EDGE OF SANITY
SPECTRAL SORROWS - LP
UPC: 198028135412
Label: CENTURY MEDIA
Format: LP
Release Date: December 6, 2024
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The follow-up to Unorthodox might’ve never happened had Edge of Sanity not feared legal peril from Black Mark. In the band’s eyes, they had delivered a “perfect death metal” album, and there was nowhere to go. They went into a brief, semi-imposed exile–until Boss called. Emerging unscathed, they did the unthinkable. Instead of doubling down on Unorthodox, Edge of Sanity–primarily songwriters Swanö and Dread–went into the wild, thinking that their dabbling in gothic rock, heavy metal covers, and clean vocals would effectively end their career. The Spectral Sorrows did the opposite. It sold and sold. There was a blink of an eye when the group opted to return to their roots, but Boss squashed that idea again. So, Edge of Sanity went into writing mode, delivering the stopgap EP, Until Eternity Ends, and album Purgatory Afterglow. The EP proved to be a masterstroke setup. Lead-off track “Until Eternity Ends” paired expertly with “Invisible Sun”, a cover of The Police’s 1981 hit. Encouraged to be different, Edge of Sanity went all in. If 1994 was a transitional year for death metal, Purgatory Afterglow was at the forefront, and “Black Tears” and “Twilight” were the vanguard.
TRACK LIST:
- The Spectral Sorrows
- Darkday
- Livin' Hell
- Lost
- The Masque
- Blood of My Enemies
- Jesus Cries
- Across the Fields of Forever
- On the Other Side
- Sacrificed
- Waiting to Die
- Feedin' the Charlatan
- A Serenade for the Dead
