Phorceful Ahead

Phorceful Ahead
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 2002
RecordedHouse Of Music, Germany
GenreHeavy metal, power metal
Length47:03
LabelMetal Blade Records
ProducerAchim Kohler, Andy B. Franck & Cedric Dupont
Symphorce chronology
Sinctuary
(2000)
Phorceful Ahead
(2002)
Twice Second
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metalitalia.it8/10[1]
MetalReviews75/100[2]
Powermetal.de8.5/10[3]
Rock Hard8.5/10[4]

Phorceful Ahead is an album released in 2002 by the German heavy metal-band Symphorce.

Critical reception

Rock Hard said Phorceful Ahead is the band's best, most structured, and heaviest album to date.[4] Powermetal.de recommended the tracks "Speak My Mind", "Unbroken", "Slow Down", and "Moving in Circles".[3] Metalitalia.it said the album sounds like Nevermore and Iron Maiden.[1] MetalReviews wrote: "If your are into classical heavy metal, I suggest you to check before you buy. If you like evolution, "put an ear" on the new Symphorce."[2]

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Franck/Dupont/Wohlbold/Pohl

  1. "Speak My Mind" - 4:28
  2. "Unbroken" - 4:52
  3. "Slow Down" - 4:07
  4. "Longing Home" - 4:44
  5. "Moving in Circles" - 3:54
  6. "Falling through Again" - 4:26
  7. "Your Blood, My Soul" - 5:32
  8. "Rage of Violence" - 6:32
  9. "Touched and Infected" - 3:20
  10. "Nothin' Left" - 5:08

The digipak version of the album contains these bonus tracks:

  1. "Where Night Returns" (Demo '02)
  2. "Force Fed" (Demo '02)
  3. "In Times of Grief" (Demo '02)

Credits

  • Andy B. Franck - vocals
  • Cedric Dupont - guitars
  • Markus Pohl - guitars
  • Dennis Wohlbold - bass guitar
  • Sascha Sauer - drums

References

  1. ^ a b Mirani, Lorenzo (31 December 2002). "SYMPHORCE – Phorcefulahead". Metalitalia.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b Danny (November 2002). "Symphorce - Phorceful Ahead". MetalReviews. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b Kubaschk, Peter (5 November 2002). "Review - SYMPHORCE - phorcefulAhead". Powermetal.de (in German). Archived from the original on 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Review - SYMPHORCE - Phorcefulahead". Rock Hard (in German). 13 November 2002. Archived from the original on 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026. Ausgabe: Rock Hard Vol. 187{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)