Artist: After Forever
Title Of Album: Prison of Desire
Year Of Release: 2000
Country: Netherlands
Label: Transmission Records TM-023
Genre: Symphonic/Progressive Metal, Gothic Metal
Quality: Lossless
Bitrate: FLAC (Image)+Cue+Log (CD-Rip)
Total Time: 54 min 10 sec
Total Size: 388 Mb (+5%) | Full Scans
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Prison of Desire is the debut album by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever. This collection of songs deals with the influence and distortion of religion in human society, a theme which continues in the Epica albums The Phantom Agony and The Divine Conspiracy. Combining the darkest classical music influences, with pounding bass, female soprano crystal-clear vocals and melodic grunts, makes this one of the best debut albums. The classical choir opening on Mea Culpa sets the dark tone for the album...

Tracklist:

[02:00] 01. Mea Culpa (The Embrace That Smothers - Prologue)
[05:07] 02. Leaden Legacy (The Embrace That Smothers - Part I)
[04:09] 03. Semblance Of Confusion
[06:29] 04. Black Tomb
[04:06] 05. Follow In The Cry (The Embrace That Smothers - Part II)
[05:52] 06. Silence From Afar
[05:00] 07. Inimical Chimera
[06:13] 08. Tortuous Threnody
[05:53] 09. Yield To Temptation (The Embrace That Smothers - Part III)
[03:05] 10. Ephemeral
[06:11] 11. Beyond Me

Line-up / Musicians:

Floor Jansen - Vocals
Mark Jansen - Guitar
Sander Gommans - Guitar
Luuk van Gerven - Bass
Jack Driessen - Keyboards
Joep Beckers - Drums

Guest appearrances:
Sharon en Adel - Soprano on 'Beyond Me'

After Forever Choir:
Hans Cassa - Bass
Caspar De Jonge - Tenor
Yvonne Rooda - Alto
Melissa 't Hart - Soprano on 'Mea Culpa', 'Leaden Legacy', 'Follow in the Cry', 'Silence from Afar' and 'Yield to Temptation