Release date 1 October 1994 | Producer Dan Swanö | |
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Released 1 October 1994 (1994-10-01) Recorded July 1994, Unisound Studios, Örebro, Sweden Length 45:1152:06 (with bonus tracks) Similar Edge of Sanity albums, Melodic death metal albums | ||
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).
Contents
Edge of sanity twilight
Legacy
In July 2014, Guitar World ranked Purgatory Afterglow at number 35 in their "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994" list.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Dan Swanö, unless otherwise mentioned; all music composed by Dan Swanö, unless otherwise mentioned.
Personnel
Songs
1Twilight7:51
2Of Darksome Origin5:01
3Blood-Colored4:00