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Evolution

Edge of Sanity · 1999

89 min · 24 tracks · death metal · progressive metal

An intricate blend of death and progressive metal, exploring dark themes with complex arrangements.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • long immersive listening sessions
  • wave-like pacing experiences
  • complex arrangements and textures

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 1999, 'Evolution' marked a pivotal moment for Edge of Sanity as their sixth studio album. Following their acclaimed work 'Crimson', they continued to push musical boundaries by incorporating elements of progressive metal alongside their established death metal sound.
Stylistic neighbors
Akercocke· Aeon· Opeth

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Pernicious Anguish (demo remix) 2:20
  • 2 Immortal Souls (demo) 3:58
  • 3 Maze of Existence (demo remix) 4:40
  • 4 The Dead (demo) 3:49
  • 5 Angel of Distress (remix) 3:29
  • 6 Everlasting (demo) 5:38
  • 7 After Afterlife (remix) 4:35
  • 8 Human Aberration 3:34
  • 9 Kill the Police 0:40
  • 10 When All Is Said (remix) 6:33
  • 11 Blood of My Enemies (demo) 3:31
  • 12 Elegy 2:29

Disc 2

  • 1 The Masque (remix) 6:29
  • 2 Pernicious Anguish 2:10
  • 3 Until Eternity Ends (remix/re-recording) 3:55
  • 4 Songs of Sirens (remix) 2:30
  • 5 Criminally Insane 2:31
  • 6 Murder.Dividead (remix) 3:16
  • 7 I Wanna Go Home 3:35
  • 8 Damned by the Damned 5:31
  • 9 Moonshine 1:40
  • 10 Bleed You Dry 5:23
  • 11 Mother 3:07
  • 12 Epidemic Reign 3:39

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