- Retrospective DeLuxe 2CD compilation, Extensive 44 page booklet, 32 remastered tracks, Hits, Singles, Rarities & Unreleased Remixed Versions! Feat. Mark Jansen (EPICA), Sharon Den Adel (WITHIN TEMPTATION), Marco Hietala (NIGHTWISH) [!]
As you may know (or not), Transmission Records and After Forever have decided to part ways a while ago. Four AF albums, one AF mini album and a handful of AF singles have been released by the label between 2000 and 2005 and now the Transmission chapter of After Forever is rounded off with this excellent double compilation album, featuring no less than 32 tracks.
CD1 - Chapter I (featuring Mark Jansen on guitars):
1. Mea Culpa (a-capella version)
2. Follow In The City
3. Yield To Temptation
4. Silence From Afar
5. Wings Of Illusion (non-album track)
6. Beyond Me (duet with Sharon den Adel)
7. Forlorn Hope
8. For The Time Being (non-album track)
9. Imperfect Tenses (duet with Damian Wilson)
10. Monolith Of Doubt (single version)
11. Intrinsic
12. Emphasis
13. My Pledge Of Alliance # 1
14. Who Wants To Live Forever (non-album track, duet with Damian Wilson, feat. Arjen Lucassen).
CD2 - Chapter II (featuring Bas Maas on guitars):
1. The Evil That Men Do (single version)
2. Glorifying Means
3. My Choice (acoustic version)
4. Beneath
5. Digital Deceit (single version)
6. Two Sides (single version)
7. Sins Of Idealism (single version)
8. Eccentric (orchestral version)
9. Life’s Vortex (unreleased single version)
10. Blind Pain (aggressive version)
11. Being Everyone (single version)
12. Face Your Demons (single version, duet with Marco Hietala)
13. Taste The Day (Remagine) (non-album track)
14. Boundaries Are Open (single version)
15. Come
16. Attendance (unreleased industrial remix)
17. Live And Learn (non-album track)
18. Strong (piano version)
REMASTERED IN THE 24-BIT DOMAIN FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTERS.
CURRENT LINE-UP:
Floor Jansen (soprano vocals)
Mark Jansen (vocals / guitar)
Sander Gommans (vocals / guitar)
Luik van Gerven (bass)
Jack Driessen (keyboards)
Joep Beckers (drums)