Cryptic (album)

Cryptic
Studio album by Edge of Sanity
Released	December 1, 1997
Recorded	1997
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	35:33
Label	Black Mark
Producer	Ronny Lahti
Edge of Sanity chronology
Infernal (1997) Cryptic (1997) Crimson II (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Cryptic is the seventh full-length studio album by the Swedish death metal band Edge of Sanity, released on December 1, 1997 by Black Mark Production.

Cryptic is the only Edge of Sanity album to not feature any contributions from Dan Swanö. Guitarist Andreas Axelsson hired vocalist Robert Karlsson, who was previously the vocalist in Swanö's avant-garde death metal band Pan.Thy.Monium, in an attempt to keep the band together. Despite this, all members of this short-lived lineup of the band would depart following the album's release.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hell Written"	4:35
2.	"Uncontroll Me"	5:55
3.	"No Destiny"	3:36
4.	"Demon I"	4:16
5.	"Not of This World"	3:51
6.	"Dead I Walk"	3:26
7.	"Born, Breed, Bleeding"	4:30
8.	"Bleed You Dry"	5:24
Total length:		35:33

Personnel

Edge of Sanity

• Robert Karlsson − lead vocals
• Andreas Axelsson − electric guitar
• Sami Nerberg − electric guitar
• Anders Lindberg − bass guitar
• Benny Larsson − drums, percussion

Production

• Martin Ahx – artwork, cover art
• Susan Nerberg – artwork, photography
• Anders Forsberg – executive producer
• Alejandro Palavecino – photography
• Peter in de Betou – mastering
• Michael Semprevivo – layout, typography
• Ronny Lahti – producer, engineering, mixing

References

1. Anderson, Jason. Cryptic at AllMusic