Twice Second

Twice Second
Studio album by Symphorce
Released	January 12, 2004
Recorded	House of Music, Germany
Genre	Progressive metal, power metal
Length	Worldwide Edition 49:23 European Edition Only 54:31
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Achim Köhler, Andy B. Franck & Cedric Dupont
Symphorce chronology
Phorceful Ahead (2002) Twice Second (2004) Godspeed (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metalitalia.it  [ it ]	6.5/10 [1]
MetalReviews	74/100 [2]
Powermetal.de  [ de ]	8/10 [3]
Rock Hard	8.5/10 [4]

Twice Second is an album by German heavy metal band Symphorce, released in 2004. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Critical reception

Rock Hard compared the music to Vicious Rumors, Angel Dust, and early Nevermore. ^[4] Metalitalia.it  [ it ] said it's the band's "most powerful album to date". ^[1] Powermetal.de  [ de ] recommended the tracks "Fallen", "Whatever Hate Provides", "Searching", "Two Seconds To Live", and "Cry On My Shoulder". ^[3] MetalReviews wrote: "A must listen for Nevermore and Iced Earth fans [...]". ^[2]

Track listing

All songs written & arranged by Franck, Dupont, Wohlbold and Pohl

1. "Fallen" - 5:54
2. "Tears" - 4:40
3. "Whatever Hate Provides" - 4:32
4. "Cause of Laughter" - 5:02
5. "In the Cold" - 3:44
6. "Take What's Mine" - 5:34
7. "Face of Pain" - 4:22
8. "Searching" - 4:26
9. "Two Seconds to Live" - 3:56
10. "Cry on My Shoulder" - 6:16
11. "Under the Curse"* - 5:08

• The European edition contains this song as a bonus track*

Personnel

• Andy B. Franck – vocals
• Cedric Dupont – guitars
• Markus Pohl – guitars
• Dennis Wohlbold – bass
• Sascha Sauer – drums

References

1. Galvagni, Luca (5 March 2004). "SYMPHORCE – Twice Second". Metalitalia.it  [ it ] (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
2. Jay (January 2004). "Symphorce - Twice Second". MetalReviews. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
3. Kubaschk, Peter (13 January 2004). "Review - SYMPHORCE - Twice Second". Powermetal.de  [ de ] (in German). Archived from the original on 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
4. Stappert, Andreas (21 January 2004). "Review - SYMPHORCE - Twice Second". Rock Hard (in German). Archived from the original on 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026. Ausgabe: Rock Hard Vol. 201
5. Palmerston, Sean (May 1, 2004). "Symphorce Twice Second". Exclaim! (review). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
6. Mason, Stewart. "Twice Second Review". Allmusic . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
7. Johnsrud, Frode (2004). "SYMPHORCE "Twice Second"". Scream Magazine (review) (in Norwegian). No. 83. p. 45. Score: 4 out of 6
8. Hermanrud, Frode (2004). "Symphorce - Twice Second". Exact (review) (in Norwegian). p. 20. Score: 4 out of 6
9. "Levyarvostelut Symphorce – Twice Second". Noise.fi  [ fi ] (review) (in Finnish). 20 January 2004. Retrieved 4 February 2026.