After Forever is the fifth and final studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever. It was released in the United States on 28 September 2007. The album reached No. 6 on the Dutch album charts.[5]

After Forever
Studio album by
Released20 April 2007 (2007-04-20)
RecordedSeptember–November 2006
Studio
Genre
Length57:58
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerGordon Groothedde
After Forever chronology
Mea Culpa
(2006)
After Forever
(2007)
Eccentric
(2019)
After Forever studio albums chronology
Remagine
(2005)
After Forever
(2007)
Singles from After Forever
  1. "Energize Me"
    Released: 23 March 2007
  2. "Equally Destructive"
    Released: 21 September 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Metal Forces8/10[2]
Metal Storm[3]
Metal Crypt[4]

A 15th anniversary edition, with remastered songs and both previously released bonus tracks "Lonely" and "Sweet Enclosure", was released on 27 May 2022.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Floor Jansen; all music is composed by Sander Gommans, Joost van den Broek and After Forever, except where noted

After Forever track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Discord" 4:37
2."Evoke" 4:24
3."Transitory" 3:29
4."Energize Me"
  • Gommans
  • Van den Broek
  • Gordon Groothedde
  • After Forever
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"
  • Gommans
  • Van den Broek
  • Groothedde
  • After Forever
3:57
10."Who I Am" 4:36
11."Dreamflight" 11:10
12."Empty Memories" 4:56
Total length:57:58
Limited edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Lonely"3:24
Total length:61:22
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Lonely"3:24
14."Sweet Enclosure"5:03
Total length:66:25

Bonus DVD (US limited edition)

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  1. "Discord" (music video)
  2. "Equally Destructive" (music video)
  3. "Energize Me" (music video)
  4. Photo Gallery

Personnel

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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

Production

  • Gordon Groothedde – production, engineering, mixing
  • Stephanie Pistel – photography
  • Thomas Ewerhard – artwork, layout

Charts

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Year Chart Position
2007 Dutch Albums Chart[5] 6
Ultratop Belgian Charts (Wallonia)[6] 72
Ultratop Belgian Charts (Flanders)[7] 89
German Albums Chart[8] 98
French Albums Chart[9] 105

References

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  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "After Forever After Forever review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  2. ^ Fisher, Mark. "Album / EP Reviews: After Forever - After Forever". Metal Forces. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. ^ "After Forever - After Forever review". Metal Storm. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  4. ^ "The Metal Crypt - Review of After Forever - After Forever". Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b "After Forever - After Forever (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  6. ^ "After Forever – After Forever". Ultratop (in French). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  7. ^ "After Forever – After Forever". Ultratop (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Album – After Forever, After Forever". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 21 June 2013.[dead link]
  9. ^ "After Forever – After Forever (album)". Lescharts.com (in French). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 21 June 2013.