Considered Dead

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Considered Dead
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Studio album by
Gorguts
ReleasedOctober 8, 1991 (1991-10-08) [1]
Studio Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida
Genre Death metal
Length37:54
Label Roadrunner Records
Producer Scott Burns, Gorguts
Gorguts chronology
...And Then Comes Lividity
(1990)		Considered Dead
(1991)		 The Erosion of Sanity
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
ActivateStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [2]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Disposable UndergroundFavorable [4]
High Speed DeathFavorable [5]
SlothStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Souled55/100 [7]

Considered Dead is the debut studio album by Canadian death metal band Gorguts. It was released on October 8, 1991, by Roadrunner. [1]

Contents

Background

Gorguts had signed with Roadrunner after the release of their 1990 demo ...And Then Comes Lividity. The track "Hematological Allergy" was the only song from the demo that made it onto the album because the band wasn't pleased with the other songs. After being signed to Roadrunner, the band replaced Gary Chouinard with Sylvain Marcoux on guitar and started writing new songs. The band changed their logo for the album because they considered it easier to read. [8] Roadrunner choose Scott Burns as producer. [9]

Release and promotion

The album features backing vocals by Chris Barnes of Cannibal Corpse on the tracks "Bodily Corrupted", "Rottenatomy", and "Hematological Allergy", as well as a guitar solo on "Inoculated Life" by James Murphy. [3] Singer and guitarist Luc Lemay had organised their participation before the album was recorded. [9]

In 1992, the band embarked on the "Blood, Guts and Gore" US tour together with Cannibal Corpse and Atheist in support of the album, [9] which was well received. [10]

Considered Dead saw a number of reissues. It was remastered, reissued and paired with its successor, The Erosion of Sanity , as part of Roadrunner's Two from the Vault series, in 2004. Polish label Metal Mind reissued the remastered album in 2006 with two demo tracks. [11] British independent record label Cherry Red reissued the band's first two albums as double CD in 2025. The release contains the demo tracks and a booklet with a recent interview with band founder and only remaining original member Luc Lemay. [12]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Luc Lemay; all music is composed by Gorguts, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."...And Then Comes Lividity" (Music composed by Lemay)0:43
2."Stiff and Cold"4:27
3."Disincarnated"4:27
4."Considered Dead"3:31
5."Rottenatomy"4:45
6."Bodily Corrupted"3:41
7."Waste of Mortality"4:37
8."Drifting Remains"3:42
9."Hematological Allergy"4:09
10."Inoculated Life"3:52
2006 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Considered Dead" (Demo)3:36
12."Rottenatomy" (Demo)4:47
Total length:46:17

Personnel

Gorguts

Additional personnel

Technical personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Majewski, Greg (December 1, 2016). Rosenthal, Jon; Nubel, Ted (eds.). "Death Metal 25 to Life: July - October 1991 - Gorguts – Considered Dead (October 8th)". Invisible Oranges . Brooklyn, New York, United States. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  2. ↑ Ruthless (1992). "GORGUTS: "Considered Dead"". Activate. No. 14. United Kingdom. p. 8.
  3. 1 2 Gorguts: Considered Dead at AllMusic
  4. ↑ "Gorguts Considered Dead". Disposable Underground. Vol. 1, no. 3. Sterling, Virginia: Richard Johnson. 1991. p. 45. ISSN   1072-9674. OCLC   29236005.
  5. ↑ Kieran (April 1992). "Gorguts – Considered Dead" (JPG). High Speed Death. No. 5. Ireland. p. 16. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  6. ↑ Alterman, Phil (1995). "Gorguts: Considered Dead". Sloth. No. 1. Alexandria, Virginia.
  7. ↑ "Gorguts "Considered Dead"". Souled. No. 1. Dublin. 1992. p. 13.
  8. ↑ "Gorguts". Disposable Underground. Vol. 1, no. 3. Sterling, Virginia: Richard Johnson. 1991. p. 7. ISSN   1072-9674. OCLC   29236005.
  9. 1 2 3 "Interview with Stephan Provencher, Gorguts". Tough Riffs. No. 5. June 2, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  10. ↑ Hubert, Kurt (1992). "Gorguts". Pit. No. 8. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  11. ↑ "GORGUTS Reissues Detailed". Blabbermouth.net . Pasadena, California. November 9, 2006. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  12. ↑ Wood, Josh (August 1, 2025). "Gorguts-Considered Dead/The Erosion Of Sanity". Metal Rules . Newfoundland and Labrador: EvilG. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
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