After Forever is the eponymous fifth and final album by Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 symphonic metal

Symphonic metal

Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...

 band, After Forever

After Forever

After Forever was a Dutch symphonic metal band with strong progressive metal influences. The band relied on the use of both soprano vocals and death grunts. In February 2009, it was announced that After Forever had disbanded.-Biography:...

. It was released in the United States on September 28, 2007. The bonus track "Lonely" appears on the digipack edition. The album reached position No. 6 on the Dutch album charts.

Track listing

All music by S. Gommans, J. van den Broek and After Forever, except "Energize Me" and "Envision" by S. Gommans, J. van den Broek, G. Groothedde and After Forever. All lyrics by F. Jansen

1. "Discord" – 4:36
2. "Evoke" – 4:23
3. "Transitory" – 3:28
4. "Energize Me
   Energize Me
   Energize Me is a 2007 single by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever. It is taken from their self-titled album After Forever, their first release through Nuclear Blast.-Track listing:#"Energize Me " - 2:52...
   
   " – 3:09
5. "Equally Destructive
   Equally Destructive
   Equally Destructive is a 2007 DVD single by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever. It was the second single release from the band's self-titled album and turned out to be their last release.-Personnel:*Floor Jansen - Vocals...
   
   " – 3:31
6. "Withering Time" – 4:31
7. "De-Energized" – 5:09
8. "Cry with a Smile" – 4:25
9. "Envision" – 3:56
10. "Who I Am" – 4:35
11. "Dreamflight" – 11:08
12. "Empty Memories" – 4:55

DVD

A bonus DVD was bundled together for the North American release featuring the following:

1. "Discord" Video
2. "Equally Destructive" Video
3. "Energize Me" Video
4. Photo Gallery

Band members

• Floor Jansen
  Floor Jansen
  Floor Jansen is a Dutch singer, who was the lead singer of the symphonic metal band After Forever which disbanded in 2009, and is the current singer for ReVamp.-After Forever:...
  
   – vocals, soprano in the choir
• Sander Gommans
  Sander Gommans
  Sander Gommans is a Dutch musician. He founded the symphonic metal band Apocalypse with Mark Jansen in 1995, which later changed its name to After Forever. He played guitar and did the grunting parts in the band...
  
   – guitars, grunts
• Bas Maas – guitars
• Luuk van Gerven – bass guitar
• Joost van den Broek
  Joost van den Broek
  Joost van den Broek was a keyboardist in the metal band After Forever. On the album After Forever, Joost had the opportunity to collaborate on the composition and production of the album alongside other band members. Van den Broek will appear on the Sinbreed album When Worlds Collide...
  
   – keyboards, orchestral and choral arrangements, engineer
• André Borgman – drums

Additional musicians

• Rannveig Sif Sigurdardottir – mezzo-soprano in the choir
• Amanda Somerville
  Amanda Somerville
  Amanda Somerville is an American singer-songwriter and vocal coach.- Personal life :Somerville was born in Flushing, Michigan, and attended Flushing Senior High School and the University of Michigan in Flint, Michigan...
  
   – alto in the choir
• Previn Moore – tenor and bariton in the choir
• Jeff Waters
  Jeff Waters
  Jeff Waters , is the guitarist and mastermind of the metal band Annihilator. He was born in and resides in Ottawa, Canada. As the main member and songwriter for Annihilator, Jeff is considered among the most influential guitarists in the world and as a top songwriter. He is also a well-known mix...
  
   – guitar solo on "De-Energized"
• Doro Pesch
  Doro (musician)
  Dorothee Pesch , popularly known as Doro Pesch or Doro, is a female rock vocalist, formerly of the German heavy metal band Warlock ....
  
   – vocals on "Who I Am"
• Prague Symphonic Orchestra – orchestra conducted by Richard Hein