A War of Our Own explained

A War of Our Own is the fourth and final studio album by the Dutch progressive metal band Stream of Passion. Stream of Passion produced the album after leaving Napalm Records, financing it through crowdfunding website Indiegogo, and was their only album with the same line-up as its predecessor.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Background

Having signed to Napalm Records in 2008, Stream of Passion parted with the record label in 2012.^[3] Speaking about the split, lead vocalist Marcela Bovio said:

"I would rather not get very specific but let's say that we didn't think that we had the same ideas, and we didn't really think that they 'got' us that well".^[6]

Soon after, the band decided to fund their planned fourth album by way of fan donations, announcing a campaign through the crowdfunding website Indiegogo on 16 July 2013. Regarding the decision to fund the album this way, bass player Johan van Stratum commented:

"Times are changing, and so is the production of music and the way it is consumed. By taking things in their own hands, bands have more freedom and fans are enabled to support their favorites directly."^[5]

Donations to the campaign remained open for 3 months, with a target of raising €25,000 to produce the new album. The campaign eventually generated almost twice the target goal, finishing at €43,881. As a reward, for their fans after surpassing their secondary goal of €40,000, the band recorded an acoustic set of songs from the upcoming album, exclusively for those who had contributed to the album's funding.^{[4] [6]} A lyric video for the song "The Curse" was released on 7 March 2014 and an official music video for "A War of Our Own" was released on 16 April 2014.^{[7] [8]}

Track listing

Sources:^{[2] [9]}

Personnel

Stream of Passion

• Marcela Bovio – lead vocals, violin
• Eric Hazebroek – guitar
• Stephan Schultz – guitar
• Johan van Stratum – bass
• Jeffrey Revet – keyboards, synths
• Martijn Peters – drums

Additional musicians

• Ben Mathot – violin^[9]
• David Faber – cello^[9]

Production

• Joost van den Broek – production, mastering, mixing^[9]
• Alexandra V Bach – cover art^{[9] [11]}
• Tim Tronckoe – photography^{[9] [11]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fanouraki . Sissy . Stream of Passion revealed artwork and release date . Afternoiz . 23 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227075642/http://afternoiz.com/music/item/6131-stream-of-passion-revealed-artwork-and-release-date . 27 February 2014 .
2. Web site: Stream of Passion To Release 'A War Of Our Own' In April. Blabbermouth. 28 February 2014.
3. Web site: Eley. Danielle. Interview with Marcela Bovio [Stream of Passion]]. Valkyrian Music. 28 February 2014.
4. Web site: New Stream of Passion full length album. Indiegogo. 23 February 2014.
5. Web site: Mampuys. Ruth. STREAM OF PASSION - Finances new CD via Indiegogo. Reflections of Darkness. 23 February 2014.
6. Web site: MFVF11: Interview with Marcela Bovio from Stream Of Passion. YouTube. 23 February 2014.
7. Web site: STREAM OF PASSION: 'The Curse' Lyric Video Released. Blabbermouth. 9 March 2014.
8. Web site: STREAM OF PASSION: 'A War Of Our Own' Video Released. Blabbermouth. 28 April 2014.
9. A War Of Our Own. Stream of Passion. 2014. booklet. PIAS/Rough Trade. B00J4ZQYIO. co.uk.
10. Web site: Stream Of Passion - A War Of Our Own. ultratop. 31 July 2014.
11. Web site: Bach. Alexandra. Stream of Passion - A war of our own cover art by AlexandraVBach on deviantART. deviantArt. 4 March 2014.