which, on the contrary, was generally considered the strong point of the album. The change of musical direction, with the introduction of progressive metal elements, and the many variations of style adopted in the songs were generally praised, to the point that a Metal Storm reviewer compares After Forever to "Symphony X with Floor Jansen on vocals". Only a few reviewers remained nostalgic of the gothic and symphonic sound of Decipher and denounced a "lack of direction" and "too much confusion" in the music of the album. The album sold enough in the Benelux to remain in the Dutch Mega Album Top 100 chart for eleven weeks and in the Belgian Ultratop 50 Albums chart for two. It reached position No. 24 in the Netherlands and position No. 74 in Belgium. The single "Digital Deceit" reached position No. 41 in the Single Top 100 chart in the Netherlands. Track listing Personnel After Forever Floor Jansen – female vocals Sander Gommans – guitar, grunts Bas Maas – guitar, clean male vocals Lando van Gils – keyboards Luuk van Gerven – bass guitar André Borgman – drums Production Hans Pieters – production, engineering Dennis Leidelmeijer – engineering Sascha Paeth – vocal producer, mixing Miro – vocal producer, engineering Hans van Vuuren – executive producer Peter van 't Riet – mastering Additional musicians Cees' Kieboom – piano, keyboards, strings and choir arrangements Jeanne Biessen – violin Herman van Haaren – violin Yvonne van de Pol – viola Carla Schrijner – violoncello Sartje van Camp – violoncello Hans Cassa – choral bass vocals Caspar de Jonge – choral tenor vocals Martine de Jager – choral alto vocals Ellen Bakker – choral soprano vocals Amanda Somerville – reciting voice, vocal coach Jay Lansford – reciting voice References 2004 albums After Forever albums Concept albums Rock operas Transmission (record label) albums