Solitude, Dominance, Tragedy

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Solitude · Dominance · Tragedy
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Studio album by
Released17 May 1999
RecordedFebruary–April 1999
StudioLos Angered Recordings (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Genre
Length43:15
Label Gothenburg Noiseworks
Producer
Evergrey chronology
The Dark Discovery
(1998)
Solitude · Dominance · Tragedy
(1999)
In Search of Truth
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Crypt3/5 [1]
Metal.de 7/10 [2]
MetalReviews90/100 [3]
Metal-Temple10/10 [4]
RockHard 8.5/10 [5]

Solitude, Dominance, Tragedy is the second studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Evergrey. It was released on 17 May 1999 through Gothenburg Noiseworks/Hall of Sermon. It was re-issued and re-released in 2004 via Inside Out Music, and in 2017 via AFM Records. Recording sessions took place at Los Angered Recordings in Gothenburg from February to April 1999. Production was handled by Andy LaRocque and Evergrey themselves. It is the last album to feature original bassist Daniel Nojd and guitarist Dan Bronell.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tom S. Englund except tracks 4-6 written with Daniel Nojd, Dan Bronell and Patrick Carlsson; all music is composed by Evergrey

No.TitleLength
1."Solitude Within"5:32
2."Nosferatu"5:39
3."The Shocking Truth"4:34
4."A Scattered Me"4:16
5."She Speaks to the Dead"4:57
6."When Darkness Falls"4:50
7."Words Mean Nothing"4:11
8."Damnation"3:50
9."The Corey Curse"5:21
2004 special edition
No.TitleLength
10."The Masterplan" (bonus video)4:45

Personnel

Evergrey
Additional credits

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