Edge Of Sanity "Kur-Nu-Gi-A"

Kur-Nu-Gi-A is the first demo from Swedish Progressive Death Metal band Edge Of Sanity, rereleased February 28th, 2012 on CD

Track list:

1. Decepted by the Cross 03:38   
2. Maze of Existence 04:40   
3. Beyond the Unknown 03:41   
4. The Day of Maturity 03:32  
5. Immortal Souls 03:43
6. Serenade for the Dead 00:52
7. Decepted by the Cross (Live) 03:40   
8. Immortal Souls (Live) 04:12   
9. Maze of Existence (Roughmix) 04:08  

Time:  32:06  

- Sold more than 500 copies

Two versions were made:

First Version

- Pro made tapes that had stickers on the shell

- Pro made covers

- Lyrics came on a separate sheet of paper

- Liner Notes for this Version:

Produced by Edge of Sanity

Mixed & Engineered by Dan

Logo by Drette

Recorded in Spam Studio '90

Layout by Christian

Second Version:

- The American version, also known as the "Special Maniacs" version

- Pro made tapes that had stickers on the shell

- Has a different photo of the band

- Pro printed cover

- Lyrics came on a separate sheet of paper

- Liner Notes for this version:

Recorded & Mixed on 4 channels in Gorysound

Engineered by Dan

This is a Special METAL MANIACS Edition

Released as a picture LP in 2011 by Black Mark Production with restored and remixed sound by Dan Swanö at Unisound, April 2011.

Compilation containing Kur-Nu-Gi-A demo completely remastered and remixed with three bonus tracks.

Dan Swanö comment on this release:

"I transferred the original 4 track cassette masters, using state of the art digital technology, and remixed them and finally gave them the sound I dreamt of giving them 21 years ago.”

Recording information:

First version:

Produced by Edge of Sanity.

Mixed and engineered by Dan.

Recorded at Spam Studio in 1990.

Second version:

Recorded and mixed on 4 channels in Gorysound.

Engineered by Dan.

Edge Of Sanity "When All Is Said"

When All Is Said is a remastered best of compilation album by the Swedish death metal band Edge of Sanity, released by Black Mark Production on October 2, 2006. On the promotional poster released by Black Mark Production, it reads: "Very remastered by Dan Swanö". On the album cover are mini-pictures of the album covers from all their major releases. Although the two "Crimson" records are featured on a second compact disc, they were remixed and slightly edited in order to be placed on said disc (this explains the shortened run time of those two songs).

The album name comes from a track of the same name on their second studio release, Unorthodox, which is not included in the compilation.

Edge Of Sanity "Crimson II"

Crimson II is the eighth and final full-length studio album by Swedish death metal band Edge of Sanity. The album continues the story first heard on the album Crimson (1996).

The album, released to positive reviews, was dedicated to the memory of Chuck Schuldiner. It is the only Edge of Sanity release that does not feature Andreas Axelsson or the rest of the original lineup. Instead, it features contributions from guest musicians Mike Wead, Jonas Granvik, and brothers Roger and Simon Johannson.

Released during the advent of online music piracy, the album was indexed into over 40 track splits on the CD pressings, running from 18 seconds to a minute and a half, to discourage ripping and sharing (despite software like iTunes having the ability to rip groups of tracks as one file). When it was later released to digital stores and streaming services, the album was indexed into 9 tracks that are not all split according to the song movements; this caused the movement names to be extended with "Aftermath II" and "III" even though only the final two tracks contain the movement itself. Neither Swanö nor label Black Mark Production have commented on why this is the case or why the edited version was used.

The album was remixed and slightly edited for the compilation When All Is Said (2006) so it would fit on one CD with an edit and remix of the first song.

Full versions of both songs were used for a combined vinyl release in 2003. For this, the song was split in half, with side 2 picking up at "Achilles Heel." In 2011 it was reissued on 'ice blue' vinyl but used the digital release as the audio source, as each section of the songs fade in and out at the exact times they do in the Amazon MP3 release.

Track listing

Note: Although the album consists of one 43-minute-long song, it really is split up into 9 movements.

All lyrics are written by Clive Nolan; all music is composed by Dan Swanö.

1. "Crimson II"

I. "The Forbidden Words"

II. "Incantation"

III. "Passage of Time"

IV. "The Silent Threat"

V. "Achilles Heel"

VI. "Covenant of Souls"

VII. "Face to Face"

VIII. "Disintegration"

IX. "Aftermath""

Total length: 43:00

To further confusion, the digital release of the album uses the When All is Said remix/edit and splits it differently, throwing some movement times out of alignment. Most of the tracks also fade in and out at the beginning/end.

Originally intended to be released as a Dan Swanö album.

Some versions feature a condensed tracklist:

1. "The Forbidden Words" (04:10)

2. "Incantation" (03:01)

3. "Passage of Time" (05:37)

4. "The Silent Threat" (04:26)

5. "Achilles Heel" (03:17)

6. "Covenant of Souls" (02:29)

7. "Face to Face" (03:11)

8. "Disintegration" (03:16)

9. "Aftermath" (03:54)

10. "Aftermath II" (03:18)

11. "Aftermath III" (04:51)

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at "The Room" May - July 2003.

Drums recorded at "The Store". Vocals recorded at "The Office".

Edge Of Sanity "Evolution"

Evolution is a best of compilation album by the Swedish death metal band Edge of Sanity, released by Black Mark Production on November 29, 1999. The songs were selected from various recordings including; early demos, remastered and mixed versions of songs and covers by various bands.

Disc 1

1. Pernicious Anguish (remix) 02:20  
2. Immortal Souls 03:58  
3. Maze of Existence (Epidemic Reign, Part I) (Remix) 04:40
4. The Dead 03:49  
5. Angel of Distress (remix) 03:29   
6. Everlasting 05:38   
7. After Afterlife (remix) 04:35  
8. Human Aberration 03:34
9. Kill the Police (Cryptic Death cover) 00:40  
10. When All Is Said (remix) 06:33   
11. Blood of My Enemies (demo Manowar cover) 03:31   
12. Elegy 02:29  

Time:    45:16  

Disc 2

1. The Masque (remix) 06:29  
2. Pernicious Anguish 02:10  
3. Until Eternity Ends (remix) 03:55   
4. Song of Sirens (remix) 02:30   
5. Criminally Insane (Slayer cover) 02:31   
6. Murder. Dividead (remix) 03:16   
7. I Wanna Go Home (Sator cover) 03:35   
8. Damned by the Damned 05:31   
9. Moonshine 01:40  
10. Bleed You Dry 05:24   
11. Mother (Danzig cover) 03:07
12. Epidemic Reign 03:39  

Time:   43:47  

Disc two includes a bonus data portion with two bonus tracks: excerpts from Nothing But Death Remains and "Sacrificed" remixed with electronica elements.

Edge Of Sanity "Cryptic"

Cryptic is the seventh full-length studio album by the Swedish death metal band Edge of Sanity, released on December 1, 1997 by Black Mark Production. It is the only Edge of Sanity album in which Dan Swanö does not contribute. Guitarist Andreas Axelsson hired a new vocalist (Roberth Karlsson, who was previously the vocalist in Swanö's avant-garde death metal band Pan.Thy.Monium) in an attempt to keep the band together.

Track listing

1. "Hell Written" 4:35
2. "Uncontroll Me" 5:55
3. "No Destiny" 3:36
4. "Demon I" 4:16
5. "Not of This World" 3:51
6. "Dead I Walk" 3:26
7. "Born, Breed, Bleeding" 4:30
8. "Bleed You Dry" 5:24

Total length: 35:33

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed August 1997, at Soundtrade Studios, Sweden.

Mastering: Cutting Room, Sweden.