 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (April 2009) |
| Crimson | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Crimson_Edge_of_Sanity.jpg) | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2 April 1996[1] | |||
| Recorded | December, 1995 – January, 1996 Unisound and ProMix by Dan Swanö | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal, progressive death metal | |||
| Length | 40:00 | |||
| Label | Black Mark | |||
| Producer | Dan Swanö Edge of Sanity | |||
| Edge of Sanity chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Crimson is the fifth full-length studio album by Swedish death metal band Edge of Sanity, which is their first concept album and was released in 1996 by Black Mark Production. It features a single 40-minute track, telling a story in the distant future, when human civilization is about to end.
The album, which features Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt, received substantial critical acclaim, and is considered by most fans to be Edge of Sanity's finest achievement. A sequel, Crimson II, was released in 2003 and picks up directly where the first album left off. Both albums were remixed and slightly edited to fit together on one CD for release on the 2006 compilation When All Is Said; these new mixes/edits were split into sections and released digitally to online retailers and streaming services.[3]
While the album was originally pressed on vinyl upon release in 1996, it was later reissued with Crimson II as a double vinyl in 2003. This version splits the song in half, the parts running 18:38 and 21:04 respectively.[4]