Twice Second
| Twice Second | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 12, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | House of Music, Germany | |||
| Genres | Progressive metal, power metal | |||
| Length | Worldwide Edition 49:23 European Edition Only 54:31 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producers | Achim Köhler, Andy B. Franck & Cedric Dupont | |||
| Symphorce chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metalitalia.it | 6.5/10[1] |
| MetalReviews | 74/100[2] |
| Powermetal.de | 8/10[3] |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10[4] |
Twice Second is an album by German heavy metal band Symphorce, released in 2004.[5][6][7][8][9]
Critical reception
[edit]Rock Hard compared the music to Vicious Rumors, Angel Dust, and early Nevermore.[4] Metalitalia.it said it's the band's "most powerful album to date".[1] Powermetal.de recommended the tracks "Fallen", "Whatever Hate Provides", "Searching", "Two Seconds To Live", and "Cry On My Shoulder".[3] MetalReviews wrote: "A must listen for Nevermore and Iced Earth fans [...]".[2]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written & arranged by Franck, Dupont, Wohlbold and Pohl
- "Fallen" - 5:54
- "Tears" - 4:40
- "Whatever Hate Provides" - 4:32
- "Cause of Laughter" - 5:02
- "In the Cold" - 3:44
- "Take What's Mine" - 5:34
- "Face of Pain" - 4:22
- "Searching" - 4:26
- "Two Seconds to Live" - 3:56
- "Cry on My Shoulder" - 6:16
- "Under the Curse"* - 5:08
- The European edition contains this song as a bonus track*
Personnel
[edit]- Andy B. Franck – vocals
- Cedric Dupont – guitars
- Markus Pohl – guitars
- Dennis Wohlbold – bass
- Sascha Sauer – drums
References
[edit]- 1 2 Galvagni, Luca (5 March 2004). "SYMPHORCE – Twice Second". Metalitalia.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- 1 2 Jay (January 2004). "Symphorce - Twice Second". MetalReviews. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- 1 2 Kubaschk, Peter (13 January 2004). "Review - SYMPHORCE - Twice Second". Powermetal.de (in German). Archived from the original on 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- 1 2 Stappert, Andreas (21 January 2004). "Review - SYMPHORCE - Twice Second". Rock Hard (in German). Archived from the original on 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
Ausgabe: Rock Hard Vol. 201
- ↑ Palmerston, Sean (May 1, 2004). "Symphorce Twice Second". Exclaim! (review). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ↑ Mason, Stewart. "Twice Second Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ↑ Johnsrud, Frode (2004). "SYMPHORCE "Twice Second"". Scream Magazine (review) (in Norwegian). No. 83. p. 45.
Score: 4 out of 6
- ↑ Hermanrud, Frode (2004). "Symphorce - Twice Second". Exact (review) (in Norwegian). p. 20.
Score: 4 out of 6
- ↑ "Levyarvostelut Symphorce – Twice Second". Noise.fi (review) (in Finnish). 20 January 2004. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
