The Quiet Resistance
| The Quiet Resistance | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 17 November 2011 | |||
| Recorded | January–March 2011 | |||
| Studios | Kiksound Studios, Studio Lobbes | |||
| Genres | Alternative rock,[1] gothic rock,[2] hard rock, heavy metal[3] | |||
| Length | 55:51 | |||
| Label | Napalm | |||
| Producers | Hendrik Jan de Jong, Joost van den Broek | |||
| Nemesea chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Quiet Resistance | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Femme Metal | 95/100[3] |
| Metal Reviews | 25/100[2] |
| Metal.de | 6/10[6] |
| Sonic Cathedral | 9/10[7] |
The Quiet Resistance is the third studio album by Dutch rock band Nemesea, released in 17 November 2011.
Background and composition
After recording their then-untitled third album, Nemesea was signed to Napalm Records for a planned summer release for the album.[8] The album title was revealed on 21 May 2011,[9] and the cover artwork and track listing were unveiled on 10 September.[10] A video teaser was released for the album on 30 September.[11]
The album's first single, "Afterlife" was released on 14 October,[12] with a music video released on 4 November.[13] The Quiet Resistance was released in different European countries on varying dates from 17 to 21 November, and 22 November in North America.[14]
The songs were mainly written lyrically by vocalist Manda Ophuis and compositionally by Hendrik Jan 'HJ' de Jong.[15] Ophuis stated in an interview, "HJ (Hendrik Jan de Jong), our guitarist is the main song writer and he always has certain parts of songs written in a rapid tempo. The hardest thing for him is to finish the songs the way he wants and that’s always very time consuming. He’s a bit of perfectionist so... But I agree, some songs just come automatically and other need some more work."[16]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Manda Ophuis and Hendrik Jan 'HJ' de Jong, except where indicated; all music is composed by Hendrik Jan 'HJ' de Jong and Nemesea, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Quiet Resistance" | Gerben Verhaar | De Jong, Lasse Dellbrügge | 0:52 |
| 2. | "Caught in the Middle" | 4:50 | ||
| 3. | "Afterlife" | 3:12 | ||
| 4. | "Whenever" | 3:31 | ||
| 5. | "If You Could" | 3:54 | ||
| 6. | "High Enough" (featuring Charlotte Wessels from Delain) | 4:13 | ||
| 7. | "Say" | 4:05 | ||
| 8. | "It's Over" (featuring Matt Litwin & Marcus Klavan from BulletProof Messenger) | De Jong, Nemesea, Matt Litwin | 4:00 | |
| 9. | "I Live" | 4:31 | ||
| 10. | "Stay with Me" | 3:49 | ||
| 11. | "Rush" | 5:27 | ||
| 12. | "Release Me" | 3:40 | ||
| 13. | "2012" | 5:58 | ||
| 14. | "Allein" (Bonus track, featuring Heli Reißenweber from Maerzfeld) | Ophuis and Heli Reißenweber | 3:58 |
Personnel
- Nemesea
- Manda Ophuis - vocals
- Hendrik Jan "HJ" de Jong - guitars
- Lasse Dellbrügge - keyboards
- Sonny Onderwater - bass guitar
- Frank van der Star - drums
- Guest musicians
- Joost van den Broek - additional piano on tracks 5 and 9
- Gerben Verhaar - guest vocals on track 1
- Charlotte Wessels - guest vocals on track 6
- Matt Litwin (BulletProof Messenger) - turntables and strings on track 8
- Marcus Klavan (BulletProof Messenger) - vocals on track 8
- Heli Reißenweber (Maerzfeld) - guest vocals on track 14
References
- ↑ "Nemesea | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- 1 2 "Nemesea - The Quiet Resistance Review (25/100)". Metal Reviews.
- 1 2 "Nemesea – "The Quiet Resistance" (2011)". Femme Metal.
- ↑ "Nemesea - New Song Online". Metal Storm. 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ↑ "NEMESEA: 'Whenever' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ↑ Schörg, Florian (November 17, 2011). "Nemesea - The Quiet Resistance". Metal.de.
- ↑ "Nemesea - The Quiet Resistance". Sonic Cathedral.
- ↑ "NEMESEA Signs With NAPALM RECORDS". Blabbermouth.net. 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ↑ "NEMESEA: New Album Title Announced". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ↑ "NEMESEA: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ↑ "NEMESEA: 'The Quiet Resistance' Teaser Available". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ↑ "NEMESEA: New Song Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ↑ "NEMESEA: 'Afterlife' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ↑ "NEMESEA: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ↑ "Nemesea Interview 2011". Sonic Cathedral.
- ↑ "INTERVIEW: Manda Ophuis – Nemesea". The Rockpit.
External links
- Album information on the official Nemesea website