Best Of

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Tracklist

Digital Media 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Cry for the Moon (live in Miskolc)7:44
2Unleashed
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:
Unleashed
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen and Coen Janssen
3.655:48
3Sancta Terra
additional engineer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
engineer:
Simon Oberender, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier, Ad Sluijter and Amanda Somerville
producer:
Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band) and Sascha Paeth
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
editor:
Simon Oberender, Olaf Reitmeier and Ad Sluijter
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
guest drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Cinzia Rizzo, Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Simone Simons
other vocals:
Mark Jansen
arranger:
Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band), Mark Jansen and Miro Rodenberg
choir vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
recording of:
Sancta terra (from 2006-11 until 2007-02)
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Mark Jansen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
4.654:57
4The Obsessive Devotion
additional engineer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
engineer:
Simon Oberender, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier, Ad Sluijter and Amanda Somerville
producer:
Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band) and Sascha Paeth
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
editor:
Simon Oberender, Olaf Reitmeier and Ad Sluijter
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
guest drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Cinzia Rizzo and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals and spoken vocals:
Amanda Somerville
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Simone Simons
other vocals:
Mark Jansen
arranger:
Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band), Mark Jansen and Miro Rodenberg
choir vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
recording of:
The Obsessive Devotion (from 2006-11 until 2007-02)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
47:13
5Design Your Universe (A New Age Dawns, Part VI)
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:
Design Your Universe (A New Age Dawns, Part VI)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen and Coen Janssen
49:28
6Storm the Sorrow
engineer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Miro, Simon Oberender, Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
producer:
Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band) and Sascha Paeth
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist) and Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals:
Amanda Somerville
guest choir vocals:
Christoph Drescher (Singer), Tanja Eisl (choir singer), Linda Janssen, Laura Macrì (soprano), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen and Amanda Somerville
orchestrator:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Miro
recorded at:
CFJ Studio in Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2011-09 until 2011-11), Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2011-09 until 2011-11) and The Huts Studio in Antwerp, Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium (from 2011-09 until 2011-11)
instrumental recording of:
Storm the Sorrow
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Coen Janssen and Simone Simons
45:12
7Never Enough
additional engineer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
engineer:
Simon Oberender, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier, Ad Sluijter and Amanda Somerville
producer:
Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band) and Sascha Paeth
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
editor:
Simon Oberender, Olaf Reitmeier and Ad Sluijter
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
guest drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Cinzia Rizzo, Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Simone Simons
other vocals:
Mark Jansen
arranger:
Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band), Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen and Miro Rodenberg
choir vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
music videos:
Never Enough (video) by Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band) and Never Enough (extended version) by Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
recording of:
Never Enough (from 2006-11 until 2007-02)
lyricist:
Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
composer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
44:47
8Delirium
engineer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Miro, Simon Oberender, Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
producer:
Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band) and Sascha Paeth
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist) and Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals:
Amanda Somerville
guest choir vocals:
Christoph Drescher (Singer), Tanja Eisl (choir singer), Linda Janssen, Laura Macrì (soprano), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen and Amanda Somerville
orchestrator:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Miro
recorded at:
CFJ Studio in Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2011-09 until 2011-11), Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2011-09 until 2011-11) and The Huts Studio in Antwerp, Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium (from 2011-09 until 2011-11)
recording of:
Delirium
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Coen Janssen and Simone Simons
36:07
9Quietus (live in Miskolc)
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
membranophone:
Ariën van Weesenbeek
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
choir vocals:
Miskolci Nemzeti Színház énekkar
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Simone Simons
orchestra:
The Extended Reményi Ede Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Zsolt Regos
recorded at:
Miskolc Opera Festival
live recording of:
Quietus (on 2008-06-14)
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Jeroen Simons, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
publisher:
Frozen Mind! Music (Dutch Publishing Company) (in 2005)
4:22
10Monopoly on Truth
engineer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Miro, Simon Oberender, Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
producer:
Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band) and Sascha Paeth
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist) and Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals:
Amanda Somerville
guest choir vocals:
Christoph Drescher (Singer), Tanja Eisl (choir singer), Linda Janssen, Laura Macrì (soprano), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen and Amanda Somerville
orchestrator:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Miro
recorded at:
CFJ Studio in Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2011-09 until 2011-11), Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany (from 2011-09 until 2011-11) and The Huts Studio in Antwerp, Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium (from 2011-09 until 2011-11)
recording of:
Monopoly on Truth
lyricist:
Mark Jansen and Simone Simons
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen and Simone Simons
47:11
11Chasing the Dragon
additional engineer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
engineer:
Simon Oberender, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier, Ad Sluijter and Amanda Somerville
producer:
Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band) and Sascha Paeth
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
editor:
Simon Oberender, Olaf Reitmeier and Ad Sluijter
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
guest acoustic guitar:
Olaf Reitmeier
guest drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Cinzia Rizzo, Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Simone Simons
other vocals:
Mark Jansen
arranger:
Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band), Mark Jansen and Miro Rodenberg
choir vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
recording of:
Chasing the Dragon (from 2006-11 until 2007-02)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen and Simone Simons
composer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
3.357:40
12Martyr of the Free Word
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:
Martyr of the Free Word
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
3.355:03
13Fools of Damnation (The Embrace That Smothers, Part IX)
additional engineer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
engineer:
Simon Oberender, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier, Ad Sluijter and Amanda Somerville
producer:
Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band) and Sascha Paeth
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
editor:
Simon Oberender, Olaf Reitmeier and Ad Sluijter
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
guest drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Cinzia Rizzo, Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest spoken vocals:
Jeff Wade
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Simone Simons
other vocals:
Mark Jansen
arranger:
Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band), Mark Jansen and Miro Rodenberg
choir vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
recording of:
Fools of Damnation (The Embrace That Smothers, Part IX) (from 2006-11 until 2007-02)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
58:42
14Tides of Time
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:
Tides of Time
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Coen Janssen
4.355:33
15Kingdom of Heaven (A New Age Dawns, Part V)
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:
Kingdom of Heaven (A New Age Dawns, Part V)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist) and Mark Jansen
3.513:35