Exordium
by After Forever
- Type: EP
- Released: October 2003
- Label: Transmission
- Country: Netherlands
- Length: 48:38
- Community rating: 3.29/5 from 1 rating
Artists on this release: Hans Pieters, Joe Sample, Steve Harris, Frans Grapperhaus, Will Jennings, Luuk van Gerven, Bas Maas, Marga Okhuizen, logo, Hans van Vuuren, Lando van Gils, Sander Gommans, Sascha Paeth, Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson, Ana Tudor, Jeanne Biessen, Sander van Berkel, Andrea Beckers, Yvonne van de Pol, Andr茅 Borgman, Ellen Bakker, Hans Cassa, Caspar De Jonge, Dennis Leidelmeijer, Peter Van 't Riet
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Released to introduce fans to the band's evolving sound following the departure of Mark Jansen, 'Exordium' pairs lush orchestral arrangements with heavy guitar riffing. The symphonic metal EP features Floor Jansen's towering operatic vocals alongside aggressive elements, setting the stage for their 'Invisible Circles' concept album.
Genres
Descriptors: progressive, melodic, orchestral
Tracklist
Credits
- Andr茅 Borgman - drums, acoustic guitar
- Sander Gommans - guitar, vocals [grunts]
- Floor Jansen - vocals [soprano]
- Remy Merian - vocals [reporter]
- Uli Stielau - vocals [reporter]
- Yvette Boertje - vocals [reporter]
- Zo毛 Marya - vocals [reporter]
- Hans Pieters - producer, recorded by, engineer
- Dennis Leidelmeijer - recorded by, engineer
- Sascha Paeth - mixed by
- Carsten Drescher - design concept [cover concept], artwork, logo [logo design]
- Peter Van 't Riet - mastered by
- Andrea Beckers - photography by
- Peter Arts - supervised by [orchestra recording]
- Adrian Smith - written by
- Bruce Dickinson - written by
- Steve Harris - written by
- Joe Sample - written by
- Will Jennings - written by