My Dark Symphony

My Dark Symphony
EP by Conception
Released	23 November 2018
Recorded	2018
Studio	MLP Studios, Dokka, Norway Stable Studios, Oslo, Norway Conception Sound Factory Studios
Genre	Progressive metal [1]
Length	26:41
Producer	Tore Østby Roy Khan
Conception chronology
Flow (1997) My Dark Symphony (2018) State of Deception (2020)
Singles from My Dark Symphony
"Re:Conception" Released: 2 November 2018 [2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Metal Crypt	[1]
Rock Report	[3]
My Global Mind	[4]

My Dark Symphony is the first EP by the Norwegian progressive metal band, Conception. It is the first Conception EP with new original material since their fourth studio album Flow in 1997, and was released on 23 November 2018. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Track listing

My Dark Symphony track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Re:Conception"	T.Østby/Roy Khan	1:08
2.	"Grand Again"	T.Østby/Roy Khan	4:00
3.	"Into the Wild"	T.Østby/Roy Khan/Heimdal/Amlien	5:21
4.	"Quite Alright"	T.Østby/Roy Khan/Heimdal	4:33
5.	"The Moment"	T.Østby/Roy Khan	5:27
6.	"My Dark Symphony"	T.Østby/Roy Khan/Heimdal	6:12

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. ^[9]

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

References

1. "The Metal Crypt – Review of Conception – My Dark Symphony". The Metal Crypt. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
2. "Conception – Release 'Re:Conception' Single Package". Metal Storm. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
3. "Conception – My Dark Symphony". Rock Report.
4. "Conception – My Dark Symphony EP Review". My Global Mind. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
5. "Former KAMELOT Singer ROY KHAN Is Back With Reunited CONCEPTION; New EP Due This Fall". Blabbermouth.net. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
6. "CONCEPTION Feat. Former KAMELOT Singer ROY KHAN: Listen To Entire 'My Dark Symphony' EP". Blabbermouth. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
7. Administrator. "Conception: My Dark Symphony – Shock!". Shockmagazin (in Hungarian). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
8. "Conception Featuring Ex-Kamelot Frontman Roy Khan Release 'My Dark Symphony' EP; Streaming Available". BraveWords. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
9. (2018). "My Dark Symphony liner notes". In My Dark Symphony [CD booklet]. Conception Sound Factory.