Exordium (EP)


Exordium is a 2003 EP album by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever. Another version of this album was released in 2004, with a bonus DVD entitled Insights. "The Evil That Men Do" is a cover of the Iron Maiden song, while "One Day I'll Fly Away" is a metal version of a ballad originally sung by Randy Crawford. This is the first recording of the band with new guitarist Bas Maas, who replaced Mark Jansen. Exordium is the first After Forever album to enter the Dutch Top 100 chart, where it remained for two weeks, peaking at #56.

Track listing

  1. "Line of Thoughts" ' – 2:15
  2. "Beneath" ' – 4:54
  3. "My Choice" ' – 4:54
  4. "Glorifying Means" ' – 5:01
  5. "The Evil That Men Do" ' – 4:52
  6. "One Day I'll Fly Away" ' – 4:43

    ''Insights''

Insights is the name given to the DVD that came with the EP, containing a promotional video for "My Choice", along with a making of and backstage footage of the band in the studio.
  1. My Choice
  2. Making Of
  3. Studio Recordings
  4. Slide Show
  5. Artwork

    Personnel

;Band members
;Production
;Additional musicians