The Inner Circle (album)

The Inner Circle is the fifth studio album by Swedish progressive metal band Evergrey, released in 2004. The album is a concept album that deals with the themes of religion, cults, and child abuse. According to an interview with frontman Tom S. Englund, the spoken word parts in the album are of an actual person.[1] The last track on the album, "When the Walls Go Down" samples excerpts from David Wilkerson's speech "A Call to Anguish".[2][3][4][5][6][7]

The Inner Circle
Studio album by Evergrey
Released	27 April 2004
Recorded	November 2003 – February 2004
Studio	Division One Studios
Genre	Progressive metal
Length	48:15
Label	InsideOut
Producer	Tom S. Englund Henrik Danhage
Evergrey chronology
Recreation Day (2003) The Inner Circle (2004) Monday Morning Apocalypse (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tom S. Englund.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"A Touch of Blessing"	Tom S. Englund	5:50
2.	"Ambassador"	Englund, Jonas Ekdahl	4:29
3.	"In the Wake of the Weary"	Henrik Danhage	4:43
4.	"Harmless Wishes"	Danhage, Englund, Rikard Zander	4:18
5.	"Waking Up Blind"	Englund	4:22
6.	"More Than Ever"	Danhage	4:13
7.	"The Essence of Conviction"	Englund, Danhage, Ekdahl	6:07
8.	"Where All Good Sleep"	Zander, Englund	4:37
9.	"Faith Restored"	Englund	3:54
10.	"When the Walls Go Down" (Instrumental with sampled excerpts from David Wilkerson's speech "A Call to Anguish")	Englund, Zander, Danhage, Ekdahl	5:42

Special edition

No.	Title	Length
11.	"I'm Sorry" (Live and acoustic)	3:28
12.	"Recreation Day" (Live and acoustic)	3:33
13.	"Madness Caught Another Victim" (Live and acoustic)	3:09

Personnel

Band

• Tom S. Englund – vocals and guitar
• Henrik Danhage – guitar
• Michael Håkansson – bass
• Rikard Zander – keyboards
• Jonas Ekdahl – drums

Other

• Carina Englund – vocals
• Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra – string quartet

References

1. Lord of the Wasteland. "Evergrey's Tom S. Englund". metal-rules.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
2. Theodoratos, Fotis (16 May 2004). "Evergrey - The Inner Circle (CD)". Metal Temple. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
3. "Album Spotlight: Evergrey – "The Inner Circle"". The Prog Mind. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
4. "Evergrey - The Inner Circle". Metal Reviews. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
5. "Evergrey - The Inner Circle review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
6. Pardo, Pete (5 February 2006). "Evergrey: The Inner Circle". Sea Of Tranquility. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
7. Read, Andy. "THE INNER CIRCLE". DPRP. Retrieved 31 October 2020.