The Inner Circle (album)

The Inner Circle
Studio album by Evergrey
Released	April 27, 2004
Recorded	Division One Studios September 2003–February 2004
Genre	Progressive metal
Length	48:15
Label	InsideOut Music
Producer	Tom S. Englund, Henrik Danhage
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Evergrey chronology
Recreation Day (2003) The Inner Circle (2004) Monday Morning Apocalypse (2006)

The Inner Circle is the fifth studio album from the progressive power 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]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Tom S. Englund. 

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"A Touch of Blessing"	Tom S. Englund	5:50
2.	"Ambassador"	Englund, Jonas Ekdahl	4:29
3.	"In the Wake of the Weary"	Henrik Danhage	4:43
4.	"Harmless Wishes"	Danhage, Englund, Rikard Zander	4:18
5.	"Waking Up Blind"	Englund	4:22
6.	"More Than Ever"	Danhage	4:13
7.	"The Essence of Conviction"	Englund, Danhage, Ekdahl	6:07
8.	"Where All Good Sleep"	Zander, Englund	4:37
9.	"Faith Restored"	Englund	3:54
10.	"When the Walls Go Down" (Instrumental)	Englund, Zander, Danhage, Ekdahl	5:42

Special edition
No.	Title	Length
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

Personnel

Band

• Tom S. Englund - Vocals & guitar
• Henrik Danhage - Guitar
• Michael Håkansson - Bass
• Rikard Zander - Keyboards
• Jonas Ekdahl - Drums

Other

• Carina Englund - Female vocals
• Gothenburg Symphonic Orchestra - String quartet