After more than a decade since their last classic entry, Gorguts are finally returning to the studio. As they prepare to record the full-length follow-up to the critically acclaimed Colored Sands, the Canadian pioneers of technical dissonance are sharpening their axes by celebrating two of death metal's biggest landmarks. This fall, the band are touring North America with Death to All in commemoration of the 35th anniversary of Spiritual Healing and the 30th anniversary of Symbolic.
"It is with great honor that we'll be sharing the stage with these death metal monuments", Gorguts' vocalist and guitarist Luc Lemay says. "Death had such an important influence on me as an artist. It's the band that made me want to become a death metal musician. Chuck was my idol, my inspiration. See you on stage. Be prepared for an evening of classic death metal!".
North Dakota death dealers Phobophilic will join Gorguts and Death to All on this month-long celebration.
Gorguts 2025 North American Tour Dates
with Death to All and Phobophilic
November 4 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park [TICKETS]
November 6 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall [TICKETS]
November 7 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre [TICKETS]
November 8 – Lawrence, KS @ The Granada [TICKETS]
November 9 – Joliet, IL @ The Forge [TICKETS]
November 10 – Detroit, MI @ El Club [TICKETS]
November 11 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall [TICKETS]
November 12 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS [TICKETS]
November 13 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium [TICKETS]
November 14 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza [TICKETS]
November 15 – Reading, PA @ Reverb [TICKETS]
November 16 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage [TICKETS]
November 18 – Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum [TICKETS]
November 19 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea's Live [TICKETS]
November 20 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall [TICKETS]
November 21 – Dallas, TX @ The Echo Lounge & Music Hall [TICKETS]
November 22 – San Antonio, TX @ Vibes Event Center [TICKETS]
November 24 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sister [TICKETS]
November 25 – Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theater [TICKETS]
November 26 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues [TICKETS]
November 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco [TICKETS]
November 29 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory [TICKETS]
November 30 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom [TICKETS]
Death to All is the touring tribute to the late Chuck Schuldiner and his pioneering band Death. The band includes drummer Gene Hoglan and guitarist Bobby Keolble, who both played on Death's album Symbolic. It also includes bassist Steve DiGiorgio, who played on Human and with Hoglan on Individual Thought Patterns. Max Phelps (Exist, ex-Cynic) rounds out the line-up on vocals and guitar.
"30 years of Symbolic and 35 years of Spiritual Healing", says Hoglan. "Two vastly different yet important eras of Death. Both albums are going to be a blast to represent".
Gorgut's latest LP Colored Sands and most-recent EP Pleiades' Dust are both now available through Season of Mist.
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When it comes to GORGUTS, you have to expect the unexpected. In an age of a postulated clash of cultures, mastermind Luc Lemay delivered Pleiades' Dust, a piece of music that is conceptually and lyrically based on the “House of Wisdom”, a medieval library based in Baghdad and at the heart of the Golden Age of Islam with its many scientific breakthroughs in various fields of learning. As Luc comments: “It is a story about curiosity, beautiful minds and sadly, about how man destroys great discoveries and achievements.” Musically there is more narrative feeling as each section is introduced in such a way that every riff has the space to evolve like a character in a story.
Lineup:
Luc Lemay - Rhythm guitar, vocals
Kevin Hufnagel - Lead guitar
Colin Marston - Bass
Patrice Hamelin - Drums
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