The Erosion of Sanity
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The Erosion of Sanity | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 19, 1993 | |||
Studio | Victor, Montreal, Quebec | |||
Genre | Technical death metal | |||
Length | 36:46 | |||
Label | Roadrunner | |||
Producer | Gorguts, Steve Harris | |||
Gorguts chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The Erosion of Sanity is the second full-length album by Canadian technical death metal band Gorguts. The album was released on January 19, 1993 through Roadrunner Records. Though it is now considered a milestone in the genre, the album's release coincided with the decline of death metal's popularity as a genre, and Roadrunner decided to drop the band from their roster.[2] The band subsequently entered into a five-year state of limbo in which they ceased touring, during which all members except Luc Lemay left. Gorguts later returned with a new lineup, releasing their third full-length album Obscura in 1998.[3]
The album was remastered and re-released with Considered Dead as part of Roadrunner's Two from the Vault series, in 2004. It was re-released again in 2006 with two bonus tracks.
Track listing[]
All lyrics are written by Luc Lemay; all music is composed by Gorguts, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "With Their Flesh, He'll Create" | 4:03 |
2. | "Condemned to Obscurity" | 4:50 |
3. | "The Erosion of Sanity" | 4:53 |
4. | "Orphans of Sickness" | 5:20 |
5. | "Hideous Infirmity" | 4:05 |
6. | "A Path Beyond Premonition" | 4:56 |
7. | "Odors of Existence" | 3:47 |
8. | "Dormant Misery" (Acoustic guitar written by Sylvain Marcoux and Lemay) | 4:52 |
No. | Title | Length |
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9. | "A Path Beyond Premonition" (Demo) | 5:04 |
10. | "Disecting the Adopted" (Demo) | 5:21 |
Total length: | 47:11 |
Personnel[]
Gorguts[]
- Luc Lemay – vocals, guitar, piano (2), logos, production
- Sylvain Marcoux – guitar, production
- Eric Giguere – bass, production
- Stephane Provencher – drums, production
Technical personnel[]
- Steve Harris – production, recording, engineering
- Colin Richardson – mixing
- Luc Pellerin – assistant recording
- Eddy Schreyer – mastering
- Dan Seagrave – cover concept, illustration
- Nathalie Duquette – band portrait
- Jean-Pierre Dubois – photo
- Matt Vickerstaff – 2016 reissue layout
References[]
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Gorguts: The Erosion of Sanity at AllMusic. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ "The Black Market: The Month In Metal – March 2016". March 31, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ "Gorguts | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- 1993 albums
- Gorguts albums
- Roadrunner Records albums
- Albums produced by Colin Richardson
- Albums with cover art by Dan Seagrave
- 1990s death metal album stubs