Complex sentence: By the end of 2001, After Forever appeared to observers of the European heavy metal scene as a band with a bright future among the apparent renaissance of Dutch metal bands, represented by Ayreon, Within Temptation, The Gathering, Gorefest and others.
Split into simpler sentences: By the end of 2001, After Forever appeared to observers of the European heavy metal scene as a band with a bright future. They appeared as rising stars among the renaissance of Dutch metal bands, represented by Ayreon, Within Temptation, The Gathering, Gorefest and others.