After Forever (album)
| After Forever | ||||
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| Studio album by After Forever | ||||
| Released |
April 23, 2007 (Europe) September 28, 2007 (US) | |||
| Recorded | September-November 2006 | |||
| Studio |
Rooftop Studios, Holten and Studio Eternia, Reuver, Netherlands Brarrandov Studio and Smecky Recording, Prague, Czech Republic | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 57:58 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Gordon Groothedde | |||
| After Forever chronology | ||||
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| Singles from After Forever | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Metal Forces | (8/10)[2] |
| Metal Storm | [3] |
After Forever is the eponymous fifth and final studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever. It was released in the United States on September 28, 2007. The bonus track "Lonely" appears on the digipack edition. The album reached position No. 6 on the Dutch album charts.[4]
Track listing
All music by Sander Gommans, Joost van den Broek and After Forever, except "Energize Me" and "Envision" by Gommans, van den Broek, Gordon Groothedde and After Forever. All lyrics by Floor Jansen
- "Discord" – 4:36
- "Evoke" – 4:23
- "Transitory" – 3:28
- "Energize Me" – 3:09
- "Equally Destructive" – 3:31
- "Withering Time" – 4:31
- "De-Energized" – 5:09
- "Cry with a Smile" – 4:25
- "Envision" – 3:56
- "Who I Am" – 4:35
- "Dreamflight" – 11:08
- "Empty Memories" – 4:55
- Bonus tracks
- "Lonely" – 3:24
- "Sweet Enclosure" – 5:03
DVD
A bonus DVD was bundled together for the North American release featuring the following:
- "Discord" Video
- "Equally Destructive" Video
- "Energize Me" Video
- Photo Gallery
Personnel
- Band members
- Floor Jansen – vocals, soprano in the choir
- Sander Gommans – guitars, grunts
- Bas Maas – guitars
- Luuk van Gerven – bass guitar
- Joost van den Broek – keyboards, orchestral and choral arrangements, engineer
- André Borgman – drums
- Additional musicians
- Rannveig Sif Sigurdardottir – mezzo-soprano in the choir
- Amanda Somerville – alto in the choir
- Previn Moore – tenor and bariton in the choir
- Jeff Waters – guitar solo on "De-Energized"
- Doro Pesch – vocals on "Who I Am"
- Prague Symphonic Orchestra – orchestra conducted by Richard Hein
- Production
- Gordon Groothedde – producer, engineer, mixing
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dutch Albums Chart[4] | 6 |
| Ultratop Belgian Charts (Wallonia)[5] | 72 | |
| Ultratop Belgian Charts (Flanders)[6] | 89 | |
| German Albums Chart[7] | 98 | |
| French Albums Chart[8] | 105 |
References
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "After Forever After Forever review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ↑ Fisher, Mark. "Album / EP Reviews: After Forever - After Forever". Metal Forces. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
- ↑ "After Forever - After Forever review". Metal Storm. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- 1 2 "After Forever - After Forever (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ↑ "After Forever – After Forever". Ultratop (in French). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
- ↑ "After Forever – After Forever". Ultratop (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
- ↑ "Album – After Forever, After Forever". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
- ↑ "After Forever – After Forever (album)". Lescharts.com (in French). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
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