The Inner Circle (album)

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The Inner Circle
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Released27 April 2004
RecordedNovember 2003 – February 2004
StudioDivision One Studios
Genre Progressive metal
Length48:15
Label InsideOut
Producer
Evergrey chronology
Recreation Day
(2003)
The Inner Circle
(2004)
Monday Morning Apocalypse
(2006)
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The Inner Circle is the fifth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Evergrey, released in 2004. The album is a concept album that deals with the themes of religion, cults, and child abuse. According to an interview with frontman Tom S. Englund, the spoken word parts in the album are of an actual person. [1] The last track on the album, "When the Walls Go Down" samples excerpts from David Wilkerson's speech "A Call to Anguish". [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tom S. Englund.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."A Touch of Blessing"Tom S. Englund5:50
2."Ambassador"Englund, Jonas Ekdahl 4:29
3."In the Wake of the Weary"Henrik Danhage4:43
4."Harmless Wishes"Danhage, Englund, Rikard Zander4:18
5."Waking Up Blind"Englund4:22
6."More Than Ever"Danhage4:13
7."The Essence of Conviction"Englund, Danhage, Ekdahl6:07
8."Where All Good Sleep"Zander, Englund4:37
9."Faith Restored"Englund3:54
10."When the Walls Go Down" (Instrumental with sampled excerpts from David Wilkerson's speech "A Call to Anguish" )Englund, Zander, Danhage, Ekdahl5:42
Special edition
No.TitleLength
11."I'm Sorry" (Live and acoustic)3:28
12."Recreation Day" (Live and acoustic)3:33
13."Madness Caught Another Victim" (Live and acoustic)3:09

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