Opera Metal, Volume 2

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Liberty
recording of:
Liberty
writer:
Ben Sotto
Heavenly5:29
2Der Tanz der Schatten
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Massacre Records (German metal label) (in 1996)
recording of:
Der Tanz der Schatten
lyricist:
Raymond I. Rohonyi
composer:
Pål Bjåstad and Theatre of Tragedy
Theatre of Tragedy45:30
3Legend Land
assistant recording engineer:
Thorsten Bauer, Chris Lukhaup (German bassist) and Mathias Röderer
programming, engineer, producer and mixer:
Alexander Krull
bass guitar:
Chris Lukhaup (German bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Moritz Neuner
guest cello:
Timon Birkhofer
guest violin:
Sarah Nuchel (violin player)
guitar:
Thorsten Bauer and Mathias Röderer
keyboard:
Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull (the person) and Alexander Krull
additional vocals:
Alexander Krull
lead vocals:
Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull (the person)
recorded at and mixed at:
Mastersound Studio (Stuttgart, Alexander Krull) in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
recording of:
Legend Land
lyricist:
Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull (the person)
composer:
Thorsten Bauer, Alexander Krull, Chris Lukhaup (German bassist) and Mathias Röderer
Leaves’ Eyes43:41
4Bye Bye Beautiful
engineer:
Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Emppu Vuorinen
co-producer:
Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen
mixer:
Mikko Karmila
bass guitar:
Marco Hietala
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
electric 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, in 2008)
music videos:
Bye Bye Beautiful (music video) by Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
recording of:
Bye Bye Beautiful (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)
Nightwish4.34:14
5Lost in Space
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Eric Singer (rock/metal drummer)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
guitar [lead and rhythm guitar]:
Sascha Paeth
keyboard:
Michael “Miro” Rodenberg
additional lead vocals:
Amanda Somerville
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
recording of:
Lost in Space
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
Avantasia3.53:50
6Nymphetamine
guest vocals:
Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull (the person)
music videos:
Nymphetamine (music video) by Cradle of Filth (British Dark/Black/Extreme/Gothic Metal Band)
recording of:
Nymphetamine (Fix)
lyricist:
Dani Filth
writer:
Cradle of Filth (British Dark/Black/Extreme/Gothic Metal Band)
version of:
Nymphetamine (Overdose)
Cradle of Filth4.65:03
7Sweet Revenge
recording of:
Sweet Revenge
writer:
S.C. Kuschnerus and Chris Siemons
Krypteria54:49
8No Education
recording engineer and mixer:
T. T. Oksala
programming:
T. T. Oksala and Eicca Toppinen
producer:
Apocalyptica
drums (drum set):
Dave Lombardo (drummer, co-founder of thrash metal band Slayer)
recorded at:
Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland and Petrax in Päijät-Häme, Finland
mixed at:
Crystal Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
recording of:
No Education
composer:
Eicca Toppinen
Apocalyptica33:18
9I Rule the Ruins
engineer:
Wieland Reißmann and Thorsten Rentsch
producer:
Chris Lietz and Torsten Sickert
mixer:
Thorsten Rentsch
acoustic guitar:
Kai Hansen (German metal guitarist & vocalist)
piano:
Oliver Palotai
solo trumpet:
Martin Wagemann (trumpeter)
background vocals:
Oliver Best, Kai Hansen (German metal guitarist & vocalist), Thomas Nathan, Dirk Schoppen and Klaus Vanscheidt
lead vocals:
Doro Pesch
orchestra:
Classic Night Orchestra
recording of:
I Rule the Ruins
lyricist and composer:
Joseph Baldassare and Doro Pesch
cover recording of:
I Rule the Ruins
lyricist and composer:
Joseph Baldassare and Doro Pesch
Doro54:04
10Swear
Katra3:44
11At the Back of Beyond
recording engineer and mixer:
Jan Vacik (German keyboardist)
producer:
Visions of Atlantis
editor:
Anssi Kippo
additional keyboard and grand piano:
Jan Vacik (German keyboardist)
bass guitar:
Michael Koren
drums (drum set):
Thomas Caser
guitar:
Wolfgang Koch (Austrian musician)
keyboard:
Martin Harb
lead vocals:
Melissa Ferlaak and Mario Plank
orchestrator:
Jan Vacik (German keyboardist) and Hans Valter
recorded at:
Dreamscape Studios in München, Bayern, Germany
edited at:
Astia Studio in Lappeenranta, Etelä-Karjala, Finland
recording of:
At the Back of Beyond
lyricist:
Mario Plank
composer:
Wolfgang Koch (Austrian musician) and Mario Plank
Visions of Atlantis43:29
12Fate Prisoner
recording of:
Fate Prisoner
lyricist and composer:
Roland Wurzer
Darkwell24:50
13On the Wings of a Dove
Hollenthon45:01
14Menace of Vanity
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:
Menace of Vanity (from 2006-11 until 2007-02)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Jansen
Epica34:11
15The Gathering
engineer:
Daniel Gibson, Tero Kinnunen, Alexander Krull and Christian Moos
producer:
Oliver Philipps and Martijn Westerholt
mixer:
Stefan Helleblad
bass guitar:
Marco Hietala
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar and guitar [Guitars]:
Guus Eikens
keyboard:
Martijn Westerholt
keyboard [Keys]:
Guus Eikens and Martijn Westerholt
background vocals:
Rosan van der Aa
choir vocals [Choirs]:
Rosan van der Aa and Guus Eikens
lead vocals:
Marco Hietala and Martijn Westerholt
vocals:
Marco Hietala and Charlotte Wessels
performer:
Delain
orchestrator:
Martijn Westerholt
recorded at:
Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland and Spacelab Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
recording of:
The Gathering
lyricist and composer:
Guus Eikens
Delain4.53:34
16Eradication Instincts Defined
bass guitar:
ICS Vortex
drums (drum set):
Nicholas Barker (metal drummer)
grand piano and synthesizer:
Mustis
guitar:
Galder (Guitarist of Dimmu Borgir and Old Man's Child) and Silenoz
vocals:
Shagrath
recording of:
Eradication Instincts Defined
lyricist:
Silenoz
composer:
Mustis and Silenoz
Dimmu Borgir4.57:12
17Skogens lengsel
additional recording engineer:
Tobias Schönemann
recording engineer:
Thorsten Bauer, Alexander Krull and Markus Stock
producer:
Markus Stock
mixer:
Chris Merzinsky, Daniel Droste and Tue Madsen
acoustic bass guitar [acoustic bass] and bass guitar [bass]:
Birgit Öllbrunner
acoustic guitar:
Christian Hector and Daniel Droste
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Chris Merzinsky
guitar [lead guitar]:
Daniel Droste
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Christian Hector
keyboard [keyboards]:
Daniel Fischer (metal keyboardist for Midnattsol)
vocals:
Daniel Droste and Carmen Elise Espenæs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Napalm Records Handels GmbH (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2008)
recorded at:
Klangschmiede Studio E in Mellrichstadt, Bayern, Germany and Mastersound Studio (Stuttgart, Alexander Krull) in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
mixed at:
Antfarm Studios in Aarhus Municipality, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
produced at:
Klangschmiede Studio E in Mellrichstadt, Bayern, Germany
recording of:
Skogens lengsel
lyricist:
Carmen Elise Espenæs
composer:
Midnattsol
publisher:
Iron Avantgarde Publishing
Midnattsol5:02