NEWS: Throat Locust the gift that keeps giving!
Returning from the brink, Throat Locust have dropped another bombshell of intensity with the Hardcore driven Death Metal of “Gifted the Grave“. It is the first single to follow the almost feral reviews of their debut demo “Dragged Through Glass” which appeared at the turn of the year…
“Inspired by his friends’ teenage-like excitement at witnessing Gatecreeper at Knotfest 2021, Eric Calvert (of prolific sludge metal titans, Switchblade Jesus) set out to recreate that moment through music. He returned home to Corpus Christi reinvigorated with passion, and conscripted fellow metal soldiers Rob Cantu, Adrian Cavazos, Alex Gregory (merch dude for Switchblade Jesus), and Gil Perez (of slam purveyors Filth Embedded) to write sick riffs and heavy insanity. High on the music that inspired them in their youth, Throat Locust entered Harbor City Sound Lab with Bryan Garcia in Summer 2022 to record their debut demo “Dragged Through Glass”. Their blend of old school Death Metal, Thrash and Hardcore was harnessed…”