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1992 studio album by Edge of Sanity
Unorthodox
Studio album by Edge of Sanity
ReleasedJuly 8, 1992
RecordedDecember 1991 – January 1992
GenreDeath metal
Length57:35
LabelBlack Mark
ProducerRex Gisslén & Börje Forsberg
Edge of Sanity chronology
Nothing but Death Remains
(1991) 		Unorthodox
(1992) 		The Spectral Sorrows
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic

Unorthodox is the second full-length studio album by the Swedish death metal band Edge of Sanity. It was recorded between December 1991 and January 1992 with Rex Gisslén and released by Black Mark on July 8, 1992.

Dan Swanö has claimed that this is his favorite Edge of Sanity album, and even went as far as to call it "perfect". Though primarily death metal, some tracks on this album foreshadow the shift to more melodic sounds which would take shape on 1993's The Spectral Sorrows. This is also the first Edge of Sanity album (and one of the first death metal albums) to feature clean vocals, which appear briefly in the track "Enigma".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Unorthodox"Andreas0:38
2."Enigma"
  • I: "The Blessing"
  • II: "Celestial Dissension"
  • III: "The Loss of Hallowed Life"
Andreas "Dread" Axelsson, Sami Nerberg, Dan Swanö7:06
3."Incipience to the Butchery"Nerberg, Swanö2:00
4."In the Veins / Darker Than Black"Axelsson, Nerberg, Swanö4:42
5."Everlasting (Epidemic Reign Part III)"Axelsson, Swanö5:34
6."After Afterlife"Sami Nerberg, Swanö4:37
7."Beyond the Unknown"Axelsson, Nerberg, Swanö3:51
8."Nocturnal"Axelsson, Nerberg, Swanö5:36
9."A Curfew for the Damned (...Blind Belief)"Axelsson, Nerberg, Swanö4:31
10."Cold Sun (Epidemic Reign Part IV)"Nerberg, Swanö2:54
11."The Day of Maturity"Axelsson3:45
12."Requiscon by Pace" (Instrumental) 1:24
13."Dead But Dreaming"Axelsson, Nerberg, Swanö4:04
14."When All Is Said"Pellow, Swanö6:53
Total length:57:35
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Human Aberration"Edge of Sanity3:41
Total length:61:16

Personnel

Edge of Sanity
Guest musicians
Production
  • Mattias Axelsson – photography
  • Bart Meganck – cover art
  • Lasse Hoile – logo art
  • Gunnar Swanö – logo art
  • Boss – executive producer
  • Rex Gisslén – engineering, mixing
  • Dread – logo art concept
  • Dan Swanö – mixing
  • Dogger Tralce – drawing

References

  1. Allmusic review
Edge of Sanity
  • Dan Swanö
  • Andreas Axelsson
  • Sami Nerberg
  • Anders Lindberg
  • Benny Larsson
  • Robert Karlsson
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EPs
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