After Forever (album)
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Released | 20 April 2007 | |||
Recorded | September–November 2006 | |||
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Length | 57:58 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Gordon Groothedde | |||
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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 28 September 2007. The bonus track "Lonely" appears on the digipack edition. The album reached No. 6 on the Dutch album charts.[4]
Track listing[]
All lyrics are written by Floor Jansen; all music is composed by Sander Gommans, Joost van den Broek and After Forever, except where noted.
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Discord" | 4:37 | |
2. | "Evoke" | 4:24 | |
3. | "Transitory" | 3:29 | |
4. | "Energize Me" |
| 3:10 |
5. | "Equally Destructive" | 3:32 | |
6. | "Withering Time" | 4:32 | |
7. | "De-Energized" | 5:10 | |
8. | "Cry with a Smile" | 4:25 | |
9. | "Envision" |
| 3:57 |
10. | "Who I Am" | 4:36 | |
11. | "Dreamflight" | 11:10 | |
12. | "Empty Memories" | 4:56 | |
Total length: | 57:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Lonely" | 3:24 |
Total length: | 61:22 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Lonely" | 3:24 |
14. | "Sweet Enclosure" | 5:03 |
Total length: | 66:25 |
Bonus DVD (US limited edition)[]
- "Discord" (music video)
- "Equally Destructive" (music video)
- "Energize Me" (music video)
- Photo Gallery
Personnel[]
After Forever
- Floor Jansen – vocals, soprano choir vocals
- Sander Gommans – guitars, grunts
- Bas Maas – guitars
- Luuk van Gerven – bass guitar
- Joost van den Broek – keyboards, orchestral and choral arrangements, engineering
- André Borgman – drums
Additional musicians
- Rannveig Sif Sigurdardottir – mezzo-soprano choir vocals
- Amanda Somerville – alto choir vocals
- Previn Moore – tenor and baritone choir vocals
- Jeff Waters – guitar solo on "De-Energized"
- Doro Pesch – vocals on "Who I Am"
- City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – orchestra
- Richard Hein – orchestra conductor
Production
- Gordon Groothedde – production, engineering, mixing
- Stephanie Pistel – photography
- Thomas Ewerhard – artwork, layout
Charts[]
Year | Chart | Position |
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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 5 July 2011.
- ^ Fisher, Mark. "Album / EP Reviews: After Forever - After Forever". Metal Forces. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "After Forever - After Forever review". Metal Storm. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "After Forever - After Forever (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ "After Forever – After Forever". Ultratop (in French). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "After Forever – After Forever". Ultratop (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "Album – After Forever, After Forever". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "After Forever – After Forever (album)". Lescharts.com (in French). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
Categories:
- 2007 albums
- After Forever albums
- Nuclear Blast albums
- 2000s heavy metal album stubs