Gorguts have been added as support on the forthcoming “Death To All Tour“. Band frontman Luc Lemay commented on the opportunity:
“If I owe one person regarding the fact that I chose to become a death metal musician in life, I totally owe this to Chuck Schuldiner.
Back in ’86-’87, I was already a fan of the genre with Possessed‘s ‘Seven Churches‘, Celtic Frost‘s ‘Morbid Tales‘ and Hellhammer‘s ‘Apocalyptic Raids‘. But the day I put my hand on Death‘s ‘Scream Bloody Gore‘ cassette tape, my life changed. All I wanted was to become a guitar player, playing death metal and singing with a raw, evil and brutal voice like Chuck.
So here I am, twenty five years later, as passionate as day one. Being on stage paying homage to this amazingly visionary and creative artist, Chuck Schuldiner. In my heart I see him as important as any composer of the 20th and 21st centuries. He created a language and a musical esthetic that will never be forgotten.”
The “Death To All Tour” will see various former musicians from Death uniting to perform the bands songs. The trek is intended to celebrate late Death frontman/guitarist Chuck Schuldiner and raise awareness for Sweet Relief.
As previously reported, participating Death-related musicians include:
Guitars – Paul Masvidal (“Human“)
Guitars – Shannon Hamm (“The Sound Of Perseverance“)
Guitars – Bobby Koelble (“Symbolic“)
Bass – Steve DiGiorgio (“Human“/”Individual Thought Patterns“)
Bass – Scott Clendenin (“The Sound Of Perseverance“)
Drums – Gene Hoglan (Individual Thought Patterns“/”Symbolic“)
Drums – Sean Reinert (Human)
Charles Elliot of Abysmal Dawn/Bereft and Obscura‘s Steffen Kummerer will also be contributing guest vocals for select songs during the tour as well.
Dates for the “Death To All Tour“:
06/22 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
06/23 West Hollywood, CA – House Of Blues
06/26 Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
06/28 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
06/30 Orlando, FL – The Beacham (no Gorguts)
