The Locust

The Locust
Justin Pearson (bassist) in concert.
Background information
Origin	San Diego, California
Genres	Hardcore punk, noise rock,powerviolence,grindcore,electronic rock, mathcore
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Three One G, GSL
Associated acts	The Crimson Curse, Holy Molar, Cattle Decapitation, Tarantula Hawk, Some Girls, Head Wound City, Swing Kids, Le Shok, One Day as a Lion, All Leather , Retox, Dead Cross
Members	Justin Pearson Gabe Serbian Bobby Bray Joey Karam
Past members	Dylan Scharf Dave Warshaw Jimmy LaValle Dave Astor

The Locust is a musical group from San Diego, California, United States known for their unique mix of grindcore speed and aggression, complexity, and new wave weirdness.

Originally a powerviolence band with a strong tendency towards synth-based passages, they have more recently stripped down much of their past sound, but retained the heavy distortion, synthesizers, screamed vocals, and intense stage presence. About the band's aesthetic, singer/bassist Justin Pearson has said, "I wanted to change the way people perceive music, or maybe just destroy it in general." The Locust's music is complex, dynamic and fast-paced, often featuring abrupt and inconsistent time-signature changes. These erratic elements are, according to guitarist Bobby Bray, "a reflection of perhaps how our brains have to function in order to be able to do anything in the Western societies we live in."

The Locust was formed in 1994 by Justin Pearson, Bobby Bray, Dylan Scharf, Dave Warshaw, and Dave Astor. After a number of personnel changes, they arrived at the current four-piece lineup in 2001. Their music was featured in John Waters's film Cecil B. Demented. The group has solicited remixes from Bastard Noise, Christoph de Babalon, Kid606, and I Am Spoonbender. The Locust performed at ATP's I'll Be Your Mirror festival on May 4, 2013, at Alexandra Palace in London.

Karam plays an assortment of analog synthesizers, including various Moog models and a patch-panel modular synth. Bray plays a Gibson SG, and Pearson plays a see-through body Dan Armstrong bass made by Ampeg. Serbian plays Ludwig drums with Paiste cymbals.

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