---
title: "The Locust"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/the-locust"
genre: "Grindcore"
formed: 1994
disbanded: 2022
---

# The Locust

**The Locust** is a grindcore band, active 1994 to 2022.

The Locust was an American hardcore punk band from San Diego, California, known for their mix of grindcore aggression and new wave experimentation.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Locust

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | The Locust |
| Genre | Grindcore |
| Parent genre | Grindcore |
| Origin | San Diego |
| Formed | 1994 |
| Disbanded | 2022 |
| Releases in catalog | 10 |

## Genres

[Grindcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/grindcore-classic)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gabe Serbian](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gabe-serbian) | Drums (drum set), Guitar | 1998 to 2022 | Former |
| [Justin Pearson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/justin-pearson) | Bass guitar | 1994 to 2022 | Former |
| [Dave Astor](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-astor) | Drums (drum set) | 1994 to 2001 | Former |
| [Alex Yusimov](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alex-yusimov) |  |  | Former |
| [Bobby Bray](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bobby-bray) | Guitar | 1994 to 2022 | Former |
| [Dave Warshaw](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-warshaw) | Keyboard | 1994 to 1996 | Former |
| [Dylan Scharf](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dylan-scharf) | Guitar | 1994 to 1996 | Former |
| [Jimmy LaValle](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jimmy-lavalle) | Keyboard | 1996 to 1998 | Former |
| [Joseph Karam](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joseph-karam) | Keyboard | 1997 to 2022 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1995 | [Man Is the Bastard / The Locust](https://themetalnet.com/album/c9bc54c1-d8e8-3938-9dd7-26b4dfd8d630) | Album |
| 1996 | [The Locust / Jenny Piccolo](https://themetalnet.com/album/607f978d-d4c9-4399-9fe0-adc06f74a104) | EP |
| 1998 | [The Locust](https://themetalnet.com/album/72bba95f-c8ca-3525-ba86-fc3f4328abb5) | Album |
| 2000 | [The Locust / Arab on Radar](https://themetalnet.com/album/5bd8a08a-1b04-3a13-94de-7b853a76de11) | EP |
| 2001 | [Flight of the Wounded Locust](https://themetalnet.com/album/55f2d89a-2bd1-3555-89ca-c23dda51c9c7) | EP |
| 2002 | [The Locust / Melt‐Banana](https://themetalnet.com/album/6d16207e-60ce-3c62-b7b7-121691f29096) | EP |
| 2003 | [Plague Soundscapes](https://themetalnet.com/album/ec1ba13a-c92a-3e9a-b4ff-df75e53ceedb) | Album |
| 2004 | [The Locust](https://themetalnet.com/album/d5eb08c1-af0f-32ca-8424-88062d5d4dca) | EP |
| 2005 | [Safety Second, Body Last](https://themetalnet.com/album/44b87663-3265-36f0-82de-dc18dceed6b5) | EP |
| 2007 | [New Erections](https://themetalnet.com/album/760981b1-f125-37d7-88b7-285e247ae146) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Melt‐Banana](https://themetalnet.com/band/melt-banana) (listened together)
- [Daughters](https://themetalnet.com/band/daughters) (listened together)
- [Converge](https://themetalnet.com/band/converge) (listened together)
- [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together)
- [Pig Destroyer](https://themetalnet.com/band/pig-destroyer) (listened together)
- [The Number Twelve Looks Like You](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-number-twelve-looks-like-you) (listened together)
- [Agoraphobic Nosebleed](https://themetalnet.com/band/agoraphobic-nosebleed) (listened together)
- [Napalm Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/napalm-death) (listened together)
- [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together)
- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Meshuggah](https://themetalnet.com/band/meshuggah) (listened together)
- [Norma Jean](https://themetalnet.com/band/norma-jean) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelocustofficial
- bandcamp: https://thelocust.bandcamp.com/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/3377
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6uZOWljC7E3k7ZjVNKwZyW
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/576995
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_locust_official/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/the-locust](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-locust). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt