My Dark Symphony

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My Dark Symphony
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EP by
Released23 November 2018
Recorded2018
StudioMLP Studios, Dokka, Norway
Stable Studios, Oslo, Norway
Conception Sound Factory Studios
Genre Progressive metal [1]
Length26:41
Producer Tore Østby & Roy Khan
Conception chronology
Flow
(1997)
My Dark Symphony
(2018)
State of Deception
(2020)
Singles from My Dark Symphony
  1. "Re:Conception"
    Released: 2 November 2018 [2]
Professional ratings
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My Dark Symphony is the first EP by the Norwegian power metal/progressive metal band, Conception. It is the first Conception EP with new original material since their last studio album Flow in 1997, and was released on 23 November 2018. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Contents

Track listing

My Dark Symphony track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Re:Conception"T.Østby/Roy Khan1:08
2."Grand Again"T.Østby/Roy Khan4:00
3."Into the Wild"T.Østby/Roy Khan/Heimdal/Amlien5:21
4."Quite Alright"T.Østby/Roy Khan/Heimdal4:33
5."The Moment"T.Østby/Roy Khan5:27
6."My Dark Symphony"T.Østby/Roy Khan/Heimdal6:12

Notes

Personnel

All information from the EP booklet. [9]

Band members
Additional musicians
The Family Choir
Production

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