On May 1, 2022, the band announced the death of drummer Gabe Serbian that had occurred the day before. The band have since announced on their Instagram account that they can no longer be active in the wake of Serbian’s death, and that no further albums or live performances will…
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In 2013, The Locust returned from hiatus and in 2019 they were added to the Desert Daze 2019 festival line up. Bassist Justin Pearson confirmed that the band would add more shows after this, with new material and new costumes.
On July 31, 2012, The Locust released a compilation album, Molecular Genetics from the Gold Standard Labs, through ANTI-. The album contains all the band’s material released on the Gold Standard Laboratories label which is all their material from 1997 to 2002.
On May 18, 2010, The Locust released an archive recording of their Peel Session recorded 9 years prior in 2001, simply named The Peel Sessions , released through Radio Surgery. This 16-track recording was the first time Gabe Serbian had started playing drums for The Locust, finalizing the lineup of…
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On March 20, 2007, The Locust released their third and ultimately final full-length album, New Erections , through ANTI-. After a lengthy touring schedule following the release of New Erections , The Locust went on hiatus.
On June 24, 2003, The Locust released their second full-length album, Plague Soundscapes , through ANTI- .
In September 1998, The Locust released their first full-length album, The Locust , through Gold Standard Laboratories .
The Locust formed in 1994 by Pearson, Scharf, Bobby Bray, Dave Warshaw, and Dave Astor. The band was initially a powerviolence project whose first release was a split with genre pioneers Man Is the Bastard in 1995. Later releases incorporated synthesizers and became increasingly theatrical. The band regularly played shows…
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Prior to The Locust founding members Justin Pearson and Dylan Scharf were in the hardcore punk band Struggle together, formed in late 1990. The band only lasted three years. Despite this they had opportunities to share musical space with other significant bands with similar ideological perspectives such as Born Against…
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