| Quite brutal music, this is. Switch off now if you don't want a heart attack. Gorguts were a technical death metal band from Quebec City, Canada. Gorguts were formed in 1989 by Luc Lemay (vocals and guitar), Sylvain Marcoux (guitar), Éric Giguère (bass) and Stephane Provencher (drums). They released their first demo, ...And Then Comes Lividity, in 1990 which led them to be signed to Roadrunner Records. Their first album, Considered Dead, featured guest appearances by James Murphy (a guitar solo on "Inoculated Life") and Chris Barnes (backing vocals on "Bodily Corrupted," "Rottenatomy," and "Hematological Allergy"). Lemay, the only remaining original member, returned in 1998 on Olympic Records with a new line-up consisting of Steeve Hurdle (guitar); Steve Cloutier (bass); and Patrick Robert (drums). This lineup released the album Obscura, which explored progressive and avant-garde territory. Obscura is a complex album with multi-layered dissonant harmonies and the lengths of the individual riffs can make their patterns difficult to pick out on a first listen. Gorguts' approach to harmony, rhythm and structure made Obscura an important technical death metal album. LYRICS: Flesh the feeble flesh confines the pain and soul Vault in which, the earthly way, i bear Earthly Love my denial Tears as a gift upon my mirror Bright...the pureness of the unperpetual The meaningless heat of flesh, I ignore Reflection of betrayal Fear as a gift, a creeping splendor Flows of ecstasies ... |
