From Gorguts: “This is still all the news we have. Patience.”
Reactivated Quebec, Canada-based technical death metal band GORGUTS recently entered the studio to begin pre-production on their new album for a tentative late 2011 release via an as-yet-undetermined record label. The group’s current lineup features genre heavyweights John Longstreth (drums; DIM MAK, ORIGIN, THE RED CHORD, SKINLESS, POSSESSION, ANGELCORPSE), Colin Marston (bass; DYSRHYTHMIA, BEHOLD… THE ARCTOPUS, BYLA, KRALLICE, INDRICOTHERE) and Kevin Hufnagel (guitar; DYSRHYTHMIA, WHILE HEAVEN WEPT, BYLA, EUCLID STREET, THE FIFTH SEASON, GREY DIVISION BLUE) alongside guitarist/vocalist Luc Lemay.
“Just a few words to let you know where we are with the songwriting of the new album. We got together at the end of January to finish up the last songs to complete the album. Colin and Kevin have contributed to the album with a song each. Amazingly well composed, their songs suit the GORGUTS aesthetic wonderfully.
“The album will have a total of nine songs, including one instrumental piece for string orchestra composed by me. [It] is going to be over one hour long. It still very brutal but darkly, ambient and progressive as well.
“The album main concept is going to be a musical journey that will talk about the wonders of Tibet as well as the dramatic fate they’ve been going through for over 50 years now. – BlabberMouth
This band still has no idea why people liked them in the first place.
Obscura was death metal with a progressive flair without leaving death metal behind.
The newer stuff tries too hard to be current; there are too many “modern metal” influences.
What made Gorguts great was never the style, but the content, which expressed a beauty in darkness.
This new stuff expresses a desire to free-form jam as trapped in a post-hardcore style. It is far from bad, but it is also a work about itself. Old Gorguts was a work about life.
Throw in the towel and just make an all-out progressive rock album. There’s no need to hold on to metal after it has run out on you.
Best thing about this article is where they say Obscura is gonna be reissued
“The album main concept is going to be a musical journey that will talk about the wonders of Tibet as well as the dramatic fate they’ve been going through for over 50 years now.”
lol
What a fucking metal epic, you metal hippies. Don’t call me guy, friend. Damn Canadiens
why would they make a progressive rock album if theyre becoming so unfocused? like metal, what made progressive rock good was the narrative. stupid, stupid thing to say.
also one time i was in canada and someone pointed at a bag and said “can you hand me my beg?” and i didnt know what the fuck they were talking about so i didnt.
> their songs suit the GORGUTS aesthetic wonderfully
> GORGUTS aesthetic
> aesthetic
> no mention of the old substance…
> they know exactly what they’re doing…
LOL @ metrosexual riff at 4:50
>the dude
>who types like
>this
>is millitantidiotcrusher
>from the forum
>and the user “getfuckedbro”
>from NWN! forums