Gabe Serbian—the longtime drummer of San Diego noise punk outfit the Locust—has died. The Locust confirmed the information on their official Fb web page earlier at the moment (Might 1). “It’s with heavy hearts that we have now to share the passing of Gabe Serbian on April thirtieth, 2022,” the band wrote in an announcement. “This world will miss Gabe as a pal, member of the family, musician, and artist. He’ll proceed to reside on in so some ways and thru everybody he has linked with throughout his time with us.” Serbian was 44 years previous, although he would have turned 45 at the moment, Pitchfork confirmed. “We hope that you could find a strategy to rejoice his life,” the Locust added of their assertion. The group requested that followers give Serbian’s household privateness presently. Additionally they shared a hyperlink for Serbian’s memorial fund. All donations will go to Serbian’s household.
Rising from San Diego in 1994, the Locust turned recognized their high-speed, brutal sonic assaults. Their songs had been regularly below a minute lengthy, propelled by Serbian’s punishing but exact drumming and singer Justin Pearson’s serrated shrieks. Like early punk innovators the Screamers, they coupled typical rock devices with keyboards and synthesizers, lending an experimental edge to their work.
The group’s early lineup consisted of founding members Pearson and guitarist Dylan Scharf, who had performed in a neighborhood hardcore band known as Battle within the early ’90s. They enlisted guitarist Bobby Bray, drummer Dave Astor, and keyboardist Dave Warshaw to spherical out the group. The Locust’s self-titled debut arrived in 1998 by way of Gold Normal Laboratories. Following a string of lineup modifications, Serbian joined the band together with keyboardist Joey Karam, changing Astor and Warshaw, respectively. The locust’s self-titled debut arrived in 1998, adopted by 2003’s Plague Soundscapes, and their ultimate 2007 LP, New Erections.
The Locust issued a variety of singles and EPs between full-lengths, together with 2001’s Flight of the Wounded Locust and 2005’s Security Second, Physique Final, however they went on hiatus following a tour for New Erections. In 2010, they issued their Peel Periods file, which had been captured again in 2001—marking the primary recording with Serbian on drums. Earlier this yr, the Locust introduced a reissue of Security Second, Physique Final by way of Three One G—the file label based by Pearson within the mid-Nineteen Nineties.
Along with his work with the Locust, Serbian performed in teams like Cattle Decapitation, Useless Cross, Holy Molar, Le Butcherettes, Rats Eyes, Moist Lungs, and Zu. In 2014, he wrote and recorded a number of compositions for Incompresa (Misunderstood), a drama from director Asia Argento.
