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| 2.5 average | CrazyFool84 | April 23rd 11 |
When frontman and founder (and progressive metal legend) Dan Swano left Edge of Sanity following the release of 1997’s Infernal, paving the way for the perpetual demise of the band. Understandably suffering heavily due to the loss of the dynamic and multi-talented Swano, Edge of Sanity attempted to carry on, quickly releasing 1998’s Cryptic. While the album tries to retain as much of the previous band as possible, it’s clear where the new de facto leader in guitarist Andreas Axelsson’s influences were set, and where Swano had influenced the sound of the band in the past. That divide proved to show fans more than enough that without Dan Swano, Edge of Sanity was more or less done as an active band. Possessing a couple of decent tracks, Cryptic could be easily mistaken for any other generic metal band’s offering, and remains largely forgotten in the band’s catalogue.
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| 2.0 poor | Kris/KJ | January 21st 12 |
Funny how weak a band can become when 1 person leaves. Granted, he's a god, but still.
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| 1.5 very poor | ItsOnlySkinDeep | April 17th 17 |
It's less that it's bad and more it is so boring and unmemorable.
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| 1.0 awful | EasterInTheBatcave | December 5th 15 |
Dan Swano left Edge of Sanity after Infernal, so the new bandleader, guitarist Andreas Axelsson, hired a new vocalist and quickly released Cryptic. It's an utterly generic and unremarkable album with nothing to distinguish it from thousands of other similar death metal offerings.
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| 2.0 poor | dog950 | June 9th 16 |
Incredibly rushed record, couple of decent songs but nothing remarkable, especially considering the quality of other EOS records
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| 0.0 | Jeremy Wolfers | November 8th 15 |
i mean this isn't really that bad, it's just kinda plain and dry? like it riffs and grooves alright
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| 3.0 good | Ayil | March 25th 14 |
Cryptic is definitely Edge Of Sanity's worst album, with the loss of Dan Swano this album has a LOT less depth and creativity. However, it's not necessarily bad and is good for getting your metal fix.
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| 0.0 | Lambda | November 1st 13 |
After the release of Infernal, Dan Swano left Edge of Sanity. The rest of the band, with Andreas Axelsson taking the lead, hired a new vocalist named Robert Karlsson and put out Cryptic less than a year later. Aside from a few cool moments (the end of "Bleed You Dry"), the album is a pretty generic offering. All of the songs sound relatively the same, and the vocals are too quiet in the mix. Overall, Cryptic is a largely forgettable record and nowhere near as good as most of the band's other work. After this album, Edge of Sanity disbanded until 2003, when Dan Swano resurrected the name for Crimson II. 2.5
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| 1.5 very poor | El Olam | January 15th 24 |
| 2.5 average | Mitch | October 16th 23 |
| 2.0 poor | Davey | September 23rd 23 |
| 2.5 average | haxxiy | March 5th 23 |
| 1.5 very poor | Bard0 | January 25th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Zac124 | October 13th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Grobeu | September 10th 22 |
| 2.5 average | JoneHK | December 7th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ville714 | September 16th 21 |
| 2.5 average | Awake88 | September 12th 21 |
| 2.5 average | nbats | May 27th 21 |
| 2.0 poor | Caribo | November 24th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Trey STAFF | June 30th 20 |
| 2.5 average | ulcer | April 20th 20 |
| 1.5 very poor | igi78 | February 4th 20 |
| 1.5 very poor | jfish226 | November 25th 19 |
| 1.5 very poor | bbgames | October 11th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Dummit | November 9th 18 |
| 2.5 average | ElSomni | November 3rd 18 |
| 1.0 awful | Nifkin | June 12th 18 |
| 3.5 great | bSmith | April 13th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | SuzyC | December 21st 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | Elynna | December 17th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Death | November 16th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | AriDoe | August 23rd 17 |
| 2.5 average | Tib | May 6th 17 |
| 3.0 good | khole | December 9th 16 |
| 1.5 very poor | Swarm | November 14th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | GxTxK | October 24th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | Leymon | February 23rd 16 |
| 2.5 average | Defiled | December 4th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Flave | November 13th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Pavera | September 21st 15 |
| 2.5 average | trvvve | April 29th 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | Marxman | January 29th 15 |
| 3.0 good | FWX | February 2nd 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | Gnome7 | August 10th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Risein | June 11th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Thor | April 25th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Shvyin | February 29th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Phate72 | August 19th 11 |
| 1.5 very poor | true | July 26th 11 |
| 3.5 great | 37er00 | February 16th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Wolfe | January 16th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | KILL | January 4th 10 |
| 3.0 good | aeuk | November 17th 09 |
| 2.5 average | Ire | May 23rd 09 |
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