The Quantum Enigma (limited deluxe earbook edition)

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1Originem
engineer:
Maarten de Peijper
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guest cello:
David Faber (cello player), Thomas van Geelen (cello player), Annie Tangberg and Jan Willem Troost (cello player)
guest viola:
Adriaan Breunis, Amber Hendriks (viola player) and Mark Mulder
guest violin:
Floortje Beljon (violin player), Vera van der Bie, Loes Dooren (violin player), Judith van Driel, Ian de Jong (violin player), Merel Jonker, Ben Mathot, Emma van der Schalie (violin player) and Marleen Wester
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals and lead vocals:
Simone Simons
guest background vocals:
Marcela Bovio
guest choir vocals:
PA’dam Chamber Choir
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
recording of:
Originem
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band) and Bob Katsionis
32:12
2The Second Stone
engineer:
Maarten de Peijper
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guest cello:
David Faber (cello player), Thomas van Geelen (cello player), Annie Tangberg and Jan Willem Troost (cello player)
guest viola:
Adriaan Breunis, Amber Hendriks (viola player) and Mark Mulder
guest violin:
Floortje Beljon (violin player), Vera van der Bie, Loes Dooren (violin player), Judith van Driel, Ian de Jong (violin player), Merel Jonker, Ben Mathot, Emma van der Schalie (violin player) and Marleen Wester
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals and lead vocals:
Simone Simons
guest background vocals:
Marcela Bovio
guest choir vocals:
PA’dam Chamber Choir
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
recording of:
The Second Stone
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer), Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Sascha Paeth and Ariën van Weesenbeek
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (Netherlands) B.V. (not for release label use! use its imprint “BMG”) and NB Publishing Edition
35:00
3The Essence of Silence
engineer:
Maarten de Peijper
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guest cello:
David Faber (cello player), Thomas van Geelen (cello player), Annie Tangberg and Jan Willem Troost (cello player)
guest viola:
Adriaan Breunis, Amber Hendriks (viola player) and Mark Mulder
guest violin:
Floortje Beljon (violin player), Vera van der Bie, Loes Dooren (violin player), Judith van Driel, Ian de Jong (violin player), Merel Jonker, Ben Mathot, Emma van der Schalie (violin player) and Marleen Wester
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals and lead vocals:
Simone Simons
guest background vocals:
Marcela Bovio
guest choir vocals:
PA’dam Chamber Choir
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
recording of:
The Essence of Silence
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer), Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Sascha Paeth, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (Netherlands) B.V. (not for release label use! use its imprint “BMG”) and NB Publishing Edition
44:48
4Victims of Contingency
engineer:
Maarten de Peijper
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guest cello:
David Faber (cello player), Thomas van Geelen (cello player), Annie Tangberg and Jan Willem Troost (cello player)
guest viola:
Adriaan Breunis, Amber Hendriks (viola player) and Mark Mulder
guest violin:
Floortje Beljon (violin player), Vera van der Bie, Loes Dooren (violin player), Judith van Driel, Ian de Jong (violin player), Merel Jonker, Ben Mathot, Emma van der Schalie (violin player) and Marleen Wester
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals and lead vocals:
Simone Simons
guest background vocals:
Marcela Bovio
guest choir vocals:
PA’dam Chamber Choir
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
recording of:
Victims of Contingency
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer), Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Jack Driessen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Sascha Paeth, Frank Schiphorst, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
43:32
5Sense Without Sanity (The Impervious Code)
engineer:
Maarten de Peijper
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guest cello:
David Faber (cello player), Thomas van Geelen (cello player), Annie Tangberg and Jan Willem Troost (cello player)
guest viola:
Adriaan Breunis, Amber Hendriks (viola player) and Mark Mulder
guest violin:
Floortje Beljon (violin player), Vera van der Bie, Loes Dooren (violin player), Judith van Driel, Ian de Jong (violin player), Merel Jonker, Ben Mathot, Emma van der Schalie (violin player) and Marleen Wester
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals and lead vocals:
Simone Simons
guest background vocals:
Marcela Bovio
guest choir vocals:
PA’dam Chamber Choir
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
recording of:
Sense Without Sanity (The Impervious Code)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Michael Jansen (composer, Germany), Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
7:42
6Unchain Utopia
engineer:
Maarten de Peijper
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guest cello:
David Faber (cello player), Thomas van Geelen (cello player), Annie Tangberg and Jan Willem Troost (cello player)
guest viola:
Adriaan Breunis, Amber Hendriks (viola player) and Mark Mulder
guest violin:
Floortje Beljon (violin player), Vera van der Bie, Loes Dooren (violin player), Judith van Driel, Ian de Jong (violin player), Merel Jonker, Ben Mathot, Emma van der Schalie (violin player) and Marleen Wester
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals and lead vocals:
Simone Simons
guest background vocals:
Marcela Bovio
guest choir vocals:
PA’dam Chamber Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (1987-2022, rebranded to Nuclear Blast Records in 2022) (in 2021) and Nuclear Blast (company and copyright holder for Nuclear Blast) (in 2021)
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
recording of:
Unchain Utopia
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer), Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Sascha Paeth and Ariën van Weesenbeek
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (Netherlands) B.V. (not for release label use! use its imprint “BMG”) and NB Publishing Edition
44:46
7The Fifth Guardian (interlude)
engineer:
Maarten de Peijper
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guest cello:
David Faber (cello player), Thomas van Geelen (cello player), Annie Tangberg and Jan Willem Troost (cello player)
guest viola:
Adriaan Breunis, Amber Hendriks (viola player) and Mark Mulder
guest violin:
Floortje Beljon (violin player), Vera van der Bie, Loes Dooren (violin player), Judith van Driel, Ian de Jong (violin player), Merel Jonker, Ben Mathot, Emma van der Schalie (violin player) and Marleen Wester
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals and lead vocals:
Simone Simons
guest background vocals:
Marcela Bovio
guest choir vocals:
PA’dam Chamber Choir
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
instrumental recording of:
The Fifth Guardian (interlude)
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
3:05
8Chemical Insomnia
engineer:
Maarten de Peijper
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guest cello:
David Faber (cello player), Thomas van Geelen (cello player), Annie Tangberg and Jan Willem Troost (cello player)
guest viola:
Adriaan Breunis, Amber Hendriks (viola player) and Mark Mulder
guest violin:
Floortje Beljon (violin player), Vera van der Bie, Loes Dooren (violin player), Judith van Driel, Ian de Jong (violin player), Merel Jonker, Ben Mathot, Emma van der Schalie (violin player) and Marleen Wester
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals and lead vocals:
Simone Simons
guest background vocals:
Marcela Bovio
guest choir vocals:
PA’dam Chamber Choir
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
recording of:
Chemical Insomnia
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer), Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Sascha Paeth and Ariën van Weesenbeek
45:12
9Reverence (Living in the Heart)
engineer:
Maarten de Peijper
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guest cello:
David Faber (cello player), Thomas van Geelen (cello player), Annie Tangberg and Jan Willem Troost (cello player)
guest viola:
Adriaan Breunis, Amber Hendriks (viola player) and Mark Mulder
guest violin:
Floortje Beljon (violin player), Vera van der Bie, Loes Dooren (violin player), Judith van Driel, Ian de Jong (violin player), Merel Jonker, Ben Mathot, Emma van der Schalie (violin player) and Marleen Wester
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals and lead vocals:
Simone Simons
guest background vocals:
Marcela Bovio
guest choir vocals:
PA’dam Chamber Choir
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
recording of:
Reverence (Living in the Heart)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
5:03
10Omen (The Ghoulish Malady)
engineer:
Maarten de Peijper
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guest cello:
David Faber (cello player), Thomas van Geelen (cello player), Annie Tangberg and Jan Willem Troost (cello player)
guest viola:
Adriaan Breunis, Amber Hendriks (viola player) and Mark Mulder
guest violin:
Floortje Beljon (violin player), Vera van der Bie, Loes Dooren (violin player), Judith van Driel, Ian de Jong (violin player), Merel Jonker, Ben Mathot, Emma van der Schalie (violin player) and Marleen Wester
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals and lead vocals:
Simone Simons
guest background vocals:
Marcela Bovio
guest choir vocals:
PA’dam Chamber Choir
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
recording of:
Omen (The Ghoulish Malady)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
5:28
11Canvas of Life
engineer:
Maarten de Peijper
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guest cello:
David Faber (cello player), Thomas van Geelen (cello player), Annie Tangberg and Jan Willem Troost (cello player)
guest viola:
Adriaan Breunis, Amber Hendriks (viola player) and Mark Mulder
guest violin:
Floortje Beljon (violin player), Vera van der Bie, Loes Dooren (violin player), Judith van Driel, Ian de Jong (violin player), Merel Jonker, Ben Mathot, Emma van der Schalie (violin player) and Marleen Wester
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals and lead vocals:
Simone Simons
guest background vocals:
Marcela Bovio
guest choir vocals:
PA’dam Chamber Choir
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
recording of:
Canvas of Life
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
45:28
12Natural Corruption
engineer:
Maarten de Peijper
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guest cello:
David Faber (cello player), Thomas van Geelen (cello player), Annie Tangberg and Jan Willem Troost (cello player)
guest viola:
Adriaan Breunis, Amber Hendriks (viola player) and Mark Mulder
guest violin:
Floortje Beljon (violin player), Vera van der Bie, Loes Dooren (violin player), Judith van Driel, Ian de Jong (violin player), Merel Jonker, Ben Mathot, Emma van der Schalie (violin player) and Marleen Wester
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals and lead vocals:
Simone Simons
guest background vocals:
Marcela Bovio
guest choir vocals:
PA’dam Chamber Choir
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
recording of:
Natural Corruption
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
5:24
13The Quantum Enigma (Kingdom of Heaven, Part II)
engineer:
Maarten de Peijper
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guest cello:
David Faber (cello player), Thomas van Geelen (cello player), Annie Tangberg and Jan Willem Troost (cello player)
guest viola:
Adriaan Breunis, Amber Hendriks (viola player) and Mark Mulder
guest violin:
Floortje Beljon (violin player), Vera van der Bie, Loes Dooren (violin player), Judith van Driel, Ian de Jong (violin player), Merel Jonker, Ben Mathot, Emma van der Schalie (violin player) and Marleen Wester
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen, Daniël de Jongh and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals and lead vocals:
Simone Simons
guest background vocals:
Marcela Bovio
guest choir vocals:
PA’dam Chamber Choir
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
part of:
Kingdom of Heaven (number: 2)
recording of:
The Quantum Enigma (Kingdom of Heaven, Part II)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
3.511:53
14Dreamscape
sound engineer and engineer:
Maarten de Peijper
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
acoustic guitar and classical guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist) and Mark Jansen
guest cello:
David Faber (cello player), Thomas van Geelen (cello player), Annie Tangberg and Jan Willem Troost (cello player)
guest viola:
Adriaan Breunis, Amber Hendriks (viola player) and Mark Mulder
guest violin:
Floortje Beljon (violin player), Vera van der Bie, Loes Dooren (violin player), Judith van Driel, Ian de Jong (violin player), Merel Jonker, Ben Mathot, Emma van der Schalie (violin player) and Marleen Wester
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals and lead vocals:
Simone Simons
guest background vocals:
Marcela Bovio
guest choir vocals:
PA’dam Chamber Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (1987-2022, rebranded to Nuclear Blast Records in 2022) (in 2020)
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
mixed at:
Hansen Studios in Ribe, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark (in 2014-01)
recording of:
Dreamscape
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band) and Rob van der Loo
5:02
2CD: Acoustic Tracks
#TitleRatingLength
1Canvas of Life
sound engineer:
Maarten de Peijper
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals and lead vocals:
Simone Simons
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (1987-2022, rebranded to Nuclear Blast Records in 2022) (in 2020)
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
mixed at:
Hansen Studios in Ribe, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark (in 2014-01)
recording of:
Canvas of Life
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
4:51
2In All Conscience
sound engineer:
Maarten de Peijper
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals and lead vocals:
Simone Simons
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (1987-2022, rebranded to Nuclear Blast Records in 2022) (in 2020)
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
mixed at:
Hansen Studios in Ribe, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark (in 2014-01)
recording of:
In All Conscience
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band) and Rob van der Loo
4:17
3Dreamscape
sound engineer:
Maarten de Peijper
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals and lead vocals:
Simone Simons
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (1987-2022, rebranded to Nuclear Blast Records in 2022) (in 2020)
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
mixed at:
Hansen Studios in Ribe, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark (in 2014-01)
recording of:
Dreamscape
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band) and Rob van der Loo
4:13
4Natural Corruption
sound engineer:
Maarten de Peijper
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen and Ariën van Weesenbeek
background vocals and lead vocals:
Simone Simons
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (1987-2022, rebranded to Nuclear Blast Records in 2022) (in 2020)
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
mixed at:
Hansen Studios in Ribe, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark (in 2014-01)
recording of:
Natural Corruption
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
4:49
3CD: Instrumental Tracks
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1Originem
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
instrumental recording of:
Originem
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band) and Bob Katsionis
2:11
2The Second Stone
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
instrumental recording of:
The Second Stone
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer), Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Sascha Paeth and Ariën van Weesenbeek
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (Netherlands) B.V. (not for release label use! use its imprint “BMG”) and NB Publishing Edition
5:00
3The Essence of Silence
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
instrumental recording of:
The Essence of Silence
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer), Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Sascha Paeth, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (Netherlands) B.V. (not for release label use! use its imprint “BMG”) and NB Publishing Edition
4:47
4Victims of Contingency
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
instrumental recording of:
Victims of Contingency
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer), Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Jack Driessen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Sascha Paeth, Frank Schiphorst, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
3:31
5Sense Without Sanity (The Impervious Code)
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
instrumental recording of:
Sense Without Sanity (The Impervious Code)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Michael Jansen (composer, Germany), Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
7:42
6Unchain Utopia
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
instrumental recording of:
Unchain Utopia
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer), Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Sascha Paeth and Ariën van Weesenbeek
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (Netherlands) B.V. (not for release label use! use its imprint “BMG”) and NB Publishing Edition
4:45
7The Fifth Guardian (Interlude)
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
recording of:
The Fifth Guardian (interlude)
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
3:04
8Chemical Insomnia
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
instrumental recording of:
Chemical Insomnia
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer), Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Sascha Paeth and Ariën van Weesenbeek
5:12
9Reverence (Living in the Heart)
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
instrumental recording of:
Reverence (Living in the Heart)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
5:02
10Omen (The Ghoulish Malady)
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
instrumental recording of:
Omen (The Ghoulish Malady)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
5:28
11Canvas of Life
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
instrumental recording of:
Canvas of Life
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
5:28
12Natural Corruption
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
instrumental recording of:
Natural Corruption
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
5:24
13The Quantum Enigma (Kingdom of Heaven, Part II)
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Epica (Dutch symphonic metal band)
acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Ariën van Weesenbeek
guitar:
Mark Jansen
piano and synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2013-08 until 2014-03)
instrumental recording of:
The Quantum Enigma (Kingdom of Heaven, Part II)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Rob van der Loo, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
11:53