Twice Second

Twice Second
Twice Second
Studio album by Symphorce
Released	January 12, 2004
Recorded	House of Music, Germany
Genres	Progressive metal, power metal
Length	Worldwide Edition 49:23; European Edition Only 54:31
Label	Metal Blade
Producers	Achim Köhler, Andy B. Franck & Cedric Dupont
Symphorce chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Metalitalia.it [it]	6.5/10
MetalReviews	74/100
Powermetal.de [de]	8/10
Rock Hard	8.5/10

Twice Second is an album by German heavy metal band Symphorce, released in 2004.

Critical reception

Rock Hard compared the music to Vicious Rumors, Angel Dust, and early Nevermore. Metalitalia.it [it] said it's the band's "most powerful album to date". Powermetal.de [de] recommended the tracks "Fallen", "Whatever Hate Provides", "Searching", "Two Seconds To Live", and "Cry On My Shoulder". MetalReviews wrote: "A must listen for Nevermore and Iced Earth fans [...]".

Track listing

All songs written & arranged by Franck, Dupont, Wohlbold and Pohl

"Fallen" - 5:54
"Tears" - 4:40
"Whatever Hate Provides" - 4:32
"Cause of Laughter" - 5:02
"In the Cold" - 3:44
"Take What's Mine" - 5:34
"Face of Pain" - 4:22
"Searching" - 4:26
"Two Seconds to Live" - 3:56
"Cry on My Shoulder" - 6:16
"Under the Curse"* - 5:08

The European edition contains this song as a bonus track*

Personnel

Andy B. Franck – vocals
Cedric Dupont – guitars
Markus Pohl – guitars
Dennis Wohlbold – bass
Sascha Sauer – drums

References

1 2 Galvagni, Luca (5 March 2004). "SYMPHORCE – Twice Second". Metalitalia.it [it] (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
1 2 Jay (January 2004). "Symphorce - Twice Second". MetalReviews. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
1 2 Kubaschk, Peter (13 January 2004). "Review - SYMPHORCE - Twice Second". Powermetal.de [de] (in German). Archived from the original on 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
1 2 Stappert, Andreas (21 January 2004). "Review - SYMPHORCE - Twice Second". Rock Hard (in German). Archived from the original on 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026. Ausgabe: Rock Hard Vol. 201
↑ Palmerston, Sean (May 1, 2004). "Symphorce Twice Second". Exclaim! (review). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
↑ Mason, Stewart. "Twice Second Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
↑ Johnsrud, Frode (2004). "SYMPHORCE "Twice Second"". Scream Magazine (review) (in Norwegian). No. 83. p. 45. Score: 4 out of 6
↑ Hermanrud, Frode (2004). "Symphorce - Twice Second". Exact (review) (in Norwegian). p. 20. Score: 4 out of 6

[Metalitalia.it-1] 1 2 Galvagni, Luca (5 March 2004). "SYMPHORCE – Twice Second". Metalitalia.it [it] (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2026.

[MetalReviews-2] 1 2 Jay (January 2004). "Symphorce - Twice Second". MetalReviews. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2026.

[Powermetal.de-3] 1 2 Kubaschk, Peter (13 January 2004). "Review - SYMPHORCE - Twice Second". Powermetal.de [de] (in German). Archived from the original on 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.

[RockHard-4] 1 2 Stappert, Andreas (21 January 2004). "Review - SYMPHORCE - Twice Second". Rock Hard (in German). Archived from the original on 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026. Ausgabe: Rock Hard Vol. 201

[5] Palmerston, Sean (May 1, 2004). "Symphorce Twice Second". Exclaim! (review). Retrieved 4 February 2026.

[6] Mason, Stewart. "Twice Second Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 February 2026.

[7] Johnsrud, Frode (2004). "SYMPHORCE "Twice Second"". Scream Magazine (review) (in Norwegian). No. 83. p. 45. Score: 4 out of 6

[8] Hermanrud, Frode (2004). "Symphorce - Twice Second". Exact (review) (in Norwegian). p. 20. Score: 4 out of 6