Prison of Desire is the debut album by Dutchsymphonic metal band After Forever. It was released on 21 April 2000 by Transmission Records. The album contains the first four installments (three parts and a prologue) of The Embrace That Smothers, a collection of songs by Mark Jansen which deals with the influence and distortion of religion in human society. This theme was carried over to the Epica albums The Phantom Agony and The Divine Conspiracy.
The album was reissued in June 2008 by the re-financed Transmission Records, as a two-disc set containing previously unreleased studio sessions, instrumental/a cappella tracks, and a handful of demo recordings.[3] Guitarist Sander Gommans has urged fans not to buy this re-release through the band's official forum.[4]
In 2021, it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 6th best symphonic metal album of all time.[5]
^. After Forever. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
^Davies, Hywel; Dome, Malcolm; Goodman, Eleanor; Chantler, Chris; Gordon, Connie; Grady, Spencer; Rees, Adam; Selzer, Jonathan (17 November 2021). "The 25 best symphonic metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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Prison of Desire is the debut album by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever It was released on 21 April 2000 by Transmission Records The album contains the first four installments three parts and a prologue of The Embrace That Smothers a collection of songs by Mark Jansen which deals with the influence and distortion of religion in human society This theme was carried over to the Epica albums The Phantom Agony and The Divine Conspiracy Prison of DesireStudio album by After ForeverReleased21 April 2000 2000 04 21 Recorded17 December 1999 26 February 2000 1999 12 17 2000 02 26 StudioExcess Rotterdam Netherlands RS29 Waalwijk NetherlandsGenreSymphonic metal gothic metalLength54 05LabelTransmissionProducerHans Pieters Dennis LeidelmeijerAfter Forever chronologyWings of Illusion 1999 Prison of Desire 2000 Decipher 2001 Singles from Prison of Desire Follow in the Cry Silence from Afar Released 2000Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Chronicles of Chaos 2 The final track Beyond Me features a guest appearance of Sharon den Adel lead singer in Within Temptation The album was reissued in June 2008 by the re financed Transmission Records as a two disc set containing previously unreleased studio sessions instrumental a cappella tracks and a handful of demo recordings 3 Guitarist Sander Gommans has urged fans not to buy this re release through the band s official forum 4 In 2021 it was elected by Metal Hammer as the 6th best symphonic metal album of all time 5 Track listing EditAll music is composed by Mark Jansen Sander Gommans and Floor Jansen except Mea Culpa by M Jansen Prison of Desire track listingNo TitleLyricsLength1 Mea Culpa The Embrace That Smothers Prologue M Jansen2 002 Leaden Legacy The Embrace That Smothers Part I M Jansen5 073 Semblance of Confusion F Jansen4 094 Black Tomb F Jansen6 295 Follow in the Cry The Embrace That Smothers Part II M Jansen4 066 Silence from Afar M Jansen5 527 Inimical Chimera F Jansen5 008 Tortuous Threnody F Jansen6 139 Yield to Temptation The Embrace That Smothers Part III M Jansen5 5310 Ephemeral M Jansen3 0511 Beyond Me F JansenM Jansen6 11Total length 54 05 Japanese bonus trackNo TitleLyricsLength12 Wings of Illusion F Jansen7 21Total length 61 26 Red digipack limited edition bonus trackNo TitleLength12 Leaden Legacy instrumental version 5 10Total length 59 15 Mexican bonus trackNo TitleLength12 Silence from Afar radio edit 4 38Total length 58 43 2007 Japanese Collector s Edition bonus tracksNo TitleLength12 Wings of Illusion 7 2113 Silence from Afar demo 5 5914 Wings of Illusion demo 7 28Total length 74 48 2008 reissue disc one The Album bonus tracks No TitleLength12 Wings of Illusion 7 2213 Mea Culpa instrumental version 2 0114 Mea Culpa a cappella version 1 5015 Semblance of Confusion instrumental version 4 0716 Follow in the Cry instrumental version 4 0517 Follow in the Cry a cappella version 1 20Total length 74 55 2008 reissue disc two The SessionsNo TitleLength1 Silence from Afar demo version 5 552 Wings of Illusion demo version 7 213 Follow in the Cry session version 4 044 Yield to Temptation session version 5 515 Semblance of Confusion session version 4 066 Beyond Me session version 6 137 Black Tomb session version 6 298 Tortuous Threnody session version 6 109 Ephemeral session version 3 0310 Inimical Chimera session version 4 5811 Silence from Afar session version 5 5012 Mea Culpa session version 2 0113 Leaden Legacy session version 5 0414 Wings of Illusion session version 7 21Total length 74 26Personnel EditAfter Forever Floor Jansen vocals Mark Jansen guitar grunts Sander Gommans guitar grunts Jack Driessen keyboards Luuk van Gerven bass guitar Joep Beckers drumsAdditional musician Sharon den Adel vocals on Beyond Me Choir Hans Cassa Caspar de Jonge Yvonne Rooda and Melissa t HartProduction Hans Pieters engineering Dennis Leidelmeijer engineering Oscar Holleman choir producer engineering mixing Hans van Vuuren executive producer coordination and research Peter van t Riet masteringReferences Edit Rivadavia Eduardo After Forever Prison of Desire review AllMusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved 5 July 2011 Flaaten Chris 12 August 2000 After Forever Prison of Desire Chronicles of Chaos Retrieved 28 July 2014 After Forever Prison of Desire Encyclopaedia Metallum Retrieved 2 April 2010 Official Forum After Forever Archived from the original on 6 June 2008 Retrieved 20 September 2020 Davies Hywel Dome Malcolm Goodman Eleanor Chantler Chris Gordon Connie Grady Spencer Rees Adam Selzer Jonathan 17 November 2021 The 25 best symphonic metal albums Metal Hammer Future plc Retrieved 2 January 2022 This 2000s metal album related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prison of Desire amp oldid 1122200253, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,