Post Reply - Edge of Sanity

Here's my time to shine...  I am admittedly an Edge of Sanity (and Dan Swan� in general) fanboy, so I can definitely help you out here.

Crimson is indeed their best album IMO, and their only 5-star masterpiece. Crimson II should appeal to you if you're alright with some neo-prog influences (especially the heavy synth use).

Purgatory Afterglow is one of the best Edge of Sanity albums, though not as "proggy" as Crimson. It has many progressive tendencies, and has some crushing death metal parts as well. This is one of the next Edge of Sanity albums you should get.

The Spectral Sorrows is a fantastic death metal album. It's very diverse, but not as proggy as Crimson. You can read my review (on PA or MMA) to see what I mean by that.

Unorthodox is a great album, but isn't as good as the previously mentioned albums. It's probably their heaviest as well.

The other 3 albums aren't very good (though the debut is worthwhile if you love old school Swedish death metal and are okay with poor production qualities).

HOWEVER, before you check out any more Edge of Sanity albums, I would recommend getting some Nightingale albums, especially since you're not a "huge" death metal fan. The Closing Chronicles is Nightingale's best, as well as one of my all-time favorite albums. Swan� has also been in like 500 other bands, and from what I've heard, most of them are worth checking out, pending on what you're looking for.

Hope that helps,
-Jeff