- Invisible Circles
Infobox Album | Name = Invisible Circles
Artist =After Forever
Type = studio
Released =March 25 ,2004
Recorded = Excess Studio, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; July-August 2003
Genre =Symphonic metal
Length = 58:56
Label = Transmission / Avalon Records
Producer = Hans Pieters
Last album = "Decipher" (2001)
This album = "Invisible Circles" (2004)
Next album = "Remagine " (2005)
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fsx1z8oa4yv2 link]"Invisible Circles" (2004) is the third album released by Dutch
symphonic metal bandAfter Forever , the first since the departure ofMark Jansen . It is consiered as the album which After Forever depatured fromgothic metal , and a concept album (arguably a metal opera, since it has characters and some sort of plot), dealing with issues involved when having children. This can be seen especially in "Blind Pain" which has an outro where two parents argue and wish each other's death - consequently one leaves during the course of the argument.Track listing
#"Childhood in Minor" (Instrumental) – 1:20
#"Beautiful Emptiness" – 5:25
#"Between Love and Fire" – 4:56
#"Sins of Idealism" – 5:22
#"Eccentric" – 4:10
#"Digital Deceit " – 5:38
#"Through Square Eyes" – 6:23
#"Blind Pain" – 6:47
#"Two Sides" – 4:34
#"Victim of Choices" – 3:21
#"Reflections" – 5:11
#"Life's Vortex" – 5:53Changes
This is the first full-length album
After Forever released after the departure of Mark Jansen (not counting the mini album Exordium), and the changes on this album are very clear. A new sound has been found by the band, one mostly revolving around elements of heavy metal.Lyrically, After Forever has chosen an entirely different theme, letting go of the dangers of
religion , and focusing more on different social problems. Also afterMark Jansen left the band, the band stopped putting the songs in parts [i.e. The Embrace That Smothers, and My Pledge of Allegiance]Credits
Floor Jansen - VocalsBas Maas - Guitar, Clean Male VocalsSander Gommans - Guitar, GruntsLuuk van Gerven - BassLando van Gils - KeyboardsAndré Borgman - Drums
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