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After Forever

After Forever was a Dutch symphonic metal band with strong progressive metal influences. 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.

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Symphonic gothic metalBlack SabbathDemosPrison of DesireSharon den AdelSymphonic metalProgressive metalDeath metal

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Also known as
Apocalypse (1995–1997)
Genres
Symphonic metal · gothic metal · progressive metal
Labels
Transmission · Nuclear Blast
Origin
North Brabant, Netherlands
Past members
Sander Gommans · Mark Jansen · Joep Beckers · Jack Driessen · Luuk van Gerven
Spinoffs
MaYaN · ReVamp

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After Forever

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related to First years and Prison Of Desire (1995–2000) · 32
After Forever → Adel, André Borgman, Apocalypse, Beyond Me, Black Sabbath, By, Desire, Dutch, Dutch Transmission Records, Ephemeral, Europe, Floor, Floor Jansen, Gerven, Gils, Illusion, In, Jack Driessen, Joep Beckers, Lando
related to Decipher and departure of Mark Jansen (2001–2002) · 31
After Forever → After Forever's, Allegiance, At, Ayreon, By, Critics, Decipher, Desire, Dutch, Epica, Floor Jansen's, Gommans, Gorefest, In, Jansen, Latin, Mark Jansen, Moreover, My Pledge, Netherlands
related to Exordium and Invisible Circles (2003–2004) · 17
After Forever → Arjen Lucassen, Broek, Dutch Top, EP Exordium, Floor Jansen, Floor Jansen's, Gils, In, In Jansen's, Invisible Circles, It, Joost, Lando, No, October, Star One, The
related to After Forever, hiatus and disbandment (2007–2009) · 14
After Forever → After Forever's, Annihilator, April, Doro Pesch, Floor, In, In January, It, Jeff Waters, Nuclear Blast, Ragnarök, Sander Gommans, The, Videos
related to Remagine and signing to Nuclear Blast (2005–2006) · 14
After Forever → André Borgman, B-sides, By October, Following, German, In, March, Mea Culpa, Nuclear Blast Records, On, Remagine, September, The, Transmission Records
Past members · 12
After Forever → André Borgman, Angel Wolf-Black, Bas Maas, Floor Jansen, Jack Driessen, Jeffrey Revet, Joep Beckers, Joost van den Broek, Lando van Gils, Luuk van Gerven, Mark Jansen, Sander Gommans
Genres · 3
After Forever → gothic metal, progressive metal, Symphonic metal
Labels · 2
After Forever → Nuclear Blast, Transmission
Spinoffs · 2
After Forever → MaYaN, ReVamp
Years active · 2
After Forever → 1995–2009, 2025

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band jansen forever floor album gommans mark metal sander van 2009 symphonic also live jansen's 2002 nightwish epica members released

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After ForeverAlso known asApocalypse (1995–1997)1.00infobox
After ForeverGenresSymphonic metal1.00infobox
After ForeverGenresgothic metal1.00infobox
After ForeverGenresprogressive metal1.00infobox
After ForeverLabelsTransmission1.00infobox
After ForeverLabelsNuclear Blast1.00infobox
After ForeverOriginNorth Brabant, Netherlands1.00infobox
After ForeverPast membersSander Gommans1.00infobox
After ForeverPast membersMark Jansen1.00infobox
After ForeverPast membersJoep Beckers1.00infobox
After ForeverPast membersJack Driessen1.00infobox
After ForeverPast membersLuuk van Gerven1.00infobox
After ForeverPast membersFloor Jansen1.00infobox
After ForeverPast membersAndré Borgman1.00infobox
After ForeverPast membersLando van Gils1.00infobox
After ForeverPast membersBas Maas1.00infobox
After ForeverPast membersJoost van den Broek1.00infobox
After ForeverPast membersJeffrey Revet1.00infobox
After ForeverPast membersAngel Wolf-Black1.00infobox
After ForeverSpinoffsMaYaN1.00infobox
After ForeverSpinoffsReVamp1.00infobox
After ForeverWebsitewww.afterforever.com1.00infobox
After ForeverYears active1995–20091.00infobox
After ForeverYears active20251.00infobox

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    After Forever

    Nodes53
    Edges52
    Triples137
    Avg. degree1.96
    Density0.037736
    Components1
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