album based on Tibet. The album was released digitally on August 6, 2013, and the release of the CD and vinyl versions on September 3, 2013. Background Luc Lemay joined Negativa with Steeve Hurdle after Gorguts disbanded in 2005, but felt uncomfortable with the improvisational elements in that band's music.Blind Dimension – A Conversation With Gorguts
Steel for Brains. Accessed July 17, 2013.
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Pleiades' Dust
''Pleiades' Dust'' is the first EP by the Canadian technical death metal band Gorguts, released on May 13, 2016 through Season of Mist. It consists of a single track which runs for thirty-three minutes and is roughly divided into seven movements. It is also the band's only recording with drummer Patrice Hamelin, who has been performing with the band live since 2011 but only became an official member in 2014 after the departure of John Longstreth (whose schedule with Origin was incompatible with Gorguts). Writing and musical style ''Pleiades' Dust'' presents a historical narrative on the House of Wisdom, an ancient library that stood in Baghdad from the 9th-13th century. The library contained and protected much of the world's knowledge until it was destroyed by the Mongols in 1258CE. According to lyricist and lead songwriter Luc Lemay, "the lyrics of the song start with the fall of Rome around 500 A.D., then go to Baghdad in 762 when they founded the city, then the Mongol invasio ...
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Obscura (album)
''Obscura'' is the third full-length album by Canadian death metal band Gorguts. The album was released on June 23, 1998 through the now-defunct Olympic Recordings, but has since been reissued by a number of labels, in particular Century Media Records, Century Media in 2015. Since its release, ''Obscura'' has come to be regarded as one of the most important albums in the technical death metal genre, and as "one of the most complex and technical records in the genre, due to its unprecedented dissonance and experimentation brought by the band's late guitarist Steeve Hurdle." Lyrically, the album touches on Spirituality, spiritual and existential themes, representing a further departure from the band's previously established approach. Luc Lemay has described the album as "the record that defined our sound." History Following the release in 1993 of their second full-length ''The Erosion of Sanity,'' the band took part in a European tour with Blasphemy (band), Blasphemy. The band's r ...
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From Wisdom To Hate
''From Wisdom to Hate'' is the fourth album by Gorguts, released on March 6, 2001 through Olympic Recordings and Season of Mist. The musical style can be considered a compromise between the previous album '' Obscura'' and the older albums '' Considered Dead'' and '' The Erosion of Sanity.'' This is the only Gorguts album to feature drummer Steve MacDonald. MacDonald had a history of recurrent depression and committed suicide in 2002, which eventually led to the break-up of Gorguts in 2005. Steeve Hurdle went on to form Negativa, which Lemay joined at Hurdle's invitation in 2006. Luc Lemay reformed Gorguts in 2008 with a new lineup and released a new album entitled ''Colored Sands'' in 2013. Release history The record label War on Music reissued the album on vinyl in 2011. Century Media reissued the album in 2015 with expanded liner notes by Luc Lemay on vinyl and CD along with ''Obscura.'' Musical style and writing The album's style has been described as somewhere betwee ...
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Considered Dead
''Considered Dead'' is the debut studio album by Canadian death metal band Gorguts. It was released on October 8, 1991, by Roadrunner Records, whom the band signed with after the release of their 1991 demo ''...And Then Comes Lividity''. The album features guest vocals by Chris Barnes of Cannibal Corpse on three tracks, as well as a guest guitar solo by James Murphy, who has performed with Death, Obituary, and Testament. The track "Hematological Allergy" was first released on the band's demo ''...And Then Comes Lividity''. ''Considered Dead'' was later remastered, reissued and paired with its successor, '' The Erosion of Sanity'', as part of Roadrunner's Two from the Vault series, in 2004. It was reissued alone in 2006 with two demo tracks by Polish label Metal Mind Productions. Track listing Personnel Gorguts * Luc Lemay – rhythm, lead and acoustic guitars, vocals * Sylvain Marcoux – guitar * Eric Giguere – bass * Stephane Provencher – drums Additional personnel ...
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The Erosion Of Sanity
''The Erosion of Sanity'' is the second full-length album by Canadian technical death metal band Gorguts. The album was released on January 19, 1993, through Roadrunner Records. Though it is now considered a milestone in the genre, the album's release coincided with the decline of death metal's popularity as a genre, and Roadrunner decided to drop the band from their roster. The band subsequently entered into a five-year state of limbo in which they ceased touring, during which all members except Luc Lemay left. Gorguts later returned with a new lineup, releasing their third full-length album '' Obscura'' in 1998. The album was remastered and re-released with ''Considered Dead'' as part of Roadrunner's Two from the Vault series, in 2004. It was re-released again in 2006 with two bonus tracks. Track listing Personnel Gorguts * Luc Lemay – vocals, guitar, piano (2), logos, production * Sylvain Marcoux – guitar, production * Eric Giguere – bass, production * Stephane Prov ...
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Colin Marston
Colin Marston (born September 13, 1982) is an American record producer and musician residing in New York City. He graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music technology in 2004, and owns Menegroth The Thousand Caves Recording Studios in Woodhaven, Queens while not on tour with one of a number of bands. He is also known for his performances in Behold... The Arctopus, Dysrhythmia (band), Dysrhythmia, Krallice, and the reunion lineup of Gorguts. Marston has produced, mastered, and mixed music for artists such as Imperial Triumphant, Cleric (band), Cleric, Genghis Tron, Kayo Dot, Jarboe, Capillary Action, Origin (band), Origin, Panopticon (band), Panopticon, Altar of Plagues, Liturgy (band), Liturgy, Pyrrhon (band), Pyrrhon, and Orthrelm, as well as for his own bands. Marston is multi-instrumentalist; he plays guitar, bass and keyboards. Works *Behold... The Arctopus. *Dysrhythmia (band), Dysrhythmia – (Experimental rock, experimental post rock). * ...
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Kevin Hufnagel
Kevin Hufnagel is an American musician, based in NYC. He is known for his solo guitar works, for forming the progressive instrumental rock/metal band Dysrhythmia, and for being a member of Gorguts, Vaura, Sabbath Assembly, Veldune, and Byla. He also is a full time guitar instructor, teaching both in-person and virtually. Performance discography Byla *2005: ''Byla'' (Translation Loss Records) *2007: Byla + Jarboe - ''Viscera'' (Translation Loss Records) *2009 : Francesco Brunotti/Various Artists - ''Nocturne'' (Persistencebit Records) (contributes the track "Bloodrush") Dysrhythmia *2000: ''Contradiction'' (self-released) *2001: ''No Interference'' (self-released) *2001: ''split 10-inch w/ xthoughtstreamsx'' (Rice Control Records) *2002: ''split 7-inch w/ Technician'' (Tranquility Base Records) *2003: ''Pretest'' (Relapse Records) *2004: ''Live from the Relapse Contamination Festival'' (Relapse Records) *2005: ''No Interference'' - reissue with bonus tracks (Translation Loss ...
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Dan Mongrain
Daniel Mongrain (born July 4, 1976) (also known as Dan Mongrain and Chewy) is a Canadian musician, known as a co-founder of the Quebec technical death metal band Martyr, in which he composes, sings and plays guitar. Mongrain is also currently guitarist for the Canadian thrash/progressive metal band Voivod since 2008, replacing late guitarist Denis D'Amour. Mongrain was a session and touring guitarist for the Canadian metal bands Cryptopsy (2005), Gorguts (2000), Alcoholica (2004) and Capharnaum (2003). In addition to the metal genre, Mongrain plays guitar with several Quebec artists including Dan Bigras, Breen Leboeuf, Bruno Pelletier for the musical Dracula - Entre l'amour et la mort among others and played with more than 80 different formations, bands in numerous genres from Blues to rock to hip-hop to prog to metal, etc. His latest cover band project is a tribute band to progressive music from the 1970s called Jurassik Rock. Mongrain has a bachelor's degree in Jazz Int ...
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Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1988, now based in Tampa, Florida. The band has released sixteen studio albums, two box sets, four video albums, and two live albums. The band has had little radio or television exposure throughout its existence, although a cult following began to build with the releases of their early albums, including '' Butchered at Birth'' (1991) and '' Tomb of the Mutilated'' (1992). As of 2015, they achieved worldwide sales of two million units for combined sales of all their albums. Cannibal Corpse received its best "first week" sales of all-time and first Top 10 on the ''Billboard'' Top Album Sales Chart with their fifteenth studio album '' Violence Unimagined'' (2021), which entered at No. 6 with 14,000 copies sold. Cannibal Corpse has seen several lineup changes throughout its run, with bassist Alex Webster and drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz being the only constant members. The band's current lineup includes ...
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Season Of Mist
Season of Mist is an independent record label and record distributor with subsidiaries in France and the United States. The record label was founded in 1996 by Michael S. Berberian in Marseille, France. From the start releasing black metal, pagan metal, and death metal records, the label moved on to releasing albums of avant-garde metal, gothic metal and punk bands as well. The label has two offices, one in Marseille, France and one in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Season of Mist's name originates from '' The Sandman: Season of Mists'', which in turn comes from the opening phrase of John Keats' "To Autumn". History Season of Mist was formed in 1996, while founder Michael S. Berberian was completing his studies in economic studies initially, according to Berberian, to avoid the compulsory national military service in France. Since his graduation, the label has become a full-time job for Michael and achieved a steady growth with Season of Mist now employing 20 staff members. ...
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