My Dark Symphony Explained
My Dark Symphony |
Type: | ep |
Artist: | Conception |
Cover: | File:Conception my dark symphony ep cover.jpg |
Released: | 23 November 2018 |
Recorded: | 2018 |
Studio: | MLP Studios, Dokka, Norway Stable Studios, Oslo, Norway Conception Sound Factory Studios |
Genre: | Progressive metal |
Length: | 26:41 |
Producer: | Tore Østby & Roy Khan |
Prev Title: | Flow |
Prev Year: | 1997 |
Next Title: | State of Deception |
Next Year: | 2020 |
My Dark Symphony is the first EP by the Norwegian power metal/progressive metal band, Conception. It is the first Conception EP with new original material since their last studio album Flow in 1997, and was released on 23 November 2018.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Track listing
Notes
- The EP is included on the second disc of the Japanese release for the band's fifth studio album, State of Deception.
Personnel
All information from the EP booklet.[5]
- Band members
- Roy Khan – vocals, orchestration and choir backing on track 5, engineer
- Tore Østby – guitar, keyboards, orchestration, choir backing on track 5, engineer
- Ingar Amlien – bass
- Arve Heimdal – drums
- Additional musicians
- Aurora Heimdal – backing vocals on tracks 3 and 6, choir backing on track 5
- Maria Engstrom Østby – talking voice on track 4, choir backing on track 5
- Miro – keyboards, orchestrations (tracks 1–4, 6)
- The Family Choir
- Eva Strømhaug Sæverud, Filip Lopes Sousa, Ida Åman, Gun Engvall, Matilda Engström Bergkvist, Melina Fagerström Jusufagic, Natália Lopes, Rafael Tore Lopes Sousa, Sira Gassama, Sixten Engvall Adamo, Vasco Sousa
- Production
- Nils Harald Mæhlum – engineer
- Leif Johansen – engineer, choir backing on track 5
- Stefan Glaumann – mixing
- Svante Forsback – mastering
- Seth Siro Anton – artwork
- Gustavo Sazes – layout
- My Olausson – additional graphic design
Notes and References
- Web site: Former KAMELOT Singer ROY KHAN Is Back With Reunited CONCEPTION; New EP Due This Fall. Blabbermouth.net. 9 January 2019. 30 April 2018.
- Web site: CONCEPTION Feat. Former KAMELOT Singer ROY KHAN: Listen To Entire 'My Dark Symphony' EP. Blabbermouth. 23 November 2018. 25 November 2018.
- Web site: Conception: My Dark Symphony – Shock!. Administrator. Shockmagazin. hu-hu. 3 January 2019.
- Web site: Conception Featuring Ex-Kamelot Frontman Roy Khan Release 'My Dark Symphony' EP; Streaming Available. BraveWords. 24 November 2018. 9 January 2019.
- (2018). "My Dark Symphony liner notes". In My Dark Symphony [CD booklet]. Conception Sound Factory.