Opera Metal: The Ultimate Collection

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Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
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1The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah
engineer:
Matthias Klinkmann
co-producer:
Christofer Johnsson (Swedish musician, composer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, as well as a music producer)
producer:
Siggi Bemm
mixer:
Siggi Bemm (from 1997-12 until 1998-01)
additional guest guitar family:
Siggi Bemm and Waldemar Sorychta
guest bass guitar:
Jan Kazda
guest drums (drum set):
Wolf Simon
guitar:
Tommy Eriksson (Former member of Nocturnal Rites and Therion)
guitar and keyboard:
Christofer Johnsson (Swedish musician, composer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, as well as a music producer)
guest solo alto vocals and soprano vocals:
Sarah Jezebel Deva and Martina Hornbacher Astner
conductor and chorus master:
Jan Kazda
recording of:
The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah
orchestrator and composer:
Christofer Johnsson (Swedish musician, composer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, as well as a music producer)
lyricist:
Thomas Karlsson (Swedish occultist & esoteric author)
additional arranger:
Jan Kazda
choir vocals arranger:
Christofer Johnsson (Swedish musician, composer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, as well as a music producer)
Therion4.46:45
2Deadland
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
AFM Records GmbH (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2009)
recording of:
Deadland
Theatre of Tragedy4:40
3Scarborough Fair
assistant recording engineer:
Thorsten Bauer and Mathias Röderer
recording engineer:
Alexander Krull and Victor Smolski
programming, engineer, producer and mixer:
Alexander Krull
bass guitar:
Thorsten Bauer
drums (drum set):
Seven Antonopoulos
guitar:
Thorsten Bauer and Mathias Röderer
uilleann pipes and whistle:
Christian Roch (Leaves' Eyes)
choir vocals:
Al Dente (choir vocalist)
lead vocals:
Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull (the person)
vocals:
Alexander Krull
orchestra:
Lingua Mortis Orchestra
orchestrator:
Leaves’ Eyes
recorded at, mixed at and engineered at:
Mastersound Studio (Stuttgart, Alexander Krull) in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
produced at:
Mastersound Studio (Stuttgart, Alexander Krull) in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
cover recording of:
Scarborough Fair / Canticle
lyricist and previously attributed to:
Simon & Garfunkel
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Fanfare (publisher), Pattern Music Ltd (publisher) and Paul Simon Music
version of:
Scarborough Fair
version of:
The Side of a Hill
Leaves’ Eyes4.54:04
4Flag in the Ground (symphonic version)
producer:
Tony Kakko and Sonata Arctica (Finnish power metal)
additional keyboard:
Tony Kakko (in 2009)
bass guitar:
Marko Paasikoski (in 2009)
drums (drum set):
Tommy Portimo (in 2009)
guitar:
Elias Viljanen (in 2009)
Hammond organ and keyboard:
Henrik Klingenberg (in 2009)
vocals:
Tony Kakko (in 2009)
arranger:
Sonata Arctica (Finnish power metal)
recorded at:
Fantom Studio in Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland (in 2009), Great Sounds Studio (in 2009), Kakkoslaatu Studio in Finland (in 2009), Lanceland 2 (in 2009), Magic-7 Studio (in 2009), Rock Valley-Studios (in 2009), Studio 57 in Finland (in 2009) and Tico Tico Studio in Kemi, Lappi, Finland (in 2009)
recording of:
Flag in the Ground (in 2009)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Kakko
is based on:
Blackout
Sonata Arctica3:55
5In Love With the DarknessXandria3:49
6Shelter From the Rain
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Eric Singer (rock/metal drummer)
electric bass guitar and keyboard:
Tobias Sammet
guest guitar [lead guitar]:
Kai Hansen (German metal guitarist & vocalist) and Henjo Richter
guitar [lead and rhythm guitar]:
Sascha Paeth
additional guest lead vocals:
Bob Catley
guest lead vocals:
Michael Kiske
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
recording of:
Shelter From the Rain
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
Avantasia36:08
7Sail Away to Avalon
engineer:
Oscar Holleman
producer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) and Oscar Holleman
mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (from 1994 until 1995) and Oscar Holleman (from 1994 until 1995)
guest alto flute and guest lead vocals:
Barry Hay (from 1994 until 1995)
guest analog synthesizer [Juno], guest Hammond organ [Hammond], guest harpsichord, guest keyboard [keyboards], guest mellotron, guest Minimoog, guest piano, guest synthesizer [Oberheim] and guest vocoder:
Cleem Determeijer (from 1994 until 1995)
guest bass guitar [bass]:
Jolanda Verduijn (from 1994 until 1995)
guest drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ernst van Ee (from 1994 until 1995)
guitar [guitars], keyboard [keyboards] and background vocals [backing vocals]:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (from 1994 until 1995)
guest background vocals [backing vocals]:
Mirjam van Doorn (from 1994 until 1995), René Merkelbach (from 1994 until 1995) and Debby Schreuder (from 1994 until 1995)
recorded at and mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1994 until 1995)
recording of:
Sail Away to Avalon (from 1994 until 1995)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Act II ‘King Arthur’s Court’
Ayreon34:02
8The Chosen Ones
Lunatica5:00
9Velatum
recording engineer:
Thomas Buchberger, Lanvall and Jan Vacik (German keyboardist)
producer:
Oliver Philipps and Jan Vacik (German keyboardist)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
additional guest keyboard:
Oliver Philipps
bass guitar:
Simon Holzknecht
drums (drum set):
Andreas Schipflinger (drums (Serenity))
guitar:
Thomas Buchberger
keyboard:
Mario Hirzinger
background vocals:
Georg Neuhauser and Andreas Schipflinger (drums (Serenity))
lead vocals:
Georg Neuhauser
arranger:
Oliver Philipps, Serenity (Austrian symphonic/power metal band) and Jan Vacik (German keyboardist)
choir vocals arranger:
Lanvall
orchestrator:
Oliver Philipps
mixed at:
Hansen Studios in Ribe, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
Velatum
writer:
Thomas Buchberger, Mario Hirzinger, Georg Neuhauser and Jan Vacik (German keyboardist)
Serenity4:29
10For the Heart I Once Had
engineer:
Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Emppu Vuorinen
co-producer:
Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen
mixer:
Mikko Karmila
bass:
Marco Hietala
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
keyboard and piano:
Tuomas Holopainen
lead vocals:
Marco Hietala and Anette Olzon
arranger:
Marco Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Tero Kinnunen, Jukka Nevalainen and Emppu Vuorinen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast GmbH (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2007)
recording of:
For the Heart I Once Had (from 2006-09 until 2007-03)
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (2001-2017), Potoska Publishing and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Nightwish43:55
11Lord of the Flies
additional guest background vocals:
Jen Majura
recording of:
Lord of the Flies
orchestrator:
Victor Smolski
lyricist:
Peter "Peavy" Wagner
composer:
Victor Smolski and Peter "Peavy" Wagner
Rage5:45
12Endeavour
Andre Matos37:02
13Place of Higher Hope
recording of:
Place of Higher Power
lyricist and composer:
Lanvall
Edenbridge5:05
14Across the Endless Sea, Part II
Fairyland35:17
15Stay Forever
co-producer:
Oliver Philipps
producer:
Martijn Westerholt
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
bass guitar [Bass Guitars]:
Rob van der Loo
guitar [Guitars]:
Ronald Landa
guitar [Sologuitars]:
Oliver Philipps
keyboard [Keys]:
Martijn Westerholt
membranophone:
Sander Zoer
vocals:
Ronald Landa and Charlotte Wessels
orchestrator:
Oliver Philipps
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The All Blacks B.V. (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2008)
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Spacelab Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
mixed at:
Hansen Studios in Ribe, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
music videos:
Stay Forever by Delain
recording of:
Stay Forever
lyricist:
Ronald Landa and Charlotte Wessels
composer:
Ronald Landa and Martijn Westerholt
Delain44:26
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