Edge Of Sanity

Crimson

The Epic Of All Epics

Review Score:

(10/10)
Well, it's my 100th review here at Amazon so I figured I'd review one of my favorite records of all time, The indominable Crimson by Edge Of Sanity. I only hope my words can do this incredible piece of art justice.

The epic starts with an explosion of brutal growls courtesy of Dan Swano and the ultra-distorted guitars trademark of Edge Of Sanity. Then smoothly transitions into a more typical melodeath riff before dissipating into an acoustic interlude. Within these few short minutes it becomes apparent that every member of Edge Of Sanity is in a class of all their own. Dan Swano may be the best vocalist I've ever heard. Great at singing and exponently better at death vox. Also a pretty damn good guitarist and songwriter. The rhythm section holds down well and adds the extra strength that is the foundation of EOS's power. Following the acoustic part is more death compositions that slowly build tempo until they errupt in a fury of blastbeats and machine-gun riffs with Mike Ackerfeldt of Opeth leading the charge. After this there is a fluctuation of softer and heavier parts that finally culminate in the chorus. Speaking of the chorus, those are some of the catchiest riffs I've ever heard, hell, just thinking about them right now gets them stuck in my head. What follows is more ups and downs of heaviness and tempo with the chorus reverberating occasionlly until the song reaches it's monumentuous end. I don't know if I did the album justice, but that's the best I got. The only thing I have left to say is out of anything I've ever reviewed, this recieves my highest recommnedation of them all.

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