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 Records 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 Erosion of Sanity
Studio album by Gorguts
Released	January 19, 1993
Studio	Victor, Montreal, Quebec
Genre	Technical death metal
Length	36:46
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Gorguts, Steve Harris
Gorguts chronology
Considered Dead (1991) The Erosion of Sanity (1993) Obscura (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

2006 reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
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

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. Gorguts: The Erosion of Sanity at AllMusic. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
2. "The Black Market: The Month In Metal – March 2016". March 31, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
3. "Gorguts | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2016.