Opera Metal: The Ultimate Collection

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Symphony of LifeAvantasia44:30
2Beyond MeAfter Forever feat. Sharon den Adel3.656:14
3Leading On
Andre Matos35:08
4Wings of Eternity
Silverlane45:26
5Our Destiny
engineer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer), Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Simon Oberender, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Amanda Somerville
producer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
editor:
Simon Oberender, Olaf Reitmeier and Amanda Somerville
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set) and additional vocals:
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist) and Mark Jansen
keyboard and piano:
Coen Janssen
additional guest vocals:
Simon Oberender and Olaf Reitmeier
guest background vocals:
Sascha Paeth and Amanda Somerville
guest choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Amanda Somerville, Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Cloudy Yang
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
vocals:
Mark Jansen
conductor:
Coen Janssen
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Michael Rodenberg
additionally recorded at:
E-Sound Studio's (until 2014, then relocated) in Weesp, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Huts Studio in Antwerp, Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2009-03 until 2009-05)
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2009-06 until 2009-07) and Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2009-06 until 2009-07)
recording of:
Our Destiny
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
Epica4.656:05
6Empty Hollow
recording engineer:
Андрей Зубрич
lead vocals:
Peter "Peavy" Wagner
orchestra:
Lingua Mortis Orchestra
recording of:
Empty Hollow: a) Empty Hollow
orchestrator and composer:
Victor Smolski
lyricist:
Peter "Peavy" Wagner
Rage6:21
7Carpe Diem
Heavenly4:50
8From Heaven Sent
recording of:
From Heaven Sent
lyricist:
Sandra Schleret
composer:
Waldemar Sorychta
Eyes of Eden44:18
9Transition
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
AFM Records GmbH (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2009)
recording of:
Transition
Theatre of Tragedy5:00
10BraveheartImperia5:36
11Fathers’ Eyes
Axxis4:41
12Time to Set the StonesDreams of Sanity4:01
13Out of the Ruins
recording of:
Out of the Ruins
lyricist and composer:
Lars Rettkowitz
Freedom Call44:22
14Goodbye
Orden Ogan4:07
15Touch in the DarkAsrai5:04
CD 4