Twice Second

Twice Second
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 12, 2004
RecordedHouse of Music, Germany
GenreProgressive metal, power metal
LengthWorldwide Edition 49:23
European Edition Only 54:31
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerAchim Köhler, Andy B. Franck & Cedric Dupont
Symphorce chronology
Phorceful Ahead
(2002)
Twice Second
(2004)
Godspeed
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metalitalia.it6.5/10[1]
MetalReviews74/100[2]
Powermetal.de8/10[3]
Rock Hard8.5/10[4]

Twice Second is an album by German heavy metal band Symphorce, released in 2004.[5][6][7][8][9]

Critical reception

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

All songs written & arranged by Franck, Dupont, Wohlbold and Pohl

  1. "Fallen" - 5:54
  2. "Tears" - 4:40
  3. "Whatever Hate Provides" - 4:32
  4. "Cause of Laughter" - 5:02
  5. "In the Cold" - 3:44
  6. "Take What's Mine" - 5:34
  7. "Face of Pain" - 4:22
  8. "Searching" - 4:26
  9. "Two Seconds to Live" - 3:56
  10. "Cry on My Shoulder" - 6:16
  11. "Under the Curse"* - 5:08
  • The European edition contains this song as a bonus track*

Personnel

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

References

  1. ^ a b Galvagni, Luca (5 March 2004). "SYMPHORCE – Twice Second". Metalitalia.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b Jay (January 2004). "Symphorce - Twice Second". MetalReviews. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ a b 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
  5. ^ Palmerston, Sean (May 1, 2004). "Symphorce Twice Second". Exclaim! (review). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  6. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Twice Second Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  7. ^ Johnsrud, Frode (2004). "SYMPHORCE "Twice Second"". Scream Magazine (review) (in Norwegian). No. 83. p. 45. Score: 4 out of 6
  8. ^ Hermanrud, Frode (2004). "Symphorce - Twice Second". Exact (review) (in Norwegian). p. 20. Score: 4 out of 6
  9. ^ "Levyarvostelut Symphorce – Twice Second". Noise.fi (review) (in Finnish). 20 January 2004. Retrieved 4 February 2026.