After Forever

After Forever
After Forever
	After Forever live at the Masters of Rock festival in 2007
Background information
Also known as	Apocalypse (1995–1997)
Origin	North Brabant, Netherlands
Genres	Symphonic metal; gothic metal; progressive metal;
Years active	1995–2009; 2025;
Labels	Transmission; Nuclear Blast;
Spinoffs	MaYaN; ReVamp;
Past members	Sander Gommans; Mark Jansen; Joep Beckers; Jack Driessen; Luuk van Gerven; Floor Jansen; André Borgman; Lando van Gils; Bas Maas; Joost van den Broek; Jeffrey Revet; Angel Wolf-Black;
Website	www.afterforever.com

After Forever was a Dutch symphonic metal band with strong progressive metal influences.^[1] Originally formed as a death metal band in 1995 by Mark Jansen and Sander Gommans under the name Apocalypse, they later shifted their sound towards symphonic metal with the introduction of Floor Jansen to the band.^[2]

The band's signature sound relied heavily on the combination of Floor Jansen's soprano vocals and death growls, often provided by Mark Jansen and Sander Gommans. After Forever also commonly incorporated symphonic elements into their studio albums, being known for their contributions to the symphonic metal genre alongside Nightwish, Within Temptation, and Epica.^[3

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