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The second album from the Dutch metal band After Forever
begins with a beautiful intro track that includes a nice cello solo. Last
night I also witnessed part of a musical show from the Royal Albert Hall in
London where a Swedish guy sung a great version of a Deep Purple song, backed
up by a powerful symphony orchestra and dancers, including a dancing female
violinist. The orchestral arrangements on this album doesn't quite reach that
level of perfection but After Forever have come a long way at this early stage
in their career. This album is not as catchy as the debut "Prison Of Desire"
from last year but the songs are more complex, mature and fluent. The vocals
are also stronger than last time even though there aren't as many memorable
melodies (I'm real good at alliteration, I know...). Altogether this release
is stronger and more even than their first album which was still one of the
best debut albums ever made. A lot of people will probably call them Within
Temptation rip-offs but I will not because they are too good to be treated
like that. After Forever have quickly become one of the leading metal bands in
the world in my book and there are no limits to what they can achieve in the
future.
| Tracklist |
1. Ex Cathedra 2. Monolith Of |
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Doubt 3. My Pledge Of Alliance 1 4. Emphasis 5. |
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Intrinsic 6. Zenith 7. Estranged (A Timeless Spell) 8. |
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Imperfect Tense 9. My Pledge Of Alliance 2 (The Tempted Fate) |
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10. The Key 11. Forlorn Hope |
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