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Let's be realistic here. When you heard Dan "I'm Involved" Swäno was leaving Edge of Sanity, didn't you assume the band would pack it in? And then, when you heard they recruited Pan-Thy-Monium grunter Robert Karlsson to supplant the vacant vocal vocation, didn't you take off your beanie cap and scratch your head in wonder? While I don't want to make the assumption that Swäno was the entire creative force behind EoS, his vocal ability and overall talent was the catalyst that turned an average death metal band into a premier act. The question you might find to be rather Cryptic is if the remaining members of EoS could write and perform a record as wonderous as Crimson or defining as Crimson. The answer, of course, is heck no. While Cryptic is hardly a complete flop as a death metal record with the emphasis on heavy and ponderous, it will never live up to the past accomplishments of the band. Karlsson aptly growls, howls, and grunts his way through the album while the band plays some fairly melodic riffs ("Uncontroll Me" stands out in this department). But it just comes off as a more impersonal imposter of the past. There are truly worse death metal records out there and for the enthusiast this is definitely a step up from Steaming Entrails or whoever is currently in vogue. However, for most EoS nuts, Dan Swäno's solo record will be more appealing. Review by: Gravedaddy666 If you pay attention tp the nightingale website youll notice dans take on this album. Basically the band and him went there separate ways for whatever reason and both of them wanted control of the band name. Well oddly enough Blackmark gave it to this half who released this back to roots death thrash album of sorts. Its decent in the same way that generic swedish style death metal is interesting and there are some good riffs but this isnt Edge of sanity, nor what the public wanted. Its not even really death metal, kinda reminds me of late period dismember without the soft parts. Untimately this half of the band would fail, and after the success of Dan Swano's Moontower which was much more faithful to the EOS style, Dan would eventually win back his band name, with the freedom to do with it as he pleased. The ultimate fruit of this will be Crimson II out this June on Black Mark. And the story goes on... Review by: starchildo		Use the textarea below to write your review of this album. Please obey to these rules: - Write the review in ENGLISH! - Do not ask or offer mp3's - Reviews of 5 words or less are no reviews - Do not flame other reviewers. Use the forum for that If you do not follow these rules your review will NOT be added. Username: Password: (To get a username and password you have to register.)
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