Released 5 June 2003 Length 53:56 Release date 5 June 2003 Label Evolution Music | Recorded January-March 2003 Artist Epica Producer Sascha Paeth | |
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Studio Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany The Phantom Agony
(2003) Consign to Oblivion
(2005) Genres Symphonic metal, Gothic metal Similar Epica albums, Symphonic metal albums | ||
Epica the phantom agony full album
The Phantom Agony is the first full-length studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. It was released in 2003 by the Dutch label Transmission Records. It is the first album recorded by guitarist Mark Jansen after his departure from the band After Forever. On this album, Mark Jansen continues with the collection of songs that make up "The Embrace That Smothers". The first three parts can be found on Prison of Desire (2000), After Forever's debut album, and the following three parts can be found on The Divine Conspiracy (2007), Epica's third album. These songs deal with the dangers of organized religion.
Contents
- Epica the phantom agony full album
- Epica the phantom agony studio hd
- The Phantom Agony
- Track listing
- Cry for the Moon
- Songs
- References
The album was re-released on 23 March 2013, which coincided with Epica’s 10th anniversary Retrospect show, as a 2-disc expanded edition by Epica’s former record label Transmission Records.
Epica the phantom agony studio hd
The Phantom Agony
"The Phantom Agony" was the first single of the eponymous album. It was released in October 2003.
Track listing
- "The Phantom Agony" (Single Version) - 4:35
- "Veniality" - 4:36
- "Façade of Reality" - 8:17
- "Veniality" (Orchestral Version) - 4:37
Track listing
- "Feint" - 4:18
- "Feint (Piano Version)" - 4:53
- "Triumph of Defeat" - 3:56
- "Seif al Din" - 5:46
Cry for the Moon
"Cry for the Moon" is a symphonic metal song by Epica. It was the third single released from their debut album, The Phantom Agony.
Track listing
- "Cry for the Moon" (Single Version) - 3:33
- "Cry for the Moon" - 6:44
- "Run for a Fall" (Single Version) - 4:29
- "Run for a Fall" - 6:31
Songs
1Adyta "The Neverending Embrace"1:27
2Sensorium4:48
3Cry for the Moon "The Embrace That Smothers - Part IV"6:45