In a contemporary review for Rock Hard magazine, where Edge of Thorns had been elected Album of the Month, Matthias Breusch wrote that Savatage had "not lost a pinch of their compositional potential and energy" and praised Criss Oliva's guitar playing; he complimented new singer Zak Stevens' "powerful, energetic voice", which was "cleverly adapted to the melodic lines" of the new songs, although he missed Jon Oliva's "crazy screams".
|align="center"|23
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|align="center" |Japanese Albums Chart
|align="center" |52
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|align="center"|German Albums Chart
|align="center"|79
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|align="center"|2010
|align="center"|Greek Albums Chart
|align="center"|28
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|+ 2022 chart performance for Edge of Thorns
! scope="col"| Chart (2022)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
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Songs
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!Year
!Single
!Chart
!Position
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|align="center"|1993
|align="center"|"Edge of Thorns"
|align="center"|Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)
|align="center"|26
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