Editing Gorguts

{{short description|Canadian death metal band}}
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{{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>

==History==
[[File:Gorguts logo.gif|thumb|The band's logo]]

===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 Provencher's friends.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://toughriffs.weebly.com/1/post/2016/06/interview-with-stephan-provencher-gorguts.html|title=Interview with Stephan Provencher, Gorguts|website=Tough RiffsMagazine}}</ref> They released their first demo, ''...and Then Comes Lividity'', in 1990 which led them to be signed to [[Roadrunner Records]].<ref name=Allmusic>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=gorguts-mn0000558490|pure_url=yes}} |title=Gorguts > Biography |last=York |first=William |work=[[Allmusic]] |publisher=[[Macrovision]] |access-date=February 24, 2009}}</ref> Their first album, ''[[Considered Dead]]'', had guest appearances by [[James Murphy (metal guitarist)|James Murphy]] (a guitar solo on "Inoculated Life") and [[Chris Barnes (musician)|Chris Barnes]] (backing vocals on "Bodily Corrupted", "Rottenatomy", and "Hematological Allergy").<ref name=Allmusic/> The album features a more straightforward death metal sound typical of the style prevalent in the early '90s.

In 1993, they released their second album ''[[The Erosion of Sanity]]'', which was more experimental and technical than ''Considered Dead''. That same year, the band took part in the "Blood, Guts and Gore" U.S. tour along with [[Cannibal Corpse]] and [[Atheist (band)|Atheist]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://toughriffs.weebly.com/interviews/interview-with-stephan-provencher-gorguts|title=Interview with Stephan Provencher, Gorguts|website=Tough Riffs<br />Magazine|access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref> However, this coincided with the decline of death metal's popularity as a genre, and [[Roadrunner Records]] subsequently decided to drop the band from their roster.<ref name=Allmusic/> The band ceased performing for five years, with many fans believing that they had broken up.<ref name=Allmusic/>

===''Obscura'', ''From Wisdom to Hate'', MacDonald's death and break-up (1998–2005)===
In fact, the writing for the following album had been completed by the end of 1993, but due to a lack of label interest the release of the album was severely delayed.<ref name="ztmag.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ztmag.com/blog/news/classic-albums-revisited-gorguts-obscura/|title=Classic Albums Revisited: Gorguts – 'Obscura' {{!}} ZT Mag Featured News|website=Ztmag.com|date=August 12, 2012|access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref> Lemay, the only remaining original member, returned in 1998 on Olympic Recordings with a new line-up consisting of Steeve Hurdle (guitar), Steve Cloutier (bass guitar), and Patrick Robert (drums).<ref name=Allmusic/> Under this lineup they released their third full-length album, [[Obscura (album)|''Obscura'']], which has come to be regarded as "one of the most pungently progressive albums ever made, in or out of metal."<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18346-gorguts-colored-sands/|title=Gorguts: Colored Sands Album Review {{!}} Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork.com|access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref> It shedded whatever remained of their old school death metal sound and embraced a fully avant-garde approach, a style that would become their standard on future releases.

After ''Obscura'', Hurdle left and was replaced by [[Dan Mongrain]] of the [[technical death metal|technical death]] band [[Martyr (band)|Martyr]], and Robert was replaced by Steve MacDonald on drums.<ref name=Allmusic/> Gorguts' next album, ''[[From Wisdom to Hate]]'', was released in 2001. This album is stylistically a mix between the earlier albums and ''Obscura''. Lemay, the primary songwriter on the album, experimented more with the use of sounds, rather than notes, in riffs, such as the opening riff of the album, on the song "Inverted" which uses a combination of pick-slides, pick tapping and traditional picking.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/from-wisdom-to-hate-mw0000000451|title=From Wisdom to Hate - Gorguts {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref>

Steve MacDonald, who had a history of recurrent [[major depressive disorder|depression]], committed suicide in 2002, which eventually led to the split-up of Gorguts in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gorguts-drummer-commits-suicide/|title=GORGUTS Drummer Commits Suicide|date=2002-10-21|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref><ref name=Rockdetector>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/canada/qubec/gorguts |title=Gorguts - Biography |last=Sharpe-Young |first=Garry |publisher=[[Rockdetector]] |access-date=February 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228062918/http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/canada/qubec/gorguts |archive-date=December 28, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In an interview, Lemay said that "When I decided to end the band in 2002 or 2003...after Steve MacDonald passed away, I was done with music and I wanted to devote myself to woodworking full time. I was very happy with all the achievements that the band accomplished so it was all good for me.....no bitterness and no feeling of unfinished business."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.teethofthedivine.com/featured/interview-with-gorguts/|title=Interview with Gorguts « Teeth of the Divine|website=Teethofthedivine.com|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref> Lemay moved away from Montreal, "because I was done living there. I wanted to be closer to where I was raised and be closer to nature in a way. After Steve's death I wasn't interested in playing music anymore. I was very content with the musical legacy of the band at that point and I was ready to start a new chapter in my life."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ghostcultmag.com/colored-sands-in-an-hourglass-an-interview-with-gorguts/|title=Colored Sands In An Hourglass – An Interview With Gorguts {{!}} Ghost Cult Magazine|date=2013-08-24|access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref>

===Reformation and ''Colored Sands'' (2008–2014)===
[[File:Luc_lemay_gorguts.jpg|thumb|Frontman and founder Luc Lemay performing as a part of Gorguts in 2014]]
In 2006, Steeve Hurdle asked Lemay to join Hurdle's band Negativa.<ref name="Rockdetector" /> Lemay accepted "on the condition that everything would be low key. It was all about having fun playing music for me. After a rehearsal Steeve pointed out that it would be cool to make a new Gorguts record to commemorate Gorguts' 20 years of existence. I was all for it and from that point the idea came to play with John (Longstreth – drums), Kevin (Hufnagel – guitar) and Colin (Marston – bass) and create a new record."<ref name=":1" />

In December 2008, a Gorguts demo track with guitar and programmed drums surfaced online, and Lemay himself confirmed an upcoming reunion with [[Colin Marston]], [[Kevin Hufnagel]] and John Longstreth.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=115925 |title=Reformed GORGUTS Working on New Material |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |publisher=[[Roadrunner Records]] |date=March 11, 2009 |access-date=June 28, 2013}}</ref> While the new Gorguts had been performing live and writing new material, Lemay said that the band would not be recording until "late fall" 2010 with a release date some time in 2011;<ref name="MS2010">{{cite news |url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2010/05/27/brighten-your-day-with-some-new-gorguts/ |title=Brighten Your Day with Some New Gorguts |publisher=[[MetalSucks]] |date=May 27, 2010}}</ref> In May 2012, Steeve Hurdle died from post-surgical complications.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coopfuneraireestrie.com/avis-de-deces/steeve-hurdle-4689/ |title=Avis de décès, Steeve Hurdle |publisher=Coopérative funéraire de l'Estrie |date=May 2012 |access-date=May 27, 2012}}</ref> Legal issues surrounding the band's previous contract to Olympic Records delayed the release of the album. Olympic were taken over by [[Century Media Records|Century Media]], and Lemay wanted to renegotiate the band's contract. "They agreed to, but in the end, we didn't see eye to eye on things and we mutually agreed it was better to go our separate ways. Dissolving the contract was a very time consuming and complicated legal affair."<ref name=":1" />

The band signed to Season of Mist and revealed that its forthcoming album would be titled ''[[Colored Sands]]'', which was released on August 30, 2013. Inspired by [[Opeth]] and the album ''[[The Incident (album)|The Incident]]'' by [[Porcupine Tree]], Lemay intended to write more progressive songs with longer running times and increased dynamics.<ref name="loudwire interview">{{cite web|last=DeVita|first=Joe|title=Gorguts' Luc Lemay Offers Track-By-Track Conceptual Breakdown of ''Colored Sands''|url=http://loudwire.com/gorguts-luc-lemay-track-by-track-conceptual-breakdown-colored-sands/|work=Loudwire|access-date=12 April 2014|date=August 22, 2013}}</ref> The classical piece "The Battle of Chamdo" was written by Lemay on piano and recorded with a string quintet. ''Colored Sands'' was nominated for a [[Juno Award]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/protest-the-hero-gorguts-anciients-among-juno-awards-nominees/|title=PROTEST THE HERO, GORGUTS, ANCIIENTS Among JUNO AWARDS Nominees|date=February 4, 2014|website=Blabbermouth.net}}</ref>

=== ''Pleiades' Dust'' (2014–2019) ===
John Longstreth, whose schedule with [[Origin (band)|Origin]] was incompatible with Gorguts, departed the band in 2014. His replacement was Patrice Hamelin, who had been performing live with Gorguts since 2011. Lemay announced that Gorguts was working on a new album that would consist of one long song. ''[[Pleiades' Dust]]'', the resulting [[Extended play|EP]], was released on May 13, 2016. It is a concept album about the [[House of Wisdom]] in Baghdad during Europe's Dark Ages, and is the band's first recording with Hamelin.

On July 25, 2016, the band announced that they would be touring North America in October 2016 with [[Intronaut]] and Brain Tentacles in support of ''Pleiades' Dust''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/gorguts_announce_north_american_tour_with_intronaut|title=Gorguts Announce North American Tour with Intronaut|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.season-of-mist.com/news/gorguts-2016-07-26|title=Gorguts News: GORGUTS {{!}} Season of Mist, Metal Label|website=Season-of-mist.com|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref> Following this tour, Gorguts entered another period of relative inactivity.

=== Upcoming album (2020–present) ===
On June 29, 2020, Luc Lemay announced that Gorguts was returning from yet another hiatus and was beginning work on a new album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/gorguts-to-begin-writing-new-album|title=GORGUTS to Begin Writing New Album|date=June 29, 2020|access-date=2020-10-14}}</ref> The band announced a new line-up and live work for 2024. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metallian.com/gorguts.php |title=Gorguts history biography |publisher=metallian |date=25 November 2023 |access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref>

== Musical style and legacy ==
[[File:GORGUTS with ORIGIN, NERO DI MARTE, FRAGILE EXISTENCE (11442026883).jpg|thumb|Gorguts performing in 2013]]
Gorguts' style of metal has evolved considerably since the formation of the band, evolving from a relatively straightforward [[death metal]] sound into an increasingly complex style of [[Avant-garde metal|avant-garde]] [[technical death metal]]. More recently, the band's music is characterised by technically demanding, structurally complex songwriting, with strong use of dissonant and atonal guitarwork.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/gorguts-new-track-besieged/|title=Gorguts Release Dissonant New Track 'Besieged'|website=Loudwire.com|access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://echoesanddust.com/2016/06/gorguts-pleiades-dust/|title=Gorguts – Pleiades' Dust {{!}} Echoes And Dust|website=Echoesanddust.com|date=June 6, 2016|access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref> Luc Lemay has noted the influence of [[Opeth]], [[Deathspell Omega]], and [[Porcupine Tree]] on his more recent songwriting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/gorguts-leader-luc-lemay-new-album-influences-more/|title=Gorguts Leader Luc Lemay Talks New Album, Influences + More|website=Loudwire.com|access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref>

The band's early music, particularly their debut album ''[[Considered Dead]]'' in 1991, is characterised by a relatively straightforward death metal sound, with conventional instrumentation and song structures. Lemay credits Swedish death metal band [[Entombed (band)|Entombed]] as a major influence on this album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.terrorizer.com/news/gorguts-release-outtake-beseiged-from-ep-pleiadas-dust/|title=Gorguts release outtake 'Besieged' from EP 'Pleiadas' Dust' - Terrorizer|date=2016-04-05|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref> However, on their second album ''[[The Erosion of Sanity]]'' in 1993, the band began to experiment more, incorporating pianos and acoustic guitars into their sound. The band took a break after this album but reformed with a new lineup and released [[Obscura (album)|''Obscura'']] in 1998. ''Obscura'' represented a significant shift in the band's style of music, often attributed to then-guitarist Steeve Hurdle. The album made increasing use of complex song structures, unorthodox sounds, dissonant guitarwork, unconventional time signatures, and esoteric lyrical themes.<ref name="ztmag.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deathmetal.org/tag/the-postmodern-gorguts/|title=Death Metal Underground: The Postmodern Gorguts|website=Deathmetal.org|access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/releases/album-anniversary-gorguts-obscura-turns-18|title=Album Anniversary: Gorguts' Obscura turns 18Metal Insider|date=2016-06-23|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref> "Even by today's standards ''Obscura'' is considered to be 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."<ref name=":0" />  The following album, 2001's ''[[From Wisdom to Hate]]'', represents a balance between ''Obscura'' and the previous album ''The Erosion of Sanity''. The complexity and unpredictability of the song structures were scaled back, while still incorporating technically complex compositions, leading to a slightly more streamlined sound.<nowiki/><ref name="pitchfork.com" /> The band's next album, 2013's ''[[Colored Sands]]'', represents a significant evolution in this style of metal, with critics noting that the "huge wall of dissonant lead work and dizzying rhythm riffs have been crafted into something far more atmospheric, but with the heaviness and weight only Gorguts could take to this level, making Colored Sands not only near-immaculately put together, but perhaps one of the most absorbing albums of their genre."<ref name="angrymetalguy.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.angrymetalguy.com/gorguts-colored-sands-review/|title=Gorguts - Colored Sands Review {{!}} Angry Metal Guy|date=2013-10-18|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref>

Gorguts' influence on metal has been extensive. They are routinely credited as being key pioneers in the use of dissonance and atonality in metal.<ref name="angrymetalguy.com" /> They are considered key influences on a range of bands, including [[Ulcerate]], [[Spawn of Possession]], [[Obscura (band)|Obscura]], [[Beyond Creation]], and many others.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/174744-ulcerate-vermis/|title=Ulcerate: Vermis|date=September 19, 2013|access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/feature/175648-a-path-beyond-premonition-an-interview-with-luc-lemay-of-gorguts/|title=A Path Beyond Premonition: An Interview with Luc Lemay of Gorguts|date=October 9, 2013|access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref> Obscura is named after the Gorguts album of the same name.

==Members==
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===Current===
* Luc Lemay – vocals, guitar <small>(1989–2005, 2008–present)</small>
* [[Kevin Hufnagel]] – guitar <small>(2009–present)</small>
* [[Colin Marston]] – bass guitar <small>(2009–present)</small>
* Michel Bélanger – drums <small>(2023–present)</small>
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===Former===
* Carlo Gozzi – bass guitar <small>(1989)</small> 
* Gary Chouinard – guitar <small>(1989–1990)</small>
* Sylvain Marcoux – guitar <small>(1990–1993)</small>
* Stephane Provencher – drums <small>(1989–1993)</small>
* Éric Giguère – bass guitar <small>(1990–1993)</small>
* Steve MacDonald – drums <small>(1993–1995, 1998–2002; died 2002)</small>
* Steeve Hurdle – guitar, vocals <small>(1993–1999; died 2012)</small>
* Steve Cloutier – bass guitar <small>(1993–2004)</small>
* Patrick Robert – drums <small>(1996–1998)</small>
* [[Dan Mongrain]] – guitar <small>(1999–2001)</small>
* John Longstreth – drums <small>(2009–2014)</small>
* Patrice Hamelin – drums <small>(2014–2023)</small>
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==Discography==
===Studio albums===
*''[[Considered Dead]]'' (1991)
*''[[The Erosion of Sanity]]'' (1993)
*''[[Obscura (album)|Obscura]]'' (1998)
*''[[From Wisdom to Hate]]'' (2001)
*''[[Colored Sands]]'' (2013)

===EPs===
*''[[Pleiades' Dust]]'' (2016)

===Compilations===
*''Demo Anthology'' (2003)

===Live albums===
*''Live in Rotterdam'' (2006)

===Demos===
*'''89 Demo'' (1989)
*''...And Then Comes Lividity'' (1990)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{Official website}}
*{{allmusic}}

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[[Category:Avant-garde metal musical groups]]
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[[Category:Musical groups from Sherbrooke]]
[[Category:Roadrunner Records artists]]
[[Category:Season of Mist artists]]
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