After satisfying most of their wildest progressive metal aspirations with 2… Read Full Bio ↴After satisfying most of their wildest progressive metal aspirations with 2004's intricately conceptual Invisible Circles, Holland's After Forever took the virtually opposite route with their 2005 follow-up, Remagine, which, true to its title (and as indicated by the distraction-free front cover band photo, highlighting striking singer Floor Jansen), produced some of the most commercial and straightforward songwriting of the band's career. Of course, the group still couldn't resist kicking things off with a one of those token, instrumental intro snippets, and packing ample metallic guitar chords, lush prog-symphonic passages, and massed choirs into several of the album's minority, complex offerings, including "Free of Doubt," "Only Everything," and "Forever." But regardless of these stylistic holdovers, the band's arrangements throughout the album were generally far more focused and the lyrics themselves significantly less bookish than ever before, resulting in a few bona fide gothic rock singles candidates in "Come," "Boundaries Are Open," and "Being Everyone" (all of them featuring hook-laden choruses), and even a rather plain ballad called simply "Strong." As the inevitable visual, vocal, and emotional focus of the group's otherwise all-male contingent, singer Jansen is in fine form here, as usual, and her classically trained operatic chops are given additional showcases alongside her equally powerful rock voice, thus leading to inevitable comparisons to Finland's Nightwish, whose example has always been an undeniable influence on After Forever, anyway. For his part, guitarist Sander Gommans also manages to interject his Cookie Monster vocals into a few token treats for the band's die-hard contingent like "Living Shields" and "No Control"; although these fans may also have a few negative things to say about the part nu-metal, part pop-metal sore thumb "Face Your Demons." What really matters, though, is that despite its incrementally song-oriented vision and decreased flirtation with progressive flourishes, Remagine is still perfectly recognizable as an After Forever album, and a very decent one at that.
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After Forever Lyrics
Attendance Beauty and destruction Pride and honour Freedom, elimminatio…
Being Everyone Who am I at night when my eyes are closed…
Boundaries Are Open After Forever Boundaries are open I see clearly all my drea…
Come Come join your inner wonderland A place of all you donÂ't…
Comé Come join your inner wonderland A place of all you don't…
Enter Come Join Enter Come in, join us Come in, feel it Com…
Face Your Demons Jack in a box and here I am YouÂ're favourite mirror…
Forever Dead Girl: I can see your pain I can feel your loss I…
Free of Doubt Who do I see? Mirror let me know You can't know me…
Living Shields Weak and frightened Paralyzed and naked they are children ru…
No Control I fight I sweat I drag the whole world along I care I break …
Only Everything Couloured chambers, Fine illusions, or a gate to space Endle…
Strong I see your pain I see it grow Slowly inside you You…