Exordium (EP)

Exordium is an EP by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever, released on 17 October 2003. 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 band's first recording with 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.

Exordium
EP by
After Forever
Released17 October 2003 (2003-10-17)
RecordedApril–June 2003
Studio
  • Excess, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Arts Music Recording, Rhoon, Netherlands
GenreSymphonic metal
Length26:33
LabelTransmission
Producer
  • Hans Pieters
  • After Forever
After Forever chronology
Decipher
(2001)		 Exordium
(2003)		 Invisible Circles
(2004)
Singles from Exordium
  1. "My Choice" / "The Evil That Men Do"
    Released: 2 December 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

On 11 November 2016, an expanded remastered edition of Exordium containing previously unreleased studio sessions, single edits and an interview was released to digital download and streaming services. Physically, this edition was released on 2 December as the last disc on a three-disc reissue of the band's third studio album, Invisible Circles.

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