Crimson II

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{{Infobox album|

| name = Crimson II

| type = studio

| artist = Edge of Sanity

| cover = EdgeOfSanity CrimsonII.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2003|8|26}}

| recorded = May – July 2003

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Progressive death metal

| length = {{Duration|m=43|s=00}}
{{Duration|m=41|s=24}} (remix)

| label = Black Mark

| producer = Dan Swanö

| prev_title = Cryptic

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = When All Is Said

| next_year = 2006

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r656611|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

}}

Crimson II is the eighth and final full-length studio album by Swedish death metal band Edge of Sanity and is a continuation of the storyline first heard on the album Crimson (1996). It is the only Edge of Sanity release that does not feature original members Andreas Axelsson and Benny Larsson. Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt, who provided vocals and guitar on the first album, also does not appear. Instead, it features contributions from guest musicians Mike Wead, Jonas Granvik, and brothers Roger and Simon Johannson.

Released during the advent of online music piracy, the album was indexed into over 40 track splits on the CD pressings,[https://www.discogs.com/Edge-Of-Sanity-Crimson-II/release/8072330 Crimson II at Discogs] running from 18 seconds to a minute and a half, to discourage ripping and sharing (despite software like iTunes having the ability to rip groups of tracks as one file). When it was later released to digital stores and streaming services, the album was indexed into 9 tracks that are not all split according to the song movements;[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crimson-II-Edge-Sanity/dp/B0028GE0W8/ref=sr_1_1_twi_mus_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467398674&sr=8-1&keywords=crimson%20ii Crimson II at Amazon MP3] this caused the movement names to be extended with "Aftermath II" and "III" even though only the final two tracks contain the movement itself. Neither Swanö nor label Black Mark Production have commented on why this is the case or why the edited version was used.

The album was remixed and slightly edited for the compilation When All Is Said (2006) so it would fit on one CD.[https://www.discogs.com/Edge-Of-Sanity-When-All-Is-Said/release/2026708 When All Is Said at Discogs] Full versions of both songs were used for a combined vinyl release in 2003. For this, the song was split in half, with side 2 picking up at "Achilles Heel."[https://www.discogs.com/Edge-Of-Sanity-Crimson-I-II/master/409964 Crimson I&II on Discogs] In 2011, it was reissued on "ice blue" vinyl but used the digital release as the audio source, as each section of the songs fade in and out at the exact times they do in the Amazon MP3 release.

The album is dedicated to the memory of Death frontman Chuck Schuldiner.