The Erosion of Sanity
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]
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| Released | January 19, 1993 | |||
| Studio | Victor, Montreal, Quebec | |||
| Genre | Death metal | |||
| Length | 36:46 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Gorguts, Steve Harris | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "A Path Beyond Premonition" (Demo) | 5:04 |
| 10. | "Disecting the Adopted" (Demo) | 5:21 |
| Total length: | 47:11 | |
Personnel
Gorguts
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.