- symphonic metal, heavy metal, power metal
- 56 min
- 10 tracks
- Evolution Music
The Phantom Agony is the debut 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.
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Grave, epic, classical in form and earnest.
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
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Tracks
- 1Adyta (The Neverending Embrace)1:27
- 2Sensorium4:48
- 3Cry for the Moon (The Embrace That Smothers, Part IV)6:45
- 4Feint4:19
- 5Illusive Consensus5:00
- 6Façade of Reality (The Embrace That Smothers, Part V)8:12
- 7Run for a Fall6:32
- 8Seif al Din (The Embrace That Smothers, Part VI)5:48
- 9The Phantom Agony9:03
- 10Triumph of Defeat3:56
10 tracks, 56 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Epica
- Label
- Evolution Music
- Released
- 2003
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- KR
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