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by Swedish

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band

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. The album was recorded by

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, Sweden, in July 1994 and released in

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. 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

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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. The album is dedicated to the memory of

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Legacy

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'' ranked ''Purgatory Afterglow'' at number 35 in their "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994" list. "Black Tears" was covered by the bands

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, on their album ''

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'', and

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, on their album '' Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance)''.

Track listing

Personnel

;Edge of Sanity *

–

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(on tracks 3, 4 and 5),

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(on track 5), harmony guitar (on tracks 6 and 9), keyboards (on tracks 1 & 5) *

Andreas Axelsson ::''See also Andreas Axelsson (criminal)''. Andreas Axelsson is a Swedish musician, best known as a guitarist in progressive death metal band Edge of Sanity. Before he joined Edge of Sanity, Axelsson was the singer in black metal band Marduk, ...

– lead vocals (on track 10),

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(on tracks 2 & 7), lead guitar (on track 8),

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, harmony guitar (on track 7) * Sami Nerberg – lead vocals (on track 10), lead guitar (on track 8), rhythm guitar * Anders Lindberg –

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* Benny Larsson –

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

References

{{Authority control Edge of Sanity albums 1994 albums Albums with cover art by Kristian Wåhlin