Purgatory Afterglow

Purgatory Afterglow is the fourth full-length studio album by Swedish death metal band Edge of Sanity. The album was recorded by Dan Swanö in Unisound Studios, Örebro, Sweden, in July 1994 and released in 1994 by Black Mark Production.

Purgatory Afterglow
Studio album by Edge of Sanity
Released	October 1994 (1994-10)
Recorded	July 1994, Unisound Studios, Örebro, Sweden
Genre	Melodic death metal, progressive death metal
Length	45:11
Label	Black Mark
Producer	Dan Swanö Edge of Sanity
Edge of Sanity chronology
Until Eternity Ends (1994) Purgatory Afterglow (1994) Crimson (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Vampire Magazine	(favorable)[2]

There are two different versions of the CD; a mirror-like disc with black letters and a black disc with gold letters. The Japanese release features the tracks "Until Eternity Ends" and "Eternal Eclipse" from the Until Eternity Ends EP. A music video was made for the song "Black Tears".

The record was both remixed and remastered by Dan Swanö in 2024. Both new editions of the album were released by Century Media on June 21, 2024.^[3][4]

The album is dedicated to the memory of Kurt Cobain.

Legacy

In July 2014, Guitar World ranked Purgatory Afterglow at number 35 in their "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994" list.^[5]

"Black Tears" was covered by the bands Eternal Tears of Sorrow, on their album Chaotic Beauty, and Heaven Shall Burn, on their album Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance).

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Twilight"			7:51
2.	"Of Darksome Origin"	Dan Swanö, Andreas Axelsson	Swanö, Axelsson	5:02
3.	"Blood-Colored"	Swanö, Axelsson		4:01
4.	"Silent"			5:06
5.	"Black Tears"			3:15
6.	"Elegy"		Swanö, Axelsson	3:57
7.	"Velvet Dreams"	Axelsson	Axelsson, Swanö	7:11
8.	"Enter Chaos"	Axelsson	Axelsson	2:24
9.	"The Sinner and the Sadness"			3:07
10.	"Song of Sirens"	Sami Nerberg, Axelsson	Swanö, Axelsson, Nerberg	2:33
Total length:				45:11

All lyrics are written by Dan Swanö, unless otherwise mentioned; all music is composed by Dan Swanö, unless otherwise mentioned.

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Until Eternity Ends"	4:02
12.	"Eternal Eclipse"	2:53
Total length:		52:06

Personnel

Edge of Sanity

• Dan Swanö – lead vocals, lead guitar (on tracks 3, 4 and 5), acoustic guitar (on track 5), harmony guitar (on tracks 6 and 9), keyboards (on tracks 1 & 5)
• Andreas Axelsson – lead vocals (on track 10), backing vocals (on tracks 2 & 7), lead guitar (on track 8), rhythm guitar, harmony guitar (on track 7)
• Sami Nerberg – lead vocals (on track 10), lead guitar (on track 8), rhythm guitar
• Anders Lindberg – bass guitar
• Benny Larsson – drums, percussion

Production

• Dan Swanö – engineering
• Necrolord – cover art
• Peter in de Betou – mastering
• Börje Forsberg – executive producer
• Åsa Jonsén – photography