Opera Metal

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Amaranth
engineer:
Tuomas Holopainen, Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Emppu Vuorinen
co-producer:
Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen
mixer:
Mikko Karmila
bass:
Marco Hietala
bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle and uilleann pipes:
Troy Donockley
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:
Amaranth (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)
version of:
Reach
Nightwish43:54
2Euphoria
recording of:
Euphoria
lyricist and composer:
Morten Veland
Sirenia46:36
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
Epica4.654:57
4See Me in ShadowDelain34:41
5Promised Land
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
guest guitar [lead guitar]:
Henjo Richter
guitar [lead and rhythm guitar]:
Sascha Paeth
membranophone:
Eric Singer (rock/metal drummer)
additional lead vocals:
Michael Kiske and Jørn Lande
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
recording of:
Promised Land
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
Avantasia34:52
6March of Mephisto
additional guest solo keyboard:
Jens Johansson
additional guest other vocals [Mephisto] and guest vocals:
Shagrath
recording of:
March of Mephisto
writer:
Glenn Barry, Casey Grillo, Roy Khan and Thomas Youngblood
Kamelot4.55:31
7O Fortuna
guest acoustic guitar:
Waldemar Sorychta
cover recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Therion53:23
8Eyes of Time
engineer:
Oscar Holleman
producer:
Oscar Holleman and Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
mixer:
Arjen Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (from 1994 until 1995) and Oscar Holleman (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]:
Peter Vink (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)
guest lead vocals:
Lenny Wolf (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:
Eyes of Time (from 1994 until 1995)
lyricist and composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Act I ‘The Dawning’
Ayreon35:09
9Forever Will Be Gone (edit)Mortal Love6:36
10Discord
engineer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Gordon Groothedde
producer and mixer:
Gordon Groothedde
bass guitar:
Luuk van Gerven
drums (drum set):
André Borgman
guitar:
Sander Gommans and Bas Maas (member of After Forever)
keyboard:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
additional vocals:
Sander Gommans
choir vocals and lead vocals:
Floor Jansen
guest choir vocals:
Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Rannveig Sif Sigurðardóttir and Amanda Somerville
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hein
orchestrator:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
recorded at:
Barrandov Studios in Praha, Czechia (from 2006-09 until 2006-11), Eternia Studios in Reuver, Limburg, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2006-09 until 2006-11), Rooftop Studios in Holten, Overijssel, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2006-09 until 2006-11) and Smecky Music Studios in Praha, Czechia (from 2006-09 until 2006-11)
recording of:
Discord
lyricist:
Floor Jansen
composer:
After Forever, Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Sander Gommans
After Forever4.54:39
11New Age Messiah
recording of:
New Age Messiah
Edguy6:01
12The Eternal Flame
recording of:
The Eternal Flame
lyricist and composer:
Chris Bay and Dan Zimmermann (German drummer)
Freedom Call24:26
13Silent Dream
recording of:
Silent Dream
lyricist:
Luca Turilli
composer:
Alex Staropoli and Luca Turilli
Rhapsody of Fire43:50
14On the Verge of Infinity
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Locomotive Records S.L. (company and copyright holder for Locomotive Records - not for release label use) (in 2007)
recording of:
On the Verge of Infinity
lyricist and composer:
Lanvall
Edenbridge4:53
15Turn the Sky
guest strings:
Eicca Toppinen
background vocals:
Nik Page (German musician, member of "Blind Passenger")
recording of:
Turn the Sky
lyricist:
Nik Page (German musician, member of "Blind Passenger")
composer:
Bernd Wendlandt
Angelzoom feat. Apocalyptica4:48
16This Is Us
Liv Kristine4:25