The Foreshadowing completed their third act of the apocalypse saga, ''Second World'', released on April 20, 2012, under Cyclone Empire Records. ''Second World'' combines cinematic atmospheres with doom-metal riffs. The album was mixed by

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(Örebro, Sweden), while well-known artist Travis Smith worked on the album illustrations and design. The recording sessions were held at Outer Sound Studios in Rome with Giuseppe Orlando.Second World - official press release
/ref> Guitarist Alessandro Pace stated: "This is going to be, without any reasonable doubt, absolutely metal. We worked hard to step forward and gain our melodic side, while at the same time, we wrote the most groundbreaking rhythms we ever played. This is going to be an album with no compromises; it's going to be a blast!"Second World album details
/ref> Keyboardist Francesco Sosto commented: "With ''Second World,'' we wanted to demonstrate that our band knows how to use the work we did in the past, as the major source of inspiration for this work were our two previous albums. But we also wanted to add something new, like true Gregorian choirs and acoustic parts, and also tried to structure the songs in a different way from how we normally do, as we did with “Colonies”..."The Foreshadowing interview
on Grande Rock.

Track listing

# Havoc - 7:22 # Outcast - 4:51 # The Forsaken Son - 4:41 # Second World - 5:38 # Aftermaths - 6:29 # Ground Zero - 4:31 # Reverie Is a Tyrant - 5:16 # Colonies - 6:21 # Noli Timere - 6:01 # Friends of Pain - 4:01

Personnel

*Marco Benevento -

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

*Alessandro Pace -

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

s *Andrea Chiodetti - guitars *Francesco Sosto -

keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

*Francesco Giulianelli -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

*Jonah Padella -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

;Production *Mixed and mastered by

*Recorded at Outer Sound Studios in Rome with Giuseppe Orlando ;Cover art *Design by Travis Smith

References

{{Authority control 2012 albums The Foreshadowing (band) albums