The Diary (The Gentle Storm album)

The Diary
Studio album by The Gentle Storm
Released	23 March 2015
Recorded	April 2014–2015
Genre	Folk rock, progressive rock, progressive metal, symphonic metal
Length	113:56
Label	Inside Out Music
Producer	Arjen Anthony Lucassen
The Gentle Storm chronology
The Gentle Storm Exclusive Tour CD (2015) The Diary (2015)
Arjen Anthony Lucassen chronology
The Theory of Everything (2013) The Diary (2015) The Source (2017)
Anneke van Giersbergen chronology
Drive (2013) The Diary (2015)

The Diary is the debut studio album by the Dutch band The Gentle Storm, consisting of composer and guitarist Arjen Anthony Lucassen and singer and lyricist Anneke van Giersbergen. It was released on March 23, 2015 in Europe,^[1] and the following day in the US.

A concept album about a love story set in the 17th century, The Diary consists of two discs, each with the same track list: the "Gentle" side of the album consists of acoustic, softer, folk-oriented versions of the songs, while the "Storm" side of the album is made of heavy metal versions of the songs with progressive and symphonic elements.