The Phantom Agony

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The Phantom Agony
Epica - The Phantom Agony.jpg
Studio album by Epica
Released 5 June 2003
Recorded January-March 2003
Studio Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany
Genre Symphonic metal, gothic metal
Length 53:56
Label Transmission
Producer Sascha Paeth
Epica chronology
Cry for the Moon
(2002)Cry for the Moon2002		 The Phantom Agony
(2003)		 Consign to Oblivion
(2005)Consign to Oblivion2005
Singles from The Phantom Agony
  1. "The Phantom Agony"
    Released: 29 October 2003
  2. "Feint"
    Released: 8 January 2004
  3. "Cry for the Moon"
    Released: 13 May 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars[1]
Sea of Tranquility 4/5 stars[2]
Musical Discoveries 5/5 stars[3]
Metal Ship 3.5/10 stars[4]
Lords of Metal 9/10 stars[5]
Metal Reviews 9/10 stars[6]

The Phantom Agony is the first full-length studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. It was released in 2003 by the Dutch label Transmission Records. It is the first album recorded by guitarist Mark Jansen after his departure from the band After Forever. On this album, Mark Jansen continues with the collection of songs that make up "The Embrace That Smothers". The first three parts can be found on Prison of Desire (2000), After Forever's debut album, and the following three parts can be found on The Divine Conspiracy (2007), Epica's third album. These songs deal with the dangers of organized religion.[7]

The album was re-released on 23 March 2013, which coincided with Epica’s 10th anniversary Retrospect show, as a 2-disc expanded edition by Epica’s former record label Transmission Records.[8][9]

Track listings

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Adyta (The Neverending Embrace)"   Simone Simons Mark Jansen 1:27
2. "Sensorium"   Jansen Jansen, Ad Sluijter, Coen Janssen, Simons 4:47
3. "Cry for the Moon (The Embrace That Smothers, Part IV)"   Jansen Jansen, Sluijter, Simons 6:44
4. "Feint"   Jansen Jansen, Sluijter, Janssen, Simons 4:18
5. "Illusive Consensus"   Simons Jansen, Sluijter, Janssen, Simons 4:59
6. "Façade of Reality (The Embrace That Smothers, Part V)"   Jansen Jansen, Sluijter, Simons 8:10
7. "Run for a Fall"   Jansen Jansen, Sluijter, Janssen, Simons 6:31
8. "Seif al Din (The Embrace That Smothers, Part VI)"   Jansen Jansen, Sluijter 5:47
9. "The Phantom Agony"   Jansen Jansen, Sluijter, Yves Huts 9:00

Personnel

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Singles

The Phantom Agony

"The Phantom Agony" was the first single of the eponymous album. It was released in October 2003.

Track listing

  1. "The Phantom Agony" (Single Version) - 4:35
  2. "Veniality" - 4:36
  3. "Façade of Reality" - 8:17
  4. "Veniality" (Orchestral Version) - 4:37

Feint

Track listing

  1. "Feint" - 4:18
  2. "Feint (Piano Version)" - 4:53
  3. "Triumph of Defeat" - 3:56
  4. "Seif al Din" - 5:46

Cry for the Moon

"Cry for the Moon" is a symphonic metal song by Epica. It was the third single released from their debut album, The Phantom Agony.

Track listing

  1. "Cry for the Moon" (Single Version) - 3:33
  2. "Cry for the Moon" - 6:44
  3. "Run for a Fall" (Single Version) - 4:29
  4. "Run for a Fall" - 6:31

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