Mea Culpa (album)
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Mea Culpa is a 2006 compilation album by Dutch symphonic metal
band After Forever
. Disc one includes songs from Mark Jansen
's time in the band, while disc two is filled with songs from after his departure.
Symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...
band After Forever
After Forever
After Forever was a Dutch symphonic metal band with strong progressive metal influences. The band relied on the use of both soprano vocals and death grunts. In February 2009, it was announced that After Forever had disbanded.-Biography:...
. Disc one includes songs from Mark Jansen
Mark Jansen
Mark Jansen, , is a heavy metal musician.As guitarist, Jansen founded After Forever with Sander Gommans, and was one of the main songwriters since their debut album Prison of Desire. He left After Forever in 2002, and after his departure the band took a new musical direction...
's time in the band, while disc two is filled with songs from after his departure.
Disc One
- "Mea Culpa (A-capella Version)" - 1:50
- "Follow in the CryFollow in the Cry"Follow in the Cry" is a 2000 single by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever, from their debut album Prison of Desire. At the end of the a cappella version of "Mea Culpa", there is an a cappella version of the intro to their song "Yield to Temptation"....
" - 4:05 - "Yield to Temptation" - 5:53
- "Silence from Afar" - 5:54
- "Wings of Illusion" - 7:23
- "Beyond Me (Gruntless Version)" - 6:12
- "Forlorn Hope" - 6:23
- "For the Time Being" - 5:06
- "Imperfect Tenses" - 4:11
- "Monolith of DoubtMonolith of DoubtMonolith of Doubt is a 2002 single by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever.-Track listing:#"Monolith of Doubt " - 3:33#"For the Time Being" - 5:06#"Forlorn Hope" - 6:22#"Imperfect Tenses " - 4:06-Personnel:...
(Single Version)" - 3:33 - "Intrinsic" - 6:54
- "EmphasisEmphasis/Who Wants To Live ForeverEmphasis/Who Wants to Live Forever is a 2002 single by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever, featuring guest vocals from Damian Wilson of Threshold.-Track listing:#"Emphasis" - 4:18#"Who Wants to Live Forever " - 4:46...
" - 4:19 - "My Pledge of Allegiance #1 - The Sealed Fate" - 6:28
- "Who Wants to Live ForeverEmphasis/Who Wants To Live ForeverEmphasis/Who Wants to Live Forever is a 2002 single by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever, featuring guest vocals from Damian Wilson of Threshold.-Track listing:#"Emphasis" - 4:18#"Who Wants to Live Forever " - 4:46...
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Cover)" - 4:41
Disc Two
- "The Evil That Men DoMy Choice/The Evil That Men DoMy Choice/The Evil That Men Do is a 2003 single by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever. It is taken from their EP Exordium and was the band's first single after the departure of co-founder Mark Jansen.-Track listing:...
(Iron MaidenIron MaidenIron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
Cover) (Single Version)" - 3:20 - "Glorifying Means" - 5:02
- "My ChoiceMy Choice/The Evil That Men DoMy Choice/The Evil That Men Do is a 2003 single by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever. It is taken from their EP Exordium and was the band's first single after the departure of co-founder Mark Jansen.-Track listing:...
(Acoustic Version)" - 4:03 - "Beneath" - 4:54
- "Digital DeceitDigital DeceitDigital Deceit is a single by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever, released in 2004. It is the only single extracted from their third full-length album Invisible Circles.-Track listing:#"Digital Deceit " - 4:07...
(Single Version)" - 4:09 - "Two SidesTwo Sides/Boundaries Are OpenTwo Sides/Boundaries Are Open is a 2006 single by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever. It is taken from the band's compilation album Mea Culpa...
(Single Version)" - 3:17 - "Sins of Idealism (Single Version)" - 4:12
- "Eccentric (Orchestral Version)" - 4:36
- "Life's Vortex (Single Version)" - 4:37
- "Blind Pain (Aggressive Version)" - 4:18
- "Being EveryoneBeing EveryoneBeing Everyone is a 2005 single by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever. It is from their fourth full-length album Remagine.-Track listing:Basic single#"Being Everyone " – 3:10#"Taste the Day" – 2:53Maxi single...
(Single Version)" - 3:10 - "Face Your Demons (Single Version)" - 5:01
- "Taste the Day" - 2:56
- "Boundaries Are OpenTwo Sides/Boundaries Are OpenTwo Sides/Boundaries Are Open is a 2006 single by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever. It is taken from the band's compilation album Mea Culpa...
(Single Version)" - 3:30 - "Come" - 5:05
- "Attendance (Industrial Remix)" - 3:04
- "Live and Learn" - 4:25
- "Strong (Piano Version)" - 6:13
Credits
- Floor JansenFloor JansenFloor Jansen is a Dutch singer, who was the lead singer of the symphonic metal band After Forever which disbanded in 2009, and is the current singer for ReVamp.-After Forever:...
- Vocals - Sander GommansSander GommansSander Gommans is a Dutch musician. He founded the symphonic metal band Apocalypse with Mark Jansen in 1995, which later changed its name to After Forever. He played guitar and did the grunting parts in the band...
- Guitar, grunts - Bas Maas - Guitar on Disc Two
- Luuk van Gerven - Bass guitar
- Joost van den BroekJoost van den BroekJoost van den Broek was a keyboardist in the metal band After Forever. On the album After Forever, Joost had the opportunity to collaborate on the composition and production of the album alongside other band members. Van den Broek will appear on the Sinbreed album When Worlds Collide...
- Keyboards - Andre Borgman - Drums
- Mark JansenMark JansenMark Jansen, , is a heavy metal musician.As guitarist, Jansen founded After Forever with Sander Gommans, and was one of the main songwriters since their debut album Prison of Desire. He left After Forever in 2002, and after his departure the band took a new musical direction...
- Guitar and grunts on Disc One
Guests
- Sharon den AdelSharon den AdelSharon Janny den Adel is a Dutch singer and composer, best known as the lead vocalist and one of the main songwriters in the Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation...
(Within TemptationWithin TemptationWithin Temptation is a Dutch symphonic gothic metal/rock band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. Their music is described as symphonic metal, although their earlier material, such as Enter, was gothic metal. In an interview, Den Adel said they fell into a...
) - Vocals on "Beyond Me" - Damian WilsonDamian WilsonDamian Wilson is a singer known in the progressive rock genre. He is lead singer with the band Headspace along with Adam Wakeman and is lead singer for Threshold....
(ThresholdThreshold (band)Threshold is a progressive metal band, formed in Surrey, UK in the late 1980s.-History:Threshold began their career in 1988, initially playing covers of metal groups like Ratt and Testament. As they continued playing together, they began to write their own songs, and eventually stopped playing...
) - Vocals on "Imperfect Tenses" and "Who Wants To Live Forever" - Marco HietalaMarco HietalaMarko Tapani "Marco" Hietala is a heavy metal vocalist and bassist. Internationally, he is most known as the current bassist, male vocalist and composer, of the symphonic metal band Nightwish...
(TarotTarot (band)Tarot is a heavy metal band from Finland. They are most famous for the song “Wings of Darkness” from the 1986 album Spell of Iron. While having enjoyed a broad underground popularity in Finland, the band has never been very famous elsewhere until gaining new success in the recent years when their...
, NightwishNightwishNightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the...
) - Vocals on "Face Your Demons"