Thursday, June 22, 2006

Edge Of Sanity - Crimson (1996)

Beginning with a crushing riff that dissolves into a slow groove, and ending with another crushing riff with some atmospheric use of synth, Crimson is a journey through the mind of Dan Swano. Like Mikael Akerfeldt, he interchanges seemlessly from the death metal growl to clean progressive vocals that mark the slow sections. What we have here is Swano's death metal symphony, and it feels as though you, the listener, are being hurled from one twisting riff to the next. Truly an exciting journey, and not for the faint of heart.

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