Released 21 April 2000 Artist After Forever Label AVALON | Length 54:10 Release date April 2000 | |
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Recorded 16 December 1999–16 January 2000 Producer Hans Pieters, Dennis LeidelMeijer, Oscar Holleman Wings of IllusionDemo(1999) Prison of Desire(2000) Similar After Forever albums, Symphonic metal albums | ||
Prison of Desire is the debut album by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever. It was released in 2000 in Europe. The album contains the first four installments of "The Embrace That Smothers" collection of songs by Mark Jansen. 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.
Contents
The final track, "Beyond Me", features a guest appearance of Sharon den Adel, lead singer in Within Temptation.
The album was re-released in June 2008 as a 2-disc set by the re-financed Transmission Records. Sander Gommans has urged fans not to buy this re-release through the band's official forum.
After forever mea culpa the embrace that smothers prologue
Track listings
All music composed by Mark Jansen, Sander Gommans, Floor Jansen, except "Mea Culpa" by M. Jansen.
Personnel
Songs
1Mea Culpa (The Embrace That Smothers - Prologue)2:00
2Leaden Legacy (instrumental)5:08
3Semblance of Confusion4:09