Purgatory Afterglow

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Purgatory Afterglow
Studio album by Edge of Sanity
Released	1994
Recorded	July, 1994 Unisound Studios, Örebro, Sweden
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	45:11 52:06 (with bonus tracks)
Label	Black Mark
Producer	Dan Swanö Edge of Sanity
Professional reviews
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Edge of Sanity chronology
Until Eternity Ends (1994) Purgatory Afterglow (1994) Crimson (1996)

Purgatory Afterglow is the fourth full-length studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Edge of Sanity, recorded by Börje Forsberg in Unisound Studios, Örebro, Sweden in July 1994 and released in 1994 by Black Mark Productions. Purgatory Afterglow is known as the pinnacle in their music career and 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. Edge of Sanity's only video was made for the song; "Black Tears" which can be viewed here.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 2.1 Band 2.2 Other

[edit] Track listing

1. "Twilight" – 7:51
2. "Of Darksome Origin" – 5:02
3. "Blood-colored" – 4:01
4. "Silent" – 5:06
5. "Black Tears" – 3:15
6. "Elegy" – 3:57
7. "Velvet Dreams" – 7:11
8. "Enter Chaos" – 2:24
9. "The Sinner and the Sadness" – 3:07
10. "Song of Sirens" – 2:33
11. "Until Eternity Ends" (Japanese Bonus Track) − 4:02
12. "Eternal Eclipse" (Japanese Bonus Track) − 2:53

[edit] Credits

[edit] Band

• Dan Swanö − Death Vocals
• Anders Lindberg − Bass
• Benny Larsson − Drums
• Dread − Guitars, Backing Vocals
• Sami Nerberg − Guitars

[edit] Other

• Produced by Edge of Sanity.
• Executive producer is Börje Forsberg.
• Recorded and mixed in Unisound, Sweden by Dan Swanö in July, 1994.
• Mastering by Peter In De Betou.
• Photography by Åsa Jonsén/Fiction Photos.
• Artwork by Necrolord.
• Layout and typography: The Graphic Beat, Berlin.

v • d • e Edge of Sanity Dan Swanö • Andreas Axelsson • Sami Nerberg • Anders Lindberg • Benny Larsson • Robert Karlsson Albums Nothing But Death Remains • Unorthodox • The Spectral Sorrows • Until Eternity Ends • Purgatory Afterglow • Crimson • Infernal • Cryptic • Crimson II Demos Euthanasia • Kur-Nu-Gi-A • The Dead • The Immortal Rehearsals • Dead But Dreaming • Darkday • Lost • The Spectral Sorrows Demos • Infernal Demos Compilations Evolution • When All Is Said Videography "Black Tears"