Solitude, Dominance, Tragedy

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Solitude · Dominance · Tragedy
Studio album by
Released17 May 1999
RecordedFebruary–April 1999
StudioLos Angered Recordings (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Genre
Length43:15
LabelGothenburg Noiseworks
Producer
Evergrey chronology
The Dark Discovery

(1998)
Solitude · Dominance · Tragedy
(1999)
In Search of Truth
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Crypt3/5[1]
Metal.de7/10[2]
MetalReviews90/100[3]
Metal-Temple10/10[4]
RockHard8.5/10[5]

Solitude, Dominance, Tragedy is the second studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Evergrey. It was released on 17 May 1999 through Gothenburg Noiseworks/Hall of Sermon. It was re-issued and re-released in 2004 via Inside Out Music, and in 2017 via AFM Records. Recording sessions took place at Los Angered Recordings in Gothenburg from February to April 1999. Production was handled by Andy LaRocque and Evergrey themselves. It is the last album to feature original bassist Daniel Nojd and guitarist Dan Bronell.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tom S. Englund except tracks 4-6 written with Daniel Nojd, Dan Bronell and Patrick Carlsson; all music is composed by Evergrey

No.TitleLength
1."Solitude Within"5:32
2."Nosferatu"5:39
3."The Shocking Truth"4:34
4."A Scattered Me"4:16
5."She Speaks to the Dead"4:57
6."When Darkness Falls"4:50
7."Words Mean Nothing"4:11
8."Damnation"3:50
9."The Corey Curse"5:21
2004 special edition
No.TitleLength
10."The Masterplan" (bonus video)4:45

Personnel

Evergrey
  • Tom S. Englund – vocals, guitars, lyrics, keyboards arrangement, producer
  • Daniel Nojd – backing vocals, bass, lyrics (tracks: 4-6), keyboards arrangement, producer
  • Dan Bronell – guitars, lyrics (tracks: 4-6), keyboards arrangement, producer
  • Patrick Carlsson – drums, lyrics (tracks: 4-6), keyboards arrangement, producer
Additional credits
  • Carina Kjellberg – female vocals, choir arrangement
  • The Mercury Choir – choir
  • Erik Ask – harp
  • Stuart Wyatt – six-string violin
  • Zachary Stephens – keyboards
  • Anders Allhage – mixing, engineering, producer
  • Kristian "Rizza" Isaksson – additional technician
  • Kristian Wåhlin – cover
  • Samuel Durling – cover
  • Kenneth Johansson – photography

References

  1. ^ Griffin, Larry (12 September 2008). "The Metal Crypt - Review of Evergrey - Solitude Dominance Tragedy". www.metalcrypt.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Evergrey - Solitude Dominance Tragedy Review • metal.de". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Evergrey - Solitude * Dominance * Tragedy". www.metalreviews.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. ^ Wittenmeier, Justin (30 December 2017). "Evergrey - Solitude, Dominance, Tragedy (Reissue)". www.metal-temple.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. ^ Stappert, Andreas. "EVERGREY - Solitude * Dominance * Tragedy". RockHard (in German). Retrieved 8 November 2020.

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