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Torn | 
| Artist: Evergrey
Label: Steamhammer / SPV
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
Buy New: $13.99
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 20771
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 92842
UPC: 693723928425
EAN: 0693723928425
ASIN: B001CISHOA
Release Date: September 23, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Broken Wings | | • | Soaked | | • | Fear | | • | When Kingdoms Fall | | • | In Confidence | | • | Fail | | • | Numb | | • | Torn | | • | Nothing is Erased | | • | Still Walk Alone | | • | These Scars | | • | Caught In A Lie (bonus track initial 6000) |
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Product Description
In a restless world which demands permanent innovation and at the same time the preservation of tried and tested ideals, Evergrey are among the few bands who have succeeded in performing this difficult balancing act in artistic terms. Their intelligent dark melodic metal is marked by high compositional skill, their very own signature and a diversity which never ceases to amaze their audience. The songs by the band from Sweden are never one-dimensional or indeed predictable, but always accessible and based on clear concepts. As confident as we have known Evergrey for more than ten years, just as convincing do the band present themselves on their latest album; dynamic, powerful, and always haunting, Torn is a return to the dark, progressive roots of the Evergrey sound.
The first 6000 copies of Torn come packaged in digipak format and contain 1 bonus track.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Return to Form October 25, 2008
Justin Gaines (Atlanta, GA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Since I was first introduced to Evergrey's totally unique brand of dark progressive metal with 2001's In Search of Truth, I've anticipated each new Evergrey release about as eagerly as I would a new Dream Theater album. I've only once been (mildly) disappointed with a new Evergrey album, but since that happened with the band's previous effort - 2006's Monday Morning Apocalypse - I was a bit apprehensive about hearing 2008's Torn for the first time.
That apprehension lasted roughly 30 seconds. From the very first moments of album opener Broken Wings, it was clear that the band is back in their element. Torn is the logical follow up to Recreation Day. It's not as singularly focused as the epic (and utterly brilliant) Inner Circle, nor is it as unfocused as Monday Morning Apocalypse. Rather, it sounds like the band made a real effort to regroup after label and lineup changes and come up with a collection of songs that accurately reflect what the band is all about. I think Recreation Day did that perfectly, and so does Torn. All of Evergrey's power, intensity, darkness, technicality, passion, soul and emotion are perfectly represented here. It's the kind of album you'd hand to someone unfamiliar with the band to make them a fan for life.
Anyone less than thrilled with Monday Morning Apocalypse (and to be fair, that's an album that definitely grew on me) should find Torn a welcome return to form. It's also a powerful reminder why there is no other band on the planet quite like Evergrey. I'm giving Torn a full 5-star rating. It's not quite as impressive as The Inner Circle, but it's still an amazing release.
NOTE: Early versions of Torn come housed in a neat digipack (though not as nice as the InsideOut digipack versions of Recreation Day and The Inner Circle) and include the bonus studio song Caught In a Lie. This is actually one of the album's better songs, and makes for a very effective closing track, so if at all possible you should try to get this version of the album.
so powerful and so origional October 20, 2008
Jason Creer (WA, West Australia)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
brilliant album, I havent yet heard any of there others but this was a master piece. I was hooked when I heard the opening to numb
Not the best album, but close. October 16, 2008
J. Metzger (Ohio)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I own almost every Evergrey album, and Torn comes close to being the best album. But my favorites are still The Dark Discovery and In Search of Truth. Torn goes back a little to the Dark Discovery album, fast, heavy, and dark like Tom said it was going to be. There is some variety in the sounds, but there aren't really any slow ballads. Torn has a little bit of a new sound to it, but it's still a great Evergrey album, much better than the previous album; Monday Morning Apocalypse. I find that Torn is an album you can listen to straight through over and over and not get tired of it.
 Dissapointing muddy production October 13, 2008
Ropy
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I cant help but think that evergreys run has finally come to an end. Track by track I listened to boomy low end, solos buried in the mix and predictable song writing in order to appease the older fan base. When you do this you lose all of the creative drive that you have. I can discribe this cd as follows..
One big LOW E riff and one of the worst productions to come from them.. I cant believe they released it like this.. you cant really hear anything because it's buried layers and layers or piss poor production.
Evergrey, "Torn" October 10, 2008
Kim Thore (USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When the words dark, melodic, metal are used there are a few bands that rise up to the top of the list and with the release of "Torn", Evergrey , once again fails to disappoint. Having taken a slight but astounding departure in production and sound with the prior release Monday Morning Apocalypse, one would think it might be a difficult task to outdo that impressive cd. However, Englund proves that theory wrong by not only vocally delivering each lyric with on the spot energy and passion but turning the knobs with drummer Jonas Ekdahl and self producing "Torn". The result--for the tried and true Evergrey fan you'll find comfort in the similarities to seminal releases like "Search of Truth" and "Recreation Day" but don't expect a rehash. Evergrey continues to evolve with each cd, managing to forego that pit so many other metal bands fall into--formula. With the new addition of bassist Jari Kainulainen, the overall backbone sound of Jari and Jonas has a bit of an innovative feel to it--it's easy to recognize that Kainulainen has no problems playing in the pocket and flavors "Torn" with his own signature sound. As is to be expected by Evergrey, there are no fillers, each track is a standout, with "Soaked", "Still Walk Alone" and "These Scars" being standouts. If "this" is what being torn feels like, grab a seam ripper asap because "Torn" is at the end of 11 tracks what metal/prog should aspire to be.
Kim- Maximumetal.com, allaccessmagazine.com
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