Edge of Sanity
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Topic: Edge of Sanity
Posted By: Negoba
Subject: Edge of Sanity
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2010 at 9:19am
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Well I just got "Crimson" by Edge of Sanity (again, don't get it from iTunes), and I think it's awesome. I've heard this album is significantly better than the rest of their discography. What other ones are worth getting? Do they all show the wide variety of sounds we get on Crimson? ------------- We're gonna do a little number featuring Randy Rhoads... Wine is fine but whisky's quicker. That's what Rock n' Roll's About!!!! |
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2010 at 9:36am
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No other album in Edge of Sanity�s discography sounds like Crimson. The Crimson 2 album is also progressive but much more keyboard/ synth heavy. The rest of their output are much more old school Swedish death metal at their core. They made minor progressive experiments on most albums from Unorthodox and forward though.
I�d get the three albums that preceded Crimson before getting anything else. Crimson 2 might interest you too. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2010 at 10:17am
Purgatory Afterglow is probably my favourite, I prefer it to Crimson in a way 
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Posted By: bonnek
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2010 at 10:19am
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I'd go for "Purgatory Afterglow" instead of "Crimson II", but then Jonas will probably disagree entirely  That's how it is, we're all joined in praise for "Crimson", but everything else is in another league and it's very depending on taste whether you'd like it or not. You're quite a Devin Townsend fan right, so maybe you'll prefer the Crimson II which is a bit too overblown for me. |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2010 at 10:35am
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Nope Karl I don�t disagree one bit. I�m not too fond of Crimson 2 either ( that doesn�t mean it�s not a good album though, just not my preferred poison). Purgatory is a great album.
I�ll rewrite every single of my Edge of Sanity reviews before posting them here on MMA, because they are some of my earliest reviews on PA and not very well written most of them. I�m really looking forward to listening to those albums again. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 7:07pm
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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 ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 7:31am
I don't like any of their albums besides Crimson I & II, because they sound waaaaaaaaay too much like melodic death metal. BTW, am i the only one here that thinks that Swede melodic DM sucks? I really can't stand it  .-------------   
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Posted By: bonnek
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 1:01pm
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^ Hey, could you give some examples of bands that fall under that banner for you? If you mean Opeth then I'm definitely not with you  |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 2:15pm
That's because they are melodic death metal.  ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
CCVP wrote:Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 2:16pm
Well, I mean mostly the G�thenburg bands, but there are other examples here and there (like EoS). Maybe I should have been more precise on that statement, sorry.  -------------
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Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 2:22pm
True, but there are melodic death metal bands with good overall records, like Opeth. EoS (or Dan Sw�no actually) apparently focused all their efforts in Crmson. Many of Dan Sw�no's solo efforts are also great melodic DM albums, like his solo album Moontower (which has some minor prog influences, IMO at least). -------------
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 2:36pm
It's fine that you don't care much for the other EoS albums, but saying that "they focused all of their efforts in Crimson" is a statement far from the truth. Keep in mind that Dan Swan�'s favorite Edge of Sanity album is Unorthodox, EoS was hardly even a functioning band while recording Crimson, and right after Crimson the band didn't even work together (Swan� made Crimson II by himself, the rest of the band made Cryptic by themselves, and Infernal was a split between the two camps). Crimson is my favorite Edge of Sanity album as well, but the band disagrees. ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: bonnek
Date Posted: 05 May 2010 at 2:06am
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^ Never believe a band. They should just rock!. We'll do the reviewing
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Posted By: bonnek
Date Posted: 05 May 2010 at 2:10am
Like In Flames, At The Gates,... right? Not my cup of tea neither. From Sweden I'd rather go with Entombed. |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 05 May 2010 at 4:41am
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While extremely gifted most melodic death metal acts that I have heard sound generic and way too polished for my taste. There are of course always exceptions where the concept works ( I do enjoy several melodic death metal acts and that includes some of the G�thenburg acts too). The rough singing in the vers/ clean melodic singing in the chorus kind of melodic death metal has grown extremely stale by now IMO but Edge of Sanity was never a part of that scene even though their brand of death metal is certainly melodic. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: 05 May 2010 at 9:53pm
Bullseye! That one with the female growler also get my nerves. I think the name is Arch Enemy or Arch Angel, or something like it. -------------
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 2:32am
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Yep Caio that would be Arch Enemy. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Stephen
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 5:10am
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EoS' "Crimson" looks tempting, would like to know is there any similarity with Opeth's style ? |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 6:08am
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^some, but ultimately Crimson sound very different from Opeth. A comparison in some respects is valid enough though. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 5:41pm
Well, it's in my top 5 albums ever, so of course I would recommend it to you! It sounds a bit like Opeth. It's firmly rooted in Swedish melodic death metal from the early 90's (like Opeth), though it doesn't contain as many acoustic sections, and is generally heavier. You should know that Mikael �kerfeldt helped out on guitar & vocals on Crimson, so that may spark your interest a bit. -Jeff ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: Stephen
Date Posted: 07 May 2010 at 9:34am
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i will try Crimson, but it's surprising to see that it's only a single track album, this is quite similar to Jethro Tull's style. now with single track album like that, is the musician's interest and intention is to "force" us to dedicate a full 40 minutes to listen to the whole album without having the chance to skip any section at all? because sometimes we like to play a cd just to listen to 2-3 songs and then move on to the next album right :) |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 07 May 2010 at 2:12pm
I can assure, Crimson sounds nothing like Jethro Tull!  As for the second question, Crimson is one solitary track with no breaks or dividisions. I am sure that their intention was not to "force" the 40 minutes on you... you will be more than willing to hear the album in its entirety. There are NO sections worth skipping. -Jeff ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: Phonebook Eater
Date Posted: 26 May 2010 at 7:33am
 Crimson is indeed a masterpiece, and it never bores. Never.-------------  My Album Reviews: http://audiopline.wordpress.com/ Movie Reviewing blog: http://moviepline.wordpress.com/ |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 05 Jun 2010 at 6:34pm
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Jay, This should be a good indication if you would like Purgatory Afterglow and The Spectral Sorrows: ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2010 at 9:19am
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^Twilight is a great track. One of their best IMO. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2010 at 2:28pm
Seconded. That ending is just killer! ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |