Prison of Desire

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 three 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.

Prison of Desire
Studio album by
After Forever
Released21 April 2000
Recorded16 December 1999–16 January 2000
StudioExcess Studio, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
GenreSymphonic metal, gothic metal
Length54:10
LabelTransmission
ProducerHans 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
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chronicles of Chaos[2]

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.[3]

Track listings

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

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Mea Culpa" (The Embrace That Smothers, Prologue)M. Jansen2:00
2."Leaden Legacy" (The Embrace That Smothers, Pt. I)M. Jansen5:07
3."Semblance of Confusion"F. Jansen4:09
4."Black Tomb"F. Jansen6:29
5."Follow in the Cry" (The Embrace That Smothers, Pt. II)M. Jansen4:08
6."Silence from Afar"M. Jansen5:51
7."Inimical Chimera"F. Jansen5:00
8."Tortuous Threnody"F. Jansen6:13
9."Yield to Temptation" (The Embrace That Smothers, Pt. III)M. Jansen5:53
10."Ephemeral"M. Jansen3:05
11."Beyond Me"M. Jansen, F. Jansen6:22
Japanese release bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Wings of Illusion" (Demo track)7:26
Total length:61:36
Limited Edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Leaden Legacy" (Instrumental version)5:09
Total length:59:19
Chilean release bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Silence from Afar" (Radio edit)4:37
Total length:58:47
Bonus tracks 2008 edition track listing (Disc 1: The Album)
No.TitleLength
12."Wings of Illusion" (Demo track)7:26
13."Mea Culpa" (Previously unreleased instrumental version)2:01
14."Mea Culpa" (A-capella version)1:50
15."Semblance of Confusion" (Previously unreleased instrumental version)4:07
16."Follow in the Cry" (Previously unreleased instrumental version)4:05
17."Follow in the Cry" (Previously unreleased a-capella version)1:20
Total length:74:59
2008 edition track listing (Disc 2: The Sessions)
No.TitleLength
1."Silence from Afar" (Previously unreleased demo version)5:55
2."Wings of Illusion" (Previously unreleased demo version)7:21
3."Follow in the Cry" (Previously unreleased session version)4:04
4."Yield to Temptation" (Previously unreleased session version)5:51
5."Semblance of Confusion" (Previously unreleased session version)4:06
6."Beyond Me" (Previously unreleased session version)6:13
7."Black Tomb" (Previously unreleased session version)6:29
8."Tortuous Threnody" (Previously unreleased session version)6:10
9."Ephemeral" (Previously unreleased session version)3:03
10."Inimical Chimera" (Previously unreleased session version)4:58
11."Silence from Afar" (Previously unreleased session version)5:50
12."Mea Culpa" (Previously unreleased session version)2:01
13."Leaden Legacy" (Previously unreleased session version)5:04
14."Wings of Illusion" (Previously unreleased session version)7:21
Total length:74:26
Songs played during the "Apocalypse" era
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."False"M. Jansen 
2."Ermine"F. Jansen 
3."Awaken in Delirium"M. Jansen 
4."Broken Skull"F. Jansen 
5."Immortality"M. Jansen 
6."Prison of Desire"M. Jansen 
7."Apocalypse"M. Jansen 
8."Legends of the Black Lake"M. Jansen 
9."Intermediate Station Earth"M. Jansen 
10."The Abdication"M. Jansen 

Personnel
Band members
Additional musicians
  • Sharon den Adel - vocals on "Beyond Me"
  • Hans Cassa, Caspar de Jonge, Yvonne Rooda, Melissa 't Hart - choir
Production
  • Hans Pieters, Dennis Leidelmeijer - producers, engineers
  • Oscar Holleman - choir producer and engineer, mixing
  • Hans van Vuuren - executive producer, coordination and research
  • Peter van 't Riet - mastering

References
  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "After Forever Prison of Desire review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  2. Flaaten, Chris (12 August 2000). "After Forever - Prison of Desire". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. "After Forever - Prison of Desire". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2 April 2010.


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