The Inner Circle (album)
Encyclopedia
The Inner Circle is the fifth studio album from the progressive power metal band Evergrey
, released in 2004. The album is a concept album
that deals with the themes of religion
, cult
s and child abuse
. According to an interview with frontman Tom S. Englund, the spoken word parts in the album are of an actual person. http://www.metal-rules.com/interviews/Evergrey-May2004.htm
Limited Edition bonus tracks
Evergrey
Evergrey is a progressive metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was founded in 1995 and released its debut album The Dark Discovery in 1998. Their most recent album Glorious Collision was released in 2011.-Lyrical themes:...
, released in 2004. The album is a concept album
Concept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...
that deals with the themes of religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
, cult
Cult
The word cult in current popular usage usually refers to a group whose beliefs or practices are considered abnormal or bizarre. The word originally denoted a system of ritual practices...
s and child abuse
Child abuse
Child abuse is the physical, sexual, emotional mistreatment, or neglect of a child. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Children And Families define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or...
. According to an interview with frontman Tom S. Englund, the spoken word parts in the album are of an actual person. http://www.metal-rules.com/interviews/Evergrey-May2004.htm
Track listing
- "A Touch of Blessing" – 5:50 (Music & lyrics: Englund)
- "Ambassador" – 4:29 (Music: Englund/Ekdahl, Lyrics: Englund)
- "In the Wake of the Weary" – 4:43 (Music: Danhage, Lyrics: Englund)
- "Harmless Wishes" – 4:18 (Music: Danhage/Englund/Zander, Lyrics: Englund)
- "Waking Up Blind" – 4:22 (Music & lyrics: Englund)
- "More Than Ever" – 4:13 (Music: Danhage, Lyrics: Englund)
- "The Essence of Conviction" – 6:07 (Music: Englund/Danhage/Ekdahl, Lyrics: Englund)
- "Where All Good Sleep" – 4:37 (Music: Zander/Englund, Lyrics: Englund)
- "Faith Restored" – 3:54 (Music & lyrics: Englund)
- "When the Walls Go Down" – 5:42 (Music: Englund/Zander/Danhage/Ekdahl)
Limited Edition bonus tracks
- I'm Sorry (Acoustic) 3:28
- Recreation Day (Acoustic) 3:33
- Madness Caught Another Victim (Acoustic) 3:09
Band
- Tom S. EnglundTom S. EnglundTom S. Englund from Sweden currently plays guitar and sings lead vocals for the band Evergrey. He is married to Carina Englund, who does backing vocals in most of their albums.-Discography with Evergrey:* The Dark Discovery...
- Vocals & guitarGuitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely... - Henrik DanhageHenrik DanhageGösta Henrik Danhage from Sweden played guitar for the progressive power metal band Evergrey from 2001 until May 2010 when he along with Jonas Ekdahl and Jari Kainulainen left the band by mutual decision -Discography with Evergrey:...
- GuitarGuitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely... - Michael Håkansson - BassBassistA bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
- Rikard Zander - KeyboardsKeyboardistA keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
- Jonas EkdahlJonas EkdahlJonas Ekdahl is a Swedish drummer. He is best known as the former drummer of the heavy metal band Evergrey. He was previously the drum tech of Evergrey's former drummer Patrick Carlsson. He was born in Gothenburg in May, 1983...
- DrumsDrummerA drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
Other
- Carina Englund - Female vocals
- Gothenburg Symphonic Orchestra - String quartet