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The Spectral Sorrows

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The Spectral Sorrows
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 15, 1993
RecordedJuly–August 1993 at Unisound Recordings
GenreMelodic death metal, progressive death metal
Length54:02
LabelBlack Mark
ProducerDan Swanö
Edge of Sanity
Edge of Sanity chronology
Unorthodox
(1992)
The Spectral Sorrows
(1993)
Until Eternity Ends
(1994)
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The Spectral Sorrows is the third studio album by the Swedish death metal band Edge of Sanity, recorded by Börje Forsberg in July–August 1993 and released by Black Mark Production in 1993. Bassist Anders Lindberg does not appear on the album as he was completing his mandatory military service at the time.

The Spectral Sorrows continues Edge of Sanity's progression to a more progressive and melodic death metal sound. The album features a greater focus on clean vocals than the band's previous works, specifically on their cover of "Blood of My Enemies" by Manowar and "Sacrificed", the latter having more of a cleanly-sung gothic style reminiscent of The Sisters of Mercy.

The cover art was illustrated by artist Dan Seagrave.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."The Spectral Sorrows" (instrumental)1:44
2."Darkday"4:28
3."Living Hell"4:19
4."Lost"4:35
5."The Masque"6:38
6."Blood of My Enemies" (Manowar cover)3:29
7."Jesus Cries"4:49
8."Across the Fields of Forever"6:07
9."On the Other Side"5:43
10."Sacrificed"3:51
11."Waiting to Die"3:11
12."Feeding the Charlatan"2:45
13."A Serenade for the Dead" (instrumental)2:23
Total length:54:02

Personnel

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Edge of Sanity
  • Dan Swanö - vocals, piano, electric guitar
  • Benny Larsson - drums, percussion
  • Sami Nerberg - electric guitar
  • Andreas Axelsson - electric guitar, bass guitar, vocals (on tracks 2, 7 & 12)
Production
  • Dan Swanö - engineering
  • Åsa Jonsén - photography
  • Dan Seagrave - artwork
  • Peter in de Betou - mastering
  • Börje Forsberg - executive producer
  • Maren Lotz - layout, graphics