Crimson Ii - Edge Of Sanity

Seven years after recording the forty-minute death metal epic 'Crimson,' Dan Swanö reformed Edge of Sanity one time only, to record this direct sequel. With very few direct call-backs to its predecessor, added keyboards and a slightly longer playing time of forty-three minutes, this stands proudly apart from the first album as a separate entity, which is probably for the best as its inferior quality doesn't serve to tarnish the enjoyable original. This isn't a bad album, but it's a little unnecessary, and certainly nowhere near as accomplished as 'Crimson,' even at its messiest points. Swanö re-uses many of the ideas here, but this time the album is ...  Read the complete review