Editing Edge of Sanity

{{Short description|Swedish death metal band}}
{{About|the band|the film|Edge of Sanity (film)}}
{{More sources needed|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name            = Edge of Sanity
| image           = Nightingale Nosturi 20032008 DanSwanö 02.jpg
| caption         = [[Dan Swanö]]
| background      = group_or_band
| origin          = [[Finspång]], Sweden
| genre           = [[Melodic death metal]], [[progressive death metal]], [[death metal]] (early)
| years_active    = 1989–1999, 2003
| label           = [[Black Mark Production|Black Mark]]
| associated_acts = [[Pan.Thy.Monium]], [[Bloodbath]], [[Nightingale (band)|Nightingale]]
| website         = 
| past_members    = [[Dan Swanö]]<br/>Andreas Axelsson<br/>Sami Nerberg<br/>Anders Lindberg<br/>Benny Larsson<br/>Robert Karlsson
}}

'''Edge of Sanity''' was a Swedish [[death metal]] band that, alongside [[Opeth]], is commonly regarded as being the first to fuse [[extreme metal]] styles like [[death metal|death]] and [[black metal]] with [[progressive rock]]. The group was founded by [[Dan Swanö]] in 1989<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=131229|title= Sunday Old School: Edge Of Sanity|website= Metal Underground|date=2023-01-29|access-date=2024-09-22}}</ref> and ended in 2003.

== History ==
Edge of Sanity began as a death metal band with their debut release ''[[Nothing but Death Remains]]''. The band's second release, ''[[Unorthodox (Edge of Sanity album)|Unorthodox]]'', with tracks like "Enigma" and "When All Is Said", showed Edge of Sanity branching out from some of the genre's conventions. ''[[The Spectral Sorrows]]'', ''[[Until Eternity Ends]]'', and ''[[Purgatory Afterglow]]'' continued the trend, so that by the release of ''[[Crimson (Edge of Sanity album)|Crimson]]'' (1996), Edge of Sanity was a [[progressive metal]] band. ''Crimson'' was a 40-minute [[concept album]] consisting entirely of one track,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2023/07/the-15-best-swedish-metal-records/|title= The 15 Best Swedish Metal Records |website= SPIN|date=2023-07-25|access-date=2024-09-22}}</ref> concerning a [[post-apocalyptic]] future in which mankind had lost the ability to breed. After one more album, ''[[Infernal (Edge of Sanity album)|Infernal]]'' (1997), guitarist/vocalist/songwriter [[Dan Swanö]] left Edge of Sanity, and his departure is generally associated with a decline in quality in the band's material. Swanö was replaced by Robert Karlsson, the vocalist of [[Pan.Thy.Monium]] (a [[side project]] in which Swanö was also involved), but after one more album, ''[[Cryptic (album)|Cryptic]]'', the band split up.

In 2003, Swanö revived the outfit as a one-man band (with several session musicians), and recorded a sequel to ''Crimson'', ''[[Crimson II]]''. Immediately after, he re-dissolved the project.

The ''Kur-Nu-Gi-A'' demo was re-released on LP in 2011, and on CD in 2012.

In the spring of 2024, Century Media Records and InsideOutMusic revealed plans to launch the first chapter of an extensive reissue campaign for Edge Of Sanity's catalogue. These definitive reissues were remastered by Swanö.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bravewords.com/news/edge-of-sanity-nightingale-catalogue-reissue-campaign-announced-new-single-video-for-edge-of-sanitys-twilight-remix-2024-available-now|title= Edge of Sanity / Nightingale catalogue reissue campaign announced; new single/video for Edge of Sanity’s “Twilight" (Remix 2024) available now|website=BraveWords|date=2024-04-19|access-date=2024-09-22}}</ref> In June 2024, a video was shared featuring the remastered version of ''Black Tears'', from the band's 1994 album ''Purgatory Afterglow''.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://lambgoat.com/news/43052/edge-of-sanity-release-remastered-version-of-black-tears-off-upcoming-30th-anniversary-reissues/|title= Edge of Sanity release remastered version of "Black Tears" off upcoming 30th anniversary reissues|website= Lambgoat|date=2024-06-13|access-date=2024-09-22}}</ref>

== Members ==
=== Final line-up ===
* [[Dan Swanö]] – [[vocals]] (1989–1997, 2003), [[Electronic keyboard|keyboards]], [[piano]] (1991–1997, 2003), [[Electric guitar|guitar]] (1994–1997, 2003), [[Bass guitar|bass]] (1997, 2003), [[drum kit|drums]] (2003)
* [[Andreas Axelsson]] − guitar (1989–1999, 2003), vocals (1997)
=== Previous members ===
* Sami Nerberg − guitar (1989–1999)
* Anders Lindberg − bass (1989–1999)
* Benny Larsson − drums (1989–1999)
* Robert Karlsson − vocals (1997–1999)

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== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
* ''[[Nothing but Death Remains]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Unorthodox (Edge of Sanity album)|Unorthodox]]'' (1992)
* ''[[The Spectral Sorrows]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Purgatory Afterglow]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Crimson (Edge of Sanity album)|Crimson]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Infernal (Edge of Sanity album)|Infernal]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Cryptic (album)|Cryptic]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Crimson II]]'' (2003)

=== EPs ===
* ''[[Until Eternity Ends]]'' ([[extended play|EP]], 1994)

=== Demos ===
* ''Euthanasia'' (1989)
* ''Kur-Nu-Gi-A'' (1990)
* ''The Dead'' (1990)
* ''The Immortal Rehearsals'' (1990)
* ''Dead but Dreaming'' (1992)
* ''Darkday'' (1993)
* ''Lost'' (1993)
* ''The Spectral Sorrows Demos'' (1993)
* ''Infernal Demos'' (1996)

=== Compilations ===
* ''[[Evolution (Edge of Sanity album)|Evolution]]'' (1999)
* ''[[When All Is Said]]'' (2006)

=== Videos ===
* "Black Tears" (1994) from ''Purgatory Afterglow''
* "Uncontroll Me" (1997) from ''Cryptic''
* ''Live in Norrköping 1991''

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.blackmark.net Black Mark Records]
* [http://demoarchives.com/eos/ Website]

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