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I want to play something for you. You're hearing new erections by The Locust, featuring my guest Gabe Serbian on drums.

The Locust formed in 1994 and soon proved themselves one of the most exciting and influential bands on the fertile San Diego scene.

Their rigorous aesthetic, which drew inspiration from metal, punk, and conceptual visual art alike, permeated all aspects of their

operation, from the music to their alien-like stage uniforms, to the beautifully rendered, unorthodox

packaging of their releases.

Gabe's frenetic and agile drumming evolved in scope and ambition along with the increasingly complex band.

To this last of damn!

Aside from his work in The Locust, Gabe drums in Head Wound City, whose album, A New Wave of Violence, was released earlier this year.

He's worked with the Italian band Zoo, and when we recorded this conversation, he was at work on a new album as the vocalist of Dead Cross, a band that features Dave Lombardo on drums. And now our conversation with Gabe Serbian.

Yeah, I didn't really know my real dad.

It's funny because, like, recently I, like, was thinking about how I didn't really know my real dad. It's funny because, like, recently I, I, like, was thinking

about how I didn't really know him that well at all. And so I've been asking my uncle, who I'm

really close with, a lot of questions, like, through, like, getting in this information, I found

out my real dad was kind of a, like, a shitty dude. Uh-huh. So it's kind of, I don't know, it's kind of funny that, you know. Well, you have a kid now, right?

Yes.

How old's your kid?

She'll be two in December.

So one kid.

One kid.

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