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Prison of Desire

Prison of Desire
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Studio album by After Forever
Released 21 April 2000
Recorded 16 December 1999–16 January 2000
Studio Excess Studio, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Genre Symphonic metal, gothic metal
Length 54:10
Label Transmission
Producer Hans Pieters, Dennis LeidelMeijer, Oscar Holleman
After Forever chronology
Wings of Illusion
Demo

(1999)
Prison of Desire
(2000)
Decipher
(2001)
Singles from Prison of Desire
  1. "Follow in the Cry"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3/5 stars
Chronicles of Chaos 7.5/10 stars

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.

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.

All music composed by Mark Jansen, Sander Gommans, Floor Jansen, except "Mea Culpa" by M. Jansen.


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