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| | Purgatory Afterglow | | | Music Artist : | | Edge of Sanity | | Music Style : | | Death Metal | | Record Label : | | JVC Victor | | Release Date : | | 2006-03-23 | | Store Price : | | $22.99 | | Artistopia's Price: $29.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Twilight
2. Of Darksome Origin
3. Blood-Colored
4. Silent
5. Black Tears
6. Elegy
7. Velvet Dreams
8. Enter Chaos
9. Sinner and the Sadness
10. Song of Sirens
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Better than most people say
Submitted on: 2008-10-17 |
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| so this is my first EOS cd and wow it was a great introduction into the sounds eos melodic death metal at its best harch vocal killer guitar riffs i am just amazed i didnt see this band long ago very harsh vocal lets up for maybe 5-15 seconds somewhere arounf there my favorite song on the album probley is twilight this is highly recomended for those lookeing for a killer death metal album i cant wait to get crimson that album is gonna be awsome |
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Edge of Sanity: not only a melodic death metal band
Submitted on: 2004-01-17 |
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| Unlike the Gothenburg scene dominated by bands like In Flames and Dark Tranquillity, Edge of Sanity led by Dan Swano was a band that stuck more to the roots of American death metal combining it with Swano's musical vision, which is putting as much emphasis on melody as possible. Furthermore his songwriting refuses to compromise stylistically as he was deeply influenced by 70's and 80's prog rock (speaking of which, his solo album Moontower is possibly his greatest work to date). Dan's indepedent-minded approach to creating original compositions along with cerebral lyrics suggest that Edge of Sanity was definitely a much better band compared to their contemporaries. It's a shame they went unnoticed by many death metal fans until their masterpiece Crimson which unfortunately was written when the band members were on bad terms with each other. This eventually would led to Dan's departure in 1997 and we wouldn't hear another EOS album featuring him on vocals for more than five years. Back to Purgatory Afterglow... I consider this one a perfect transition album from the band's older American death metal style to their more prog-driven motives. Musically this album shows a lot of potential growth and maturity in the way that it balances power, anger, lyrical depth, and musical complexity almost perfectly. Considering that Dan was only 21 when he wrote this album, this is a great piece of work. The sharp intelligence, clear vision, and genuine warmth in every song on this album proves that Purgatory Afterglow is a sadly overlooked offering from one of the most underrated (yet amazing) death metal bands ever. Also feel free to check out my more in-depth review for this album on Amazon [Purgatory Afterglow]. |
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Stunning Death Metal
Submitted on: 2001-08-02 |
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| Well, Purgatory Afterglow is second on my list of best EoS releases, first being Crimson of course. This is in all ways perfect album, anyway you look at it. The first track, "Twighlight" is possibly one of the best melodic death metal songs ever written. "Blood Colored" could be considered as death rock and roll, and Swano started experimenting with clean vocals more on "Black Tears", not to mention it has one of the best/catchy riffs ever. "Elegy" has great lyrics, and "Of Darksome Origin" is just great, very evil. In short, this album is sweet, do yourself a favor, if you're into melodic DM, heard previous Swano efforts, you can't miss with Purgatory Afterglow. It's one of the best Swedish Melodic Death Metal 'representatives' in the field. Buy it. |
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Alot better than some people say
Submitted on: 2000-08-04 |
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| This is an excellent album from singer/producer mastermind Dan Swano's old band. The sound is reminiscient of Opeth, only far more brutal - in fact, members of Opeth collaborated with Edge of Sanity on 1996's "Crimson". Alot of the songs take different musical directions, which gives this CD alot of repeated listening value. Opening track "Twilight" is excellent melodic death metal, and probably the best track on the disc, with one of the best choruses I've ever heard. Other standout songs include "Black Tears", "Elegy", and "Enter Chaos". The only setback is the lyrics - although you can tell they have something to say, like many other Swedish bands, the lyrics seem to have a rather poor understanding of English grammar which makes them confusing at times. However, most people can get past this because the music is excellent and the lyrics are quite difficult to understand most of the time, anyway. |
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 just my opinion
Submitted on: 2000-06-04 |
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| Edge of Sanity may be very talented musicans, Dan Swanö might be a great producer and songwriter, but I think this Cd lacks one thing. Feeling. There aren't any really agressive or melancholical moments on the whole album, in my opinion of course. They seem to try anything, Gothic/Romantic (Twillight), Black Metal (Of darksome Oregin), Entombed ( Song of Sirens)... but I don't get the impression that they really put any emotions in it. The whole Cd sounds so static and predictable, the lyrics are as poetic as the daily news about the stock market exchange and Dan Swanö's Voice sounds tiring, boring and overproduced. I didn't get to hear any other EOS album exept "Crimson" which is just one 40 minute song, so I can't talk about their musical evolution or what has become of them. It's just my opinion, be happy with this CD if you want to. |
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