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{{short description|Canadian death metal band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Gorguts | image = Gorguts at Inferno 2016 (25561760704).jpg | caption = Gorguts performing in 2016 | landscape = yes | alias = | origin = [[Sherbrooke]], [[Quebec]], Canada | genre = {{flatlist| *[[Technical death metal]] *[[avant-garde metal]] }} | years_active = 1989–2005, 2008–present | label = {{flatlist| *Olympic *[[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]] *Slipdisc *[[Season of Mist]] }} | website = {{url|www.gorguts.com}} | current_members = *Luc Lemay *[[Kevin Hufnagel]] *[[Colin Marston]] *Michel Bélanger | past_members = *Steve MacDonald *Stéphane Provencher *Steeve Hurdle *Sylvain Marcoux *[[Dan Mongrain|Daniel Mongrain]] *Éric Giguère *Patrick Robert *Steve Cloutier *John Longstreth *Patrice Hamelin }} '''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, <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metallian.com/gorguts.php |title=Gorguts biography |publisher=metallian |date=25 November 2023 |access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref> who remains the driving force of the band. To date, they have released five full-length albums and one [[Extended play|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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://junoawards.ca/nomination/2014-metalhard-music-album-of-the-year-gorguts/|title=2014 {{!}} Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year {{!}} Gorguts {{!}} The JUNO Awards|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/5694421/gorguts/biography|title=Gorguts - Biography {{!}} Billboard|last=York|first=William|website=Billboard.com|access-date=2016-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006155902/http://www.billboard.com/artist/5694421/gorguts/biography |archive-date=October 6, 2016}}</ref>
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