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My Dark Symphony
EP by
Conception
Released23 November 2018
Recorded2018
StudioMLP Studios, Dokka, Norway
Stable Studios, Oslo, Norway
Conception Sound Factory Studios
GenreProgressive metal[1]
Length26:41
ProducerTore Østby & Roy Khan
Conception chronology
Flow
(1997) 		My Dark Symphony
(2018) 		State of Deception
(2020)
Singles from My Dark Symphony
  1. "Re:Conception"
    Released: 2 November 2018[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Metal Crypt[1]
Rock Report[3]
My Global Mind[4]

My Dark Symphony is the first EP by the Norwegian power metal/progressive metal band, Conception. It is the first Conception EP with new original material since their last studio album Flow in 1997, and was released on 23 November 2018.[5][6][7][8]

Track listing

My Dark Symphony track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Re:Conception"T.Østby/Roy Khan1:08
2."Grand Again"T.Østby/Roy Khan4:00
3."Into the Wild"T.Østby/Roy Khan/Heimdal/Amlien5:21
4."Quite Alright"T.Østby/Roy Khan/Heimdal4:33
5."The Moment"T.Østby/Roy Khan5:27
6."My Dark Symphony"T.Østby/Roy Khan/Heimdal6:12

Notes

  • The EP is included on the second disc of the Japanese release for the band's fifth studio album, State of Deception.

Personnel

All information from the EP booklet.[9]

Band members
  • Roy Khan – vocals, orchestration and choir backing on track 5, engineer
  • Tore Østby – guitar, keyboards, orchestration, choir backing on track 5, engineer
  • Ingar Amlien – bass
  • Arve Heimdal – drums
Additional musicians
  • Aurora Heimdal – backing vocals on tracks 3 and 6, choir backing on track 5
  • Maria Engstrom Østby – talking voice on track 4, choir backing on track 5
  • Miro – keyboards, orchestrations (tracks 1–4, 6)
The Family Choir
  • Eva Strømhaug Sæverud, Filip Lopes Sousa, Ida Åman, Gun Engvall, Matilda Engström Bergkvist, Melina Fagerström Jusufagic, Natália Lopes, Rafael Tore Lopes Sousa, Sira Gassama, Sixten Engvall Adamo, Vasco Sousa
Production
  • Nils Harald Mæhlum – engineer
  • Leif Johansen – engineer, choir backing on track 5
  • Stefan Glaumann – mixing
  • Svante Forsback – mastering
  • Seth Siro Anton – artwork
  • Gustavo Sazes – layout
  • My Olausson – additional graphic design

References

  1. ^ a b "The Metal Crypt – Review of Conception – My Dark Symphony". The Metal Crypt. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Conception – Release 'Re:Conception' Single Package". Metal Storm. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Conception – My Dark Symphony". Rock Report.
  4. ^ Shadow Editor (23 November 2018). "Conception – My Dark Symphony EP Review". My Global Mind. Retrieved 13 May 2019. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Former KAMELOT Singer ROY KHAN Is Back With Reunited CONCEPTION; New EP Due This Fall". Blabbermouth.net. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  6. ^ "CONCEPTION Feat. Former KAMELOT Singer ROY KHAN: Listen To Entire 'My Dark Symphony' EP". Blabbermouth. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  7. ^ Administrator. "Conception: My Dark Symphony – Shock!". Shockmagazin (in Hungarian). Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Conception Featuring Ex-Kamelot Frontman Roy Khan Release 'My Dark Symphony' EP; Streaming Available". BraveWords. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  9. ^ (2018). "My Dark Symphony liner notes". In My Dark Symphony [CD booklet]. Conception Sound Factory.
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