Purgatory Afterglow

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Purgatory Afterglow
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Studio album by
Edge of Sanity
Released1 October 1994 (1994-10-01)[1]
RecordedJuly 1994, Unisound Studios, Örebro, Sweden
GenreMelodic death metal, progressive death metal
Length45:11
52:06 (with bonus tracks)
LabelBlack Mark
ProducerDan Swanö
Edge of Sanity
Edge of Sanity chronology
Until Eternity Ends
(1994) 		Purgatory Afterglow
(1994) 		Crimson
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[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.

There are two different versions of the CD; a mirror-like disc with black letters and a black disc with gold letters. The Japanese release features the tracks "Until Eternity Ends" and "Eternal Eclipse" from the Until Eternity Ends EP. A music video was made for the song "Black Tears".

The album is dedicated to the memory of Kurt Cobain.

Legacy[]

In July 2014, Guitar World ranked Purgatory Afterglow at number 35 in their "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994" list.[4]

"Black Tears" 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).

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Dan Swanö, unless otherwise mentioned; all music is composed by Dan Swanö, unless otherwise mentioned.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Twilight"  7:51
2."Of Darksome Origin"Dan Swanö, Andreas AxelssonSwanö, Axelsson5:02
3."Blood-Colored"Swanö, Axelsson 4:01
4."Silent"  5:06
5."Black Tears"  3:15
6."Elegy" Swanö, Axelsson3:57
7."Velvet Dreams"AxelssonAxelsson, Swanö7:11
8."Enter Chaos"AxelssonAxelsson2:24
9."The Sinner and the Sadness"  3:07
10."Song of Sirens"Sami Nerberg, AxelssonSwanö, Axelsson, Nerberg2:33
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 – lead vocals, lead guitar (on tracks 3, 4 and 5), acoustic guitar (on track 5), harmony guitar (on tracks 6 and 9), keyboards (on tracks 1 & 5)
  • Andreas Axelsson – lead vocals (on track 10), backing vocals (on tracks 2 & 7), lead guitar (on track 8), rhythm guitar, harmony guitar (on track 7)
  • Sami Nerberg – lead vocals (on track 10), lead guitar (on track 8), rhythm guitar
  • Anders Lindberg – bass guitar
  • Benny Larsson – drums, percussion
Production
  • Dan Swanö – engineering
  • Necrolord – cover art
  • Peter in de Betou – mastering
  • Börje Forsberg – executive producer
  • Åsa Jonsén – photography

References[]

  1. ^ "Edge of Sanity - Purgatory Afterglow - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". The Metal Archives. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  2. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Purgatory Afterglow - Edge of Sanity | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  3. ^ Vampire Magazine review Archived 23 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994". GuitarWorld.com. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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