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2001 studio album by After Forever
Decipher is the second album by
, who left the band soon after its release.
In 2003, the album was reissued in a limited edition of 5,000 copies worldwide. The limited edition in digipack had an extended booklet, a sticker with new artwork and two live bonus tracks.[5] It was again reissued in 2012 by the re-financed Transmission Records, this time as a two-disc set containing previously unreleased studio sessions, single edits and a handful of demo recordings .
Track listing
Decipher track listingTitle Lyrics Music 1. "Ex Cathedra (Ouverture)" Mark Jansen Sander Gommans 2:02 2. "Monolith of Doubt" Floor Jansen 3:31 3. "My Pledge of Allegiance #1 (The Sealed Fate)" M. Jansen Gommans M. Jansen F. Jansen After Forever 6:24 4. "Emphasis" F. Jansen Gommans M. Jansen F. Jansen After Forever 4:18 5. "Intrinsic" F. Jansen M. Jansen Gommans F. Jansen After Forever 6:44 6. "Zenith" F. Jansen M. Jansen Gommans André Borgman F. Jansen After Forever 4:21 7. "Estranged (A Timeless Spell)" M. Jansen M. Jansen Gommans F. Jansen After Forever 6:54 8. "Imperfect Tenses" F. Jansen 4:08 9. "My Pledge of Allegiance #2 (The Tempted Fate)" M. Jansen Gommans M. Jansen F. Jansen After Forever 5:05 10. "The Key" F. Jansen Gommans M. Jansen F. Jansen After Forever 4:47 11. "Forlorn Hope" M. Jansen M. Jansen Gommans F. Jansen After Forever 6:21 Total length: 54:35
Japanese and vinyl limited edition bonus track Title Lyrics Music 12. "For the Time Being" M. Jansen M. Jansen Gommans F. Jansen After Forever 5:04 Total length: 59:39
Digipack limited edition bonus tracks Title 12. "My Pledge of Allegiance #1" (live at 2 Meter Sessies) 6:27 13. "Forlorn Hope" (live at 2 Meter Sessies) 6:22 Total length: 67:24
2007 Japanese Collector's Edition – disc two: Exordium Title Lyrics Music 1. "Line of Thoughts" (instrumental) Gommans 2:15 2. "Beneath" F. Jansen Gommans Lando van Gils F. Jansen Luuk van Gerven Borgman Bas Maas 4:52 3. "My Choice" F. Jansen Gommans Van Gils F. Jansen Van Gerven Borgman Maas 4:53 4. "Glorifying Means" F. Jansen Gommans Van Gils F. Jansen Van Gerven Borgman Maas 5:00 5. "The Evil That Men Do " (Iron Maiden cover) 4:50 6. "One Day I'll Fly Away " (Randy Crawford cover) 4:43 Total length: 26:33
2012 reissue – disc one: The Album (bonus tracks) Title Lyrics Music 12. "For the Time Being" 5:04 13. "Who Wants to Live Forever " (Queen cover) Brian May May 4:48 14. "Imperfect Tenses" (with Damian Wilson ) 4:10 15. "Monolith of Doubt" (single version) 3:32 16. "Imperfect Tenses" (orchestral version) 4:06 Total length: 76:19
2012 reissue – disc two: The Sessions Title 1. "The Key" (session version) 4:42 2. "Monolith of Doubt" (session version) 3:31 3. "My Pledge of Allegiance #2" (session version) 5:02 4. "Emphasis" (session version) 4:17 5. "Estranged" (session version) 6:53 6. "My Pledge of Allegiance #1" (session version) 6:20 7. "Imperfect Tenses" (session version) 4:05 8. "For the Time Being" (session version) 5:02 9. "Forlorn Hope" (session version) 6:20 10. "Zenith" (session version) 4:18 11. "Intrinsic" (session version) 6:56 12. "Who Wants to Live Forever" (session version) 4:48 13. "Monolith of Doubt" (demo) 3:43 14. "Emphasis" (demo) 4:30 15. "For the Time Being" (demo) 5:09 Total length: 75:36
Personnel
After Forever
Production
Stephen van Haestregt – production, engineer
Oscar Holleman – additional production, mixing
Hans van Vuuren – executive producer, coordination and research
Peter van 't Riet – mastering
Additional musicians
Cees' Kieboom – piano, keyboards
Ebred Reijen – solo violin
Noemi Bodden – violin
Janine Baller – viola
Carla Schrijner – violoncello
Roxanne Steffen – double bass
Irma Kort – oboe on "Intrinsic" and "My Pledge of Allegiance #1"
Jack Pisters – sitar on "My Pledge of Allegiance #2"
Rein Kolpa – tenor vocals on "Imperfect Tenses"
Hans Cassa – choral bass vocals
Caspar de Jonge – choral tenor vocals
Marga Okhuizen – choral alto vocals
Ellen Bakker – choral soprano vocals
Damian Wilson – vocals on "Imperfect Tenses" (The Album bonus track version) and "Who Wants to Live Forever"
Arjen Anthony Lucassen
– guitar and keyboards on "Who Wants to Live Forever", all instruments on "Who Wants to Live Forever" (session version)
References