Track Listing

1. Enter
2. Come
3. Boundaries Are Open
4. Living Shields
5. Being Everyone
6. Attendance
7. Free Of Doubt
8. Only Everything
9. Strong
10. Face Your Demons
11. No Control
12. Forever

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #560114 in Music
• Released on: 2005-09-22
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import

Album Description
Remagine includes the songs 'Boundaries Are Open', 'Face Your Demons', 'Strong' (Piano Version) and DVD. 2006.

Customer Reviews

This album rocks
I was never really into After Forever. Like The Gathering and a host of other bands, they always played second fiddle in my mind to bands like Nightwish, Within Temptation, and Lacuna Coil. But I'm glad I gave their latest effort a listen. This album totally rocks. The annoying growling is minimal and Floor Jansen's vocals are absolutely beautiful. What sets it apart from the earlier stuff of thiers I've heard is that this album JAMS. That, and their other stuff always seemed incomplete somehow. Like the songs were unfulfilled ideas. No really memorable or catchy melodies. This album is different. It is headbanging AND beautiful. Highly recommended. The only reason I give a 4 instead of 5 is that it doesn't quite rise to the level of the other bands I mentioned. But, it may rise in my estimation over time. I will definitely be listening to it A LOT.

Still standing strong!
Here's AF's 4th full-length album, and I'll have to say it's their most ambitious by far. They've cut back on the operatic passages tremendously for one thing. On top of that, new keyboardist Joost adds in his own style of industrial-sounding synths and beats - WAIT! What?! Don't ask me, but it really doesn't sound all that bad (bar a few intros that sound like recycled 80s synth pop fillers). The guitars also sound a lot crunchier and more intense - making the songs sound grittier and overall more METAL. Gone are any of the gothic metal cliches the band have been plagued with over the years, and good riddance!

As for songs I like from this album? Well, there aren't really any I dislike. However, the ones I favor would have to be "Come" - an energetic headbanger and perfect opener for the album, "Attendance" - a rather short industrial-metal tap-your-foot kind of song, "Only Everything" - a proggy number that builds up as it goes along, "Strong" - a beautiful tearjerker where Floor sings her heart out, "Face Your Demons" - an interesting rock/power metal mix, and "Forever" - a chilling closer that resembles some of AF's earlier work. Also note that an SACD version exists with 3 bonus tracks - but can ONLY be played on an SACD player (which I don't have, so I can't say anything for those).

Stylistically, Remagine doesn't differ too far from 2004's Invisible Circles, so hardcore fans of the first two albums may not catch on to the new AF all too well. The rest of us however are in for a real treat. This is #1 on my album of the year list.

10/10

[PS - As far as the copy limitations go, be warned that this CD may not properly play in all computers. I have yet to try it on mine, but I have placed it in my DVD player (which doubles as a CD/MP3 player), and it wouldn't play at all. I haven't even been able to listen to the SACD tracks yet - I wish they would've just added them on as regular bonus tracks honestly. An annoying detail, and it won't affect my opinion on the wonderful music, but I wish the label wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to enhance this CD, because as far as I can tell, it wasn't worth it.]

All It's Missing Is Catchy Songs
After Forever is one of my favorite bands,I discovered them by accident and the first song I heard from them was their cover of Iron Maiden's classic 'The Evil That Men Do' and I was blown away...the vocals blew my mind and the rest of the band was so tight and the production was amazing! So I went out and bought the entire collection,I also immediately bought this one 'Remagine' with the hopes that they would have some really catchy songs to go with the outstanding musicianship that exists in this band and on some of the songs like the beautiful 'Forever' I got my wish,my favorite song on the CD is Face Your Demons with some really thought provoking lyrics and it is very catchy,but the rest of the songs don't quite stick in your head,it is more music to listen to if you want to be impressed by top notch vocals and great musicians
I keep hoping that they'll eventually either go in a more commercial writing direction or if needed,hire some outside writers because this band is far too talented to be left out of the mainstream

the upside - some of the best female rock vocals I've ever heard,some really strong songs like 'Face Your Demons' "strong' and 'Forever'
great production

the downside - the songs are just not very memorable (which I really hate to say)

the bottom line - if you (like me) are a fan of great female vocals and some heavy rock music (like Evanescence) then check out this great band,they've got a lot of potential and I'm anxious to see where they can go in the future (the cover of Iron Maiden's 'Evil That Men Do' shows just what they can do with a great song) definitely worth checking out if you like great musicianship but the lack of songwriting abilities makes the asking price a bit too much to shell out,if you can find it cheaper (like 10 bucks or less) it's definitely worth buying...I love this band and I'm rooting for 'em...donutman says so!!!