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| 4.0 excellent | Crimson | March 27th 08 |
Edge of Sanity at their most aggressive, old-school death metal meets the progressive nature of Dan Swano in an interesting, but flawed combination. There are some amazing songs, like Enigma and the odd but interesting When All Is Said, yet some amount of filler creeps on, reducing the final score of this.
Dan's vocals are exemplary, from the rare appearance of his cleans to his varied growls and shouts, and the guitars roll out one memorable riff after another, only a few traces of later Edge of Sanity can be found here, with the occasional melodic lead popping up or the slow-downs, but apart from that, this is their most brutal and aggressive album, recommended to any Edge of Sanity fan or just Death Metal fans in particular, there's plenty to enjoy here.
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| 2.0 poor | GamamJ | October 11th 20 |
Way too long, and even with some hints of prog and melodic tendencies, all in all way too standard.
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| 2.0 poor | EasterInTheBatcave | June 9th 16 |
A big improvement from Nothing but Death Remains, Unorthodox is the first Edge of Sanity record where the band would start establishing their own unique sound. There are cool progressive touches all across the album, and though some of the death metal parts get a bit boring-- particularly in the latter half of the record-- these touches make sitting through some of them worth it. Also, Dan Swano's growls are fantastic (as per usual), and though the production is a bit muddy, it actually helps give the album an old school vibe which suits the music very well. Overall, while the death metal stuff gets a bit tiresome after a while, the unique (and dare I say, unorthodox) flourishes running through the record help make it a worthwhile listen.
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| 2.5 average | CrazyFool84 | September 14th 12 |
While breaking absolutely no ground in the world of death metal, Unorthodox is an early indication of the direction this band was heading in, soon to take their place as leaders in the progressive death metal movement. rUnless you're looking for some run of the mill, old-school death metal, or are just a really die-hard fan, this album won't do much for you aside from help chart a band's evolution. (Rating: 2.7/5)
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| 2.5 average | El Olam | January 15th 24 |
| 3.0 good | Mitch | October 11th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Veldin | June 29th 23 |
| 3.5 great | haxxiy | March 5th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Thranth | January 13th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | yinei007 | September 14th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jerrad | July 19th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Davey | July 15th 22 |
| 3.5 great | bungy | June 18th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Yxag | January 25th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Brabiz | December 15th 21 |
| 3.0 good | JoneHK | December 7th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Awake88 | September 9th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | nbats | May 27th 21 |
| 3.5 great | blou52 | November 22nd 20 |
| 3.5 great | Aranox | August 19th 20 |
| 3.2 good | Trey STAFF | June 29th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | ulcer | April 20th 20 |
| 3.5 great | igi78 | February 4th 20 |
| 3.5 great | mEyck07 | November 19th 19 |
| 3.5 great | hsb | July 10th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Elynna | March 22nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | xfortinx | February 21st 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | WoodeeX | November 22nd 18 |
| 3.5 great | Dummit | November 9th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Casavir | October 19th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Scytale | October 7th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Coast | September 4th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nifkin | June 12th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | bSmith | April 13th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Hawks | April 3rd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | SuzyC | December 21st 17 |
| 3.5 great | Death | November 16th 17 |
| 3.5 great | AriDoe | August 23rd 17 |
| 3.5 great | tarcus | March 27th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | jpjpablo | December 31st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | khole | December 7th 16 |
| 3.5 great | lorr | November 30th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Swarm | November 14th 16 |
| 3.5 great | GxTxK | October 24th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Tib | October 5th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Ianman | July 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jeejee | June 2nd 16 |
| 3.5 great | Leymon | February 23rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Defiled | December 4th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Pegana | November 18th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Flave | November 13th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Chester1 | November 10th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | mEyck97 | October 11th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Archaic | October 5th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Pavera | September 21st 15 |
| 3.5 great | Ayil | July 10th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | trvvve | April 29th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | bmelt CONTRIBUTOR | April 24th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Abraxas | March 15th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nigtwig | January 15th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | trve | November 13th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Corinth | October 25th 14 |
| 3.0 good | adr | July 29th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | wateran | April 18th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | RAM89 | April 1st 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Bug | February 13th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | FWX | February 2nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Solaire | November 9th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | topcs | October 30th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Gard3n | September 9th 13 |
| 3.5 great | CK | August 13th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Gnome7 | August 10th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | ViC122 | March 28th 13 |
| 3.5 great | pumi | May 31st 12 |
| 3.5 great | Thor | April 16th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Phate72 | September 19th 11 |
| 3.0 good | true | July 26th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | 37er00 | January 26th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Enex | November 4th 10 |
| 3.5 great | kayowas | February 24th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | January 6th 10 |
| 3.5 great | KILL | January 4th 10 |
| 2.5 average | drewkar | December 28th 09 |
| 3.5 great | aeuk | November 17th 09 |
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