After Crying is a Hungarian

Hungary

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 musical ensemble

Musical ensemble

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, established in 1986, which composes and performs contemporary classical music or symphonic rock

Symphonic rock

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. They use instruments ranging from classical acoustical instruments like cello

Cello

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, trumpet

Trumpet

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, piano

Piano

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, flute

Flute

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 to the instruments of a modern rock

Rock and roll

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 band. They sometimes perform with traditional chamber or symphony orchestras. Their studio albums contain numerous variations in instruments and composition. Though the band has been on an extended hiatus, they announced in January 2008 that they are now "waking up" from their "silent times", playing a light concert schedule as Egervári Gábor recovers from an unsaid illness.

2005 Lineup (alphabetical order)

• Bátky-Valentin Zoltán (lead vocal, member since 2002)
• Egervári Gábor (flute, narration, texts and thoughts, live sound, founding member)
• Görgényi Tamás (artistic director, lyricist, singer of some studio tracks)
• Lengyel Zoltán (piano, keyboards, vocals, first appeared 1997, regular member since 1998)
• Madai Zsolt (drums, percussion, vibraphone, member since 1998)
• Pejtsik Péter (composition, orchestration, cello, bass guitar, vocals, founding member)
• Torma Ferenc (guitar, synthesizer, composition, founding member)
• Winkler Balázs (composition, orchestration, trumpet, keyboards. First appeared 1990-1991, regular member since 1992)

Discography

1. Opus 1 (cassette) (1989) (cd reedition 2009)
2. 1989 (cassette) (1989) (cd reedition 2009)
3. Overground Music (1990)
4. Koncert 1991 (cassette) (1991)
5. Megalázottak és megszomorítottak (1992)
6. Föld és ég (1994)
7. De Profundis (1996)
8. Első évtized (1996)
9. 6 (1997)
10. Almost Pure Instrumental (1998)
11. Struggle for Life (2000)
12. Struggle for Life – essential (2000)
13. Bootleg Symphony (2001)
14. Show
    Show (After Crying album)
    -Track listing:# NWC - # Invisible Legion - # Face to Face - # Welcome on Board - # Paradise Lost - # Remote Control - # Technopolis - # Globevillage at Night - # Bone Squad -...
    
    (2003)
15. Live (2007)
16. Opus 1 (2009)
17. 1989 (2009)
18. Creatura (2011)