''Considered Dead'' is the debut full-length album by Canadian

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band

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. The album was released on October 8, 1991 through Roadrunner Records, with whom the band signed a deal following the release of their 1991 demo '''...And Then Comes Lividity. The album features guest vocals by Chris Barnes of

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on three tracks, as well as a guest guitar solo by James Murphy, who has played with

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, Obituary, and

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. The following year, the band took part in the "Blood, Guts and Gore" U.S. tour along with Cannibal Corpse and

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. ''Considered Dead'' was later remastered, reissued and paired with its successor, ''

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'', as part of Roadrunner's Two from the Vault series, in 2004. It was reissued alone in 2006 with two demo tracks.

Track listing

Personnel

Gorguts

* Luc Lemay –

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, cover concept,

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, production * Sylvain Marcoux – guitar, production * Eric Giguere –

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, production * Stephane Provencher –

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, production

Additional musicians

* James Murphy – guest solo (10) * Chris Barnes – guest vocals (5, 6, 9)

Technical personnel

* Scott Burns – production,

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, mixing * Michael Sarsfield – mastering *

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– cover illustration * Ivan-Pierre Dubois –

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* Patricia Mooned – art direction * Matt Vickerstaff – 2016 reissue layout

References

Gorguts albums 1991 debut albums Roadrunner Records albums Albums produced by Scott Burns (record producer) Albums with cover art by Dan Seagrave {{1990s-death-metal-album-stub