Lost in Forever is the second studio album by the German symphonic metal band Beyond the Black. It was released on 12 February 2016 on Airforce1 Records and We Love Music. This is the first album to feature all six band members instead of studio and guest musicians. The album was rereleased in 2019 by Austrian record label Napalm Records.[4]
| Lost in Forever | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 12 February 2016 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 61:03 | |||
| Label | Airforce1/We Love Music/Universal | |||
| Producer | Hartmut Krech, Mark Nissen, Hannes Braun, Torsten Brötzmann, Sascha Paeth, Ivo Morig | |||
| Beyond the Black chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Lost in Forever | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Distorted Sound | 8/10[1] |
| Metal Hammer |    [2] |
| Rock Hard | 6.5/10[3] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lost in Forever" | Hartmut Krech, Mark Nissen, Lukas Hainer, Hannes Braun | Krech, Nissen, Hainer, Braun | 4:48 |
| 2. | "Beautiful Lies" | Hainer | Krech, Nissen, Braun, Anna Brunner | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Written in Blood" | Sascha Paeth | Paeth | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Against the World" (Kissin' Dynamite cover) | Ande Braun, Andreas Schnitzer, Krech, Jim Müller, H. Braun, Nissen, Steffen Haile | A. Braun, Schnitzer, Krech, Müller, H. Braun, Nissen, Haile | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Beyond the Mirror" | Krech, Nissen, Hainer, Braun | Nils Lesser | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Halo of the Dark" | Krech, Nissen, Hainer, Braun | Krech, Nissen, Hainer, Braun | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Dies Irae" | Krech, Nissen, Hainer, Braun | Krech, Nissen, Hainer, Braun | 4:02 |
| 8. | "Forget My Name" | Hainer | Krech, Nissen, Braun, Dave Roth | 6:05 |
| 9. | "Burning in Flames" | Torsten Brötzmann, Ivo Morig, Charlie Mason | Brötzmann, Morig, Mason, Jennifer Haben | 4:15 |
| 10. | "Nevermore" | Hainer | Krech, Nissen, Braun, Brunner, Haben | 4:18 |
| 11. | "Shine and Shade" | Paeth | Brötzmann, Paeth | 6:14 |
| 12. | "Heaven in Hell" | Brötzmann, Morig, Mason | Brötzmann, Morig, Mason, Haben | 4:27 |
| 13. | "Love's a Burden" | Paeth | Paeth | 3:41 |
| Total length: | 61:03 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 14. | "The Other Side" | Paeth, Haben | Paeth, Haben | 4:23 |
| 15. | "Dim the Spotlight" | Paeth | Paeth | 4:25 |
| 16. | "Our Little Time" | Paeth, Haben | Paeth, Haben | 4:11 |
| 17. | "Rage Before the Storm" | Paeth | Paeth | 5:35 |
| Total length: | 79:37 | |||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "In the Shadows (Live At Wacken Open Air 2015)" | |
| 2. | "When Angels Fall (Live At Wacken Open Air 2015)" | |
| 3. | "Songs of Love And Death (Live At Wacken Open Air 2015)" | |
| 4. | "Rage Before the Storm (Live At Wacken Open Air 2015)" | |
| 5. | "Love Me Forever (Live At Wacken Open Air 2015)" | |
| 6. | "Fall into the Flames (Live At Wacken Open Air 2015)" | |
| 7. | "Drowning in Darkness (Live At Wacken Open Air 2015)" | |
| 8. | "Hallelujah (Live At Wacken Open Air 2015)" | |
| 9. | "Running to the Edge (Live At Wacken Open Air 2015)" | |
| 10. | "On the Road with Beyond the Black - Part 1" | |
| 11. | "Menu / Beyond the Black / Live" |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 14. | "Night Will Fade" | Krech, Nissen, Hainer, Braun | Krech, Nissen, Hainer, Braun | 4:29 |
| 15. | "The Other Side" | 4:23 | ||
| 16. | "Our Little Time" | 4:11 | ||
| 17. | "Rage Before the Storm" (featuring Herbie Langhans) | 5:35 | ||
| Total length: | 79:41 | |||
Personnel
edit- Beyond the Black
- Jennifer Haben – lead vocals
- Nils Lesser – lead guitar & backing vocals
- Christopher Hummels – rhythm guitar & backing vocals
- Erwin Schmidt – bass
- Tobias Derer – drums
- Michael Hauser – keyboards
- Guest musicians
- Rick Altzi (Masterplan) – guest vocals on "Beautiful Lies"
- Herbie Langhans (Beyond the Bridge, Sinbreed) – guest vocals on "Rage Before the Storm"
- Production
- Hartmut Krech, Mark Nissen, Hannes Braun – producers, engineers and mixing on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 and 8
- Sascha Paeth – producer on tracks 3, 5, 10, 11, 13 to 17, engineer and mixing on tracks 3, 5, 9 to 17
- Thorsten Brötzmann – producer on tracks 9 to 12
- Ivo Morig – producer on tracks 9 and 12
- Sascha Bühren – mastering of tracks 1-13 at TrueBusiness Studios, Berlin, Germany
- Michael 'Miro' Rodenberg – mastering of tracks 14-17 at GateStudio, Wolfsburg, Germany
Charts
edit| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 21 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 4 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 28 |
References
edit- ^ McCarthy, Laura. "Album Review: Lost In Forever – Beyond The Black". Distorted Sound Mag.com. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ Leivers, Dannii. "Beyond the Black - Lost in Forever album review". Metal Hammer. LouderSound.com. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ Stratmann, Holger (2016). "Reviews: Beyond the Black - Lost in Forever". Rock Hard (in German). No. 346. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Beyond the Black - Lost in Forever - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Beyond the Black – Lost in Forever" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Beyond the Black – Lost in Forever". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
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