Progarchives, the progressive rock ultimate discography

MY DARK SYMPHONY

Conception

Progressive Metal


From Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website

Conception My Dark Symphony album cover
3.65 | 18 ratings | 1 reviews | 56% 5 stars

Write a review

Buy CONCEPTION Music
from Progarchives.com partners
Singles/EPs/Fan Club/Promo, released in 2018

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Re:Conception (01:08)
2. Grand Again (04:00)
3. Into the Wild (05:21)
4. Quite Alright (04:33)
5. The Moment (05:27)
6. My Dark Symphony (06:12)

Total Time 26:41

Line-up / Musicians


- Tore Østby / Guitars
- Ingar Amlien / Bass
- Arve Heimdal / Drums
- Roy Khan / Vocals

Releases information

Self released on November 23, 2018

Thanks to black_diamond for the addition
Edit this entry

Buy CONCEPTION My Dark Symphony Music



CONCEPTION My Dark Symphony ratings distribution


3.65
(18 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(56%)
56%
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(28%)
28%
Good, but non-essential (11%)
11%
Collectors/fans only (6%)
6%
Poor. Only for completionists (0%)
0%

CONCEPTION My Dark Symphony reviews


Showing all collaborators reviews and last reviews preview | Show all reviews/ratings

Collaborators/Experts Reviews

Review by UMUR
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator
3 stars "My Dark Symphony" is an EP (mini-album) release by Norwegian progressive heavy/power metal act Conception. The EP was released through Conception Sound Factory in November 2018 and marks the return of Conception after their 1998 breakup (although they shortly reunited in 2005). Their last release before this one was their fourth full-length studio album "Flow" from 1997. It´s however not that the four members of Conception have been inactive in the intermediate years as lead vocalist Roy Khan had a longer stint with Kamelot, guitarist Tore Østby shortly played with D.C. Cooper and then formed Ark, and drummer Arve Heimdal and bassist Ingar Amlien have both kept busy with black/death metal act Crest of Darkness.

"My Dark Symphony" features six tracks and a total playing time of 26:41 minutes, so while it´s just short of being an album length release, it´s close enough in terms of quantity and getting your money´s worth. "Flow" is generally not the most lauded release in Conception´s discography and a lot of fans don´t feel that Conception went out on a high with that album, so expectations for "My Dark Symphony" probably varied from excitement to concern...

...well there was nothing to be concerned about. First of all "My Dark Symphony" sounds unmistakably like Conception, which means clever, sophisticated, and melodic progressive heavy/power metal in the vein of early- to- mid-90s Queensrÿche. So it´s heavy/power metal with subtle progressive tendencies where the song is in focus and not odd time signatures and other progressive metal noodling. Khan is a worldclass singer with a strong voice and a passionate delivery, and the rest of the band are skilled and well playing musicians too.

"My Dark Symphony" features a clear, powerful, and detailed sound production, which is perfect for this type of music and upon conclusion "My Dark Symphony" is a strong comeback release from Conception. It definitely makes you realise that they´ve been missed. A 3.5 star (70%) rating is deserved.

(Originally posted on Metal Music Archives).

Latest members reviews

No review or rating for the moment | Submit a review

Post a review of CONCEPTION "My Dark Symphony"

You must be a forum member to post a review, please register here if you are not.

MEMBERS LOGIN ZONE

As a registered member (register here if not), you can post rating/reviews (& edit later), comments reviews and submit new albums.

You are not logged, please complete authentication before continuing (use forum credentials).

Forum user
Forum password

Copyright Prog Archives, All rights reserved. | Legal Notice | Privacy Policy | Advertise | RSS + syndications

Other sites in the MAC network: JazzMusicArchives.com — jazz music reviews and archives | MetalMusicArchives.com — metal music reviews and archives

Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.