Purgatory Afterglow
| Purgatory Afterglow | ||||
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| Studio album by Edge of Sanity | ||||
| Released | 1 October 1994[1] | |||
| Recorded | July 1994, Unisound Studios, Örebro, Sweden | |||
| Genre |
Progressive death metal Melodic death metal | |||
| Length |
45:11 52:06 (with bonus tracks) | |||
| Label | Black Mark | |||
| Producer |
Dan Swanö Edge of Sanity | |||
| Edge of Sanity chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Vampire Magazine | (favorable)[3] |
Purgatory Afterglow is the fourth full-length studio album by Swedish death metal band Edge of Sanity. The album was recorded by Dan Swanö in Unisound Studios, Örebro, Sweden, in July 1994 and released in 1994 by Black Mark Production. Purgatory Afterglow is dedicated to the loving memory of Kurt Cobain. There are two different versions to the disc; the mirror-like disc with black letters and the black disc with gold letters. The Japanese release features the tracks "Until Eternity Ends" and "Eternal Eclipse" from the Until Eternity Ends EP. One of the two only Edge of Sanity videos was made for the song "Black Tears" and it can be viewed here (the other video was done for "Uncontrol Me" from the Cryptic album). This song was covered by the bands Eternal Tears of Sorrow, on their album Chaotic Beauty, and Heaven Shall Burn, on their album Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance).
Legacy
In July 2014, Guitar World ranked Purgatory Afterglow at number 35 in their "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994" list.[4]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Dan Swanö, unless otherwise mentioned, all music composed by Dan Swanö, unless otherwise mentioned.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Twilight" | 7:51 | ||
| 2. | "Of Darksome Origin" | Dan Swanö, Andreas "Dread" Axelsson | Swanö, Dread | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Blood-Colored" | Swanö, Dread | 4:01 | |
| 4. | "Silent" | 5:06 | ||
| 5. | "Black Tears" | 3:15 | ||
| 6. | "Elegy" | Swanö, Dread | 3:57 | |
| 7. | "Velvet Dreams" | Dread | Dread, Swanö | 7:11 |
| 8. | "Enter Chaos" | Dread | Dread | 2:24 |
| 9. | "The Sinner and the Sadness" | 3:07 | ||
| 10. | "Song of Sirens" | Sami Nerberg, Dread | Swanö, Dread, Nerberg | 2:33 |
| 11. | "Until Eternity Ends" (Japanese bonus track) | 4:02 | ||
| 12. | "Eternal Eclipse" (Japanese bonus track) | 2:53 | ||
Total length: |
52:06 | |||
Personnel
- Edge of Sanity
- Dan Swanö – voices, keyboards (1, 5), guitars (lead on tracks 3, 4 and 5; acoustic guitar on track 5; harmony guitars on tracks 6 and 9), intro (4)
- Anders Lindberg – bass
- Benny Larsson – drums
- Andreas Axelsson – guitars (second and fourth guitar leads on track 8; harmony guitar on track 7), backing vocals (2, 7), vocals (10)
- Sami Nerberg – guitars (first and third guitar leads on track 8), vocals (10)
- Production
- Dan Swanö – engineering
- Necrolord – cover art
- Peter in de Betou – mastering
- Börje Forsberg – executive producer
- Åsa Jonsén – photography
References
- ↑ "Edge of Sanity - Purgatory Afterglow - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". The Metal Archives. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Purgatory Afterglow - Edge of Sanity | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ Vampire Magazine review Archived 23 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994". GuitarWorld.com. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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