In the new video below, mastermind Luc Lemay of Canadian death metal veterans Gorguts introduces the Stealth guitar that Marc Chicoine built for him in 2012. Luc wants to pay tribute to Chuck Schuldiner of Death, a huge inspiration for him, with this amazing guitar.

Gorguts will release their new 1-track EP, Pleiades’ Dust, on May 13th via Season Of Mist. The first excerpt, “Wandering Times”, is streaming below. The EP artwork was created by renowned Polish artist Zbigniew M. Bielak.

Luc Lemay comments: "As our Pleiades’ Dust EP consists out of a single long narrative composition, it was not written with the intention of being edited in segments. As the storyline proceeds in chapters though, I was able to isolate this part called “Wandering Times” which will give the listener a good idea of the composition aesthetics which are present throughout the whole piece. The lyrics tell the story of the 'House of Wisdom', which is referring to a library that was based in Baghdad sometime between the 8th and the 13th century. There much of the intellectual activity of the Middle Age took place while Europe was stuck in the Dark ages after the fall of Rome. Many scientific discoveries were made at the time such as algebra, optics, astronomy, and many more... Without the translation movement that brought this library to life, we would have never had the Renaissance that we know. It is a story about curiosity, beautiful minds and sadly, about how man destroys great discoveries and achievements."

Cover artist Zbigniew M. Bielak adds: "As a child I was fascinated by the Middle East. My uncle used to work on civil engineering contracts in Libya and Iraq, so we kept receiving exotic, mosque-graced postcards throughout the otherwise lacklustre eighties behind the Iron Curtain. I have a genuine affection towards the region’s architecture, climate and aesthetics, therefore it was a pleasure to illustrate Luc Lemay’s new concept album, which is a tribute to the scientific heritage of the Islamic Golden Age. Although the pun of the album title was not intended – as much as NASA supercomputer Pleiades today, Baghdad’s Bayt al-Hikma – The House of Wisdom, epitomized the Middle East’s scientific sophistication. Boasting the largest library of the medieval world, this vibrant multicultural research and educational centre, drew in learned scholars including those of Jewish, Christian or Buddhist origin to translate, preserve and further develop important works of scholarship from across Europe and the Middle East whilst the Occident regressed into Dark Ages. Spanning from the 8th century of our calendar to its symbolic ending with Genghis Khan's grandson’s bloody Siege of Baghdad in 1258, resulting in obliteration of the House of Wisdom, The Golden Age of Islam left the world much indebted also to its numerous original contributions in diverse fields. From astronomy and medicine, to humanities and mathematics, Islam's heritage helped pave the way for the rise of the West to its present prominence. The mind-bending intricacy of Gorguts’ aural landscapes portrayed in this single, over thirty minutes long piece of almost classically structured music, lends an aptly dramatic narrative to the story of a leading civilization abruptly returned to dust."

“Wandering Times”:

Gorguts have announced European dates, where they will be joined by Psycroptic, Dysrhythmia, and Nero Di Marte. The trek will run from March 23rd until April 17th. Confirmed dates can be found below.

Tour dates:

March
23 - Oslo, Norway - Inferno Festival
24 - Stockholm, Sweden - Fryshuset Klubben
26 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013
27 - Bruxelles, Belgium - Magasin
28 - Manchester, England - Sound Control
29 - Glasgow, Scotland - Ivory Blacks
30 - London, England - The Dome
31 - Evreux, France - Abordage

April
1 - Nantes, France - Metalorgie Fest
2 - Madrid, Spain - But
3 - Barcelona, Spain - Boveda
4 - Toulouse, France - Metronum
5 - Aarau, Switzerland - Kiff (Foyer)
6 - Brescia, Italy - Circolo Colony
7 - Wiesbaden, Germany - Schlachthof
8 - Oberhausen, Germany - Kulttempel
9 - Aarhus, Denmark - Royal Metal Fest
10 - Hamburg, Germany - Headcrash
11 - Warszawa, Poland - Proxima
12 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Randal
13 - Budapest, Hungary - Durer Kurt
14 - München, Germany - Backstage
15 - Praha, Czech Republic - Nova Chmelnice
16 - Leipzig, Germany - Hellraiser
17 - Drachten, Netherlands - Iduna

(Gorguts band photo - Jimmy Hubbard)