After Forever
Formed: 1995
From:
Livno,
Netherlands
Last Known Status: Active
Latest After Forever News
Below is our complete After Forever news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Sharon Den Adel To Perform With After Forever
On Friday, July 22, After Forever will play with Within Temptation on the Java Eiland in Amsterdam. Within Temptation singer, Sharon Den Adel, will sing on After Forever's "Beyond Me" together with AF vocalist, Floor Jansen.
Bloodstock 2005 Nearing Final Lineup
The lineup is close to finalized for Bloodstock 2005 at the Assembly Rooms on 2nd-3rd September. As it stands, there is a wide mix of Thrash, Gothic, Doom, Heavy, Classic, Femme, Power, Metal, and more. The lineup is looking like this:
Friday 2nd September 2005 (Doors 4.00pm) - BATTLE METAL NIGHT
MAIN HALL:
HAMMERFALL (headline)
STORMWARRIOR (+ Kai Hansen exclusive Helloween set)
METALIUM
RECKLESS TIDE
SUIDAKRA
DARWIN SUITE: More...
After Forever Drummer Winning Battle With Cancer
AFTER FOREVER drummer André Borgman, who was diagnosed with cancer earlier in the year, has posted the following message on the group's official web site:
"Since I promised to keep you posted about my condition and its progress, here is another update for you.
"I have been to the hospital yesterday for my results of the total body scan. The total body scan shows us still a few deviations in both lungs. Therefore I cannot be operated and we have to wait what will happen with those deviations. They aren't necessarily cancer cells, they can also be scar tissue. My doctor also told me that in 90 percent of all the cases they do get to operate the deviations proves to be scar tissue.
"The doctors will keep me under close observation for the next five years. And if something does happen and the cells do get active, they can act immediately.
"But still the best news is: I feel very well and strong and I hope to be performing again as soon as possible! First I have to see if my condition is good enough to play a whole show. The will to play again with my buddies on stage in front of you people is very big, so we'll see!"
AFTER FOREVER recently spent time at the Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany recording their fourth full-length album, "Remagine". The group's latest album, "Invisible Circles", was released in March 2004 through Transmission Records. "Invisible Circles" is the follow-up to "Decipher", which was issued in 2001.
Confirmations For Metal Female Voices Festival III
LACUNA COIL, AFTER FOREVER, EPICA and LEAVES' EYES are among the acts confirmed for the Metal Female Voices Festival III, set to take place on October 22, 2005 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
LACUNA COIL
AFTER FOREVER
EPICA
LEAVES' EYES
ELIS
MIDNATTSOL
ASRAI
MERCURY RAIN
DILUVIUM
AUTUMN
SKEPTICAL MINDS
THE LEGIONS OF HETHERIA
One more opening act will be announced during the coming weeks.
COB, Hammerfall To Headline Bloodstock 2005 Fests
BLOODSTOCK 2005 will comprise 2 separate festivals. The brand new outdoor show BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR ( B-O-A ) will take place on June 24th-25th 2005 at Catton Hall, in the Midlands, with the annual BLOODSTOCK05 – UK Metalfest taking place indoors at the Assembly Rooms in Derby on 2nd-3rd September 2005.
With the indoor festival now having reached capacity within the current location, the next logical step was to find an additional location, and the decision to go outdoors was an easy choice to make as the UK does not have an outdoor Euro-style Metal festival along the lines of Wacken, Bang Your Head and Summer Breeze (DE), Gods of Metal (ITA), Sweden Rock (SWE), Graspop (B), Dynamo (N) and so many more. The current choice of venue, Catton Hall, offers a fantastic location within a rural setting, centrally located within the UK for all areas to reach easily, and yes, camping will be provided. Our initial capacity is for up to 8,000 with further growth at the site to accommodate 20,000 within a few more years. More...
Epica Working on Score For Movie 'Joyride'
Epica, the Dutch group formed by ex-After Forever guitarist Mark Jansen, guitarist Ad Sluijter and keyboardist Coen Janssen, are currently working on the score of a new Dutch movie called "Joyride", starring famous Dutch actors Georgina Verbaan and Tygo Gernandt.
The film, which is described as a 'psychological roadthriller,' is scheduled for a May release. More information (in Dutch) is available at www.joyridefilm.nl.
As previously reported, EPICA have set Consign to Oblivion as the title of their sophomore album, tentatively due in March/April via Transmission Records.
The follow-up to 2003's The Phantom Agony was mastered by Peter van T'riet at Soundfactory.
After Forever Drummer Diagnosed With Cancer
After Forever have posted the following update at the band's official website:
Dear fans,
We bring sad tidings. Our friend and drummer Andre has been admitted to hospital. The doctors have found cancer and surgically removed a tumor. The medical staff is satisfied about the result of the surgery.
In consultation with Andre and his friend Cris, we decided to continue our show in The Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam on February 11. Ed Warby (Ayreon) will replace Andre for this occasion, but Andre will be more present than ever on this evening.
If you want to support Andre in this difficult period in his life you can send a card or letter to: Andre Borgman, Tromsöldreef 50, 3076 DL Rotterdam, The Netherlands
We count on you and expect a load of reactions and consolation for Andre. Via the site we will keep you informed.
After Forever Name New Album
The following message has been posted on After Forever's official website regarding their upcoming album:
At the end of February the recordings of the fourth album of After Forever will start! After Forever will record the drums, bass guitar and the guitars in the Excess Studio in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) again.
The vocals, classical stuff and the mix will be done in the Gate Studio of Sascha Peath and Miro in Wolfsburg, Germany.
The writing proces has just finished and we are very happy about the results again! The songs are more compact, fresh, catchy and again; typically After Forever. In melodic aspect, the album will be more simular to Decipher.
For more specific updates about the music: check our forum!!!!!!
It will not become a concept album just like Invisible Circles. The songs have several subjects, some about your imagined life when you dream, some about the reality of this world.
The title will be REMAGINE.
Remagine means you can reflect on life and you imagine in. Both ingredients are there in the lyrics and in the music. The word is a combination between Reflection and Imagination.
The album will be released in September 2005!!!
We would love to see you on some of the summer festivals we are now planning to do to introduce some of the new songs there!!!
Keep checking www.afterforever.com about the progress of the recordings. After Forever will write a studio report every week when the recordings have started!!!
After Forever Working On New Album
Dutch Gothic metallers AFTER FOREVER are currently working on material for a new album and are making preparations to go into the studio. The new material will be typical for the band in that it will feature several sides to singer Floor Jansen's vocal style, along with the expected male grunts, orchestral arrangements and guitar riffs. The album is slated for a September 2005 release, with a single planned to be issued in July or August.
Festival dates in Germany are being organized, with plans to hit the road with a bigger band or headline being ironed out as well.
After Forever European Shows With Nightwish
Dutch gothic/atmospheric doom metal group After Forever will play two gigs with Nightwish at the end of this year.
The first show will take place on December 26 in Helsinki, Finland, and the second one will happen two days later, on December 28, in Oberhausen, Germany.
In early 2005, After Forever will play another show with Nightwish at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Also appearing on the bill will be Imperia, the new band fronted by former Trail Of Tears singer Helena Iren Michaelsen.
After Forever's latest album, "Invisible Circles", was released in March through Transmission Records. "Invisible Circles" is the follow-up to "Decipher", which was issued in 2001.
Musicians Speak Out On Anti-American Sentiment
Norway's Imhotep 'zine recently asked more than 60 heavy metal and hard rock musicians to answer the following question regarding the current political situation in the world:
What's your opinion on the rising tide of the anti-American sentiment around the world and to what would you attribute this?
Among the musicians that took part in this "survey" were the following: More...
After Forever Confirmed For Lorca Rock Festival
Dutch gothic/atmospheric doom metal group After Forever have has been confirmed for the Lorca Rock Festival, set to take place August 14 at Antiguo Cuartel de Infanteria in Lorca (Murcia), Spain. Other groups scheduled to perform at the festival include Europe, Magnum, TNT, Dream Evil, Axel Rudi Pell and the all-girl KISS cover band Kissexy. More acts will be announced soon.
For more information on the Lorca Rock Festival: www.lorcarockfestival.com
After Forever's latest album, "Invisible Circles," was released in March through Transmission Records. "Invisible Circles" is the follow-up to "Decipher," which was issued in 2001.
Ayreon Post Cover Artwork Online
AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist Arjen Lucassen (ex-BODINE, VENGEANCE), have posted the cover artwork for the Limited Deluxe edition of their latest CD, Ayreon: The Human Equation here
"Ayreon: The Human Equation" is due in Europe on May 24 through InsideOut Music. The U.S. will receive the album one day later (May 25). Release dates for other countries will follow shortly. A single containing the radio edit of the song "Day Eleven: Love" plus the full album track "Day Two: Isolation" will precede the album.
In other news, AYREON have announced the "The Human Equation pre-release party" on Sunday, April 18, from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. at Stairway to Heaven in Utrecht, the Netherlands. "There will be a special preview of the album, a showing 'Behind the Scenes' documentary from 'The Human Equation' bonus DVD," according to a post on AYREON's web site. "You can buy the single and all sorts of other stuff before it hits the stores and pre-order the album on the spot!"
Also on the Lucassen-related front, Arjen has agreed to perform "Valley of the Queens" (which originally appeared on AYREON's 1998 release, "Into the Electric Castle") once more with sisters Floor (AFTER FOREVER) and Irene Jansen (KARMA) live. This performance will be part of Floor Jansen's graduation project for the Rock Academy, as she will be the support act for AFTER FOREVER on April 17 at 013 in Tilburg.
After Forever Confirmed For Zillo Festival
As previously reported, the Zillo Festival will be held from July 16th - 18th at Loreley Freilichtbühne in St. Goarshausen, Germany.
The latest addition to the festival line-up is the Dutch Atmospheric doom metal act AFTER FOREVER.
The complete list of acts scheduled to appear at the festival now includes: AFTER FOREVER, WITHIN TEMPTATION, DIMMU BORGIR, IN EXTREMO, L'AME IMMORTELLE, LAIBACH, BLUTENGEL, DAS ICH, SCHANDMAUL, LACUNA COIL, THE GATHERING, :SITD, ALIEN SEX FIEND, SUICIDE COMMANDO, SEROTONINE, UMBRA ET IMAGO, FAUN, SKINNY PUPPY, LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT, GTTERDMMERUNG and DEATHSTARS.
More acts will be announced soon.
After Forever Name New Album
Dutch gothic/atmospheric doom metal group After Forever have set "Invisible Circles" as the title for their new full-length album, due in late March through Transmission Records. The group's recently released EP, "Exordium", entered the Dutch Album chart at position No. 56 and has since dropped down to No. 74 (view the whole chart here). After Forever's last full-length effort, "Decipher", was released in 2001.
After Forever will be teaming up with Amaran, Dark Moor and Nightmare for a European tour beginning in mid-January.