My Dark Symphony is the first EP by the Norwegian power metal/progressive metal band, Conception. It is the first Conception EP with new original material since their last studio album Flow in 1997, and was released on 23 November 2018.[5][6][7][8]
| My Dark Symphony | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 23 November 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Studio | MLP Studios, Dokka, Norway Stable Studios, Oslo, Norway Conception Sound Factory Studios | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal[1] | |||
| Length | 26:41 | |||
| Producer | Tore Østby & Roy Khan | |||
| Conception chronology | ||||
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| Singles from My Dark Symphony | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Metal Crypt |    [1] |
| Rock Report | [3] |
| My Global Mind |   [4] |
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Re:Conception" | T.Østby/Roy Khan | 1:08 |
| 2. | "Grand Again" | T.Østby/Roy Khan | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Into the Wild" | T.Østby/Roy Khan/Heimdal/Amlien | 5:21 |
| 4. | "Quite Alright" | T.Østby/Roy Khan/Heimdal | 4:33 |
| 5. | "The Moment" | T.Østby/Roy Khan | 5:27 |
| 6. | "My Dark Symphony" | T.Østby/Roy Khan/Heimdal | 6:12 |
Notes edit
- The EP is included on the second disc of the Japanese release for the band's fifth studio album, State of Deception.
Personnel edit
All information from the EP booklet.[9]
- Band members
- Roy Khan – vocals, orchestration and choir backing on track 5, engineer
- Tore Østby – guitar, keyboards, orchestration, choir backing on track 5, engineer
- Ingar Amlien – bass
- Arve Heimdal – drums
- Additional musicians
- Aurora Heimdal – backing vocals on tracks 3 and 6, choir backing on track 5
- Maria Engstrom Østby – talking voice on track 4, choir backing on track 5
- Miro – keyboards, orchestrations (tracks 1–4, 6)
- The Family Choir
- Eva Strømhaug Sæverud, Filip Lopes Sousa, Ida Åman, Gun Engvall, Matilda Engström Bergkvist, Melina Fagerström Jusufagic, Natália Lopes, Rafael Tore Lopes Sousa, Sira Gassama, Sixten Engvall Adamo, Vasco Sousa
- Production
- Nils Harald Mæhlum – engineer
- Leif Johansen – engineer, choir backing on track 5
- Stefan Glaumann – mixing
- Svante Forsback – mastering
- Seth Siro Anton – artwork
- Gustavo Sazes – layout
- My Olausson – additional graphic design
References edit
- ^ a b "The Metal Crypt – Review of Conception – My Dark Symphony". The Metal Crypt. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Conception – Release 'Re:Conception' Single Package". Metal Storm. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Conception – My Dark Symphony". Rock Report.
- ^ Shadow Editor (23 November 2018). "Conception – My Dark Symphony EP Review". My Global Mind. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Former KAMELOT Singer ROY KHAN Is Back With Reunited CONCEPTION; New EP Due This Fall". Blabbermouth.net. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "CONCEPTION Feat. Former KAMELOT Singer ROY KHAN: Listen To Entire 'My Dark Symphony' EP". Blabbermouth. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Administrator. "Conception: My Dark Symphony – Shock!". Shockmagazin (in Hungarian). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Conception Featuring Ex-Kamelot Frontman Roy Khan Release 'My Dark Symphony' EP; Streaming Available". BraveWords. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ (2018). "My Dark Symphony liner notes". In My Dark Symphony [CD booklet]. Conception Sound Factory.