Opera Metal: The Ultimate Collection

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1Carry Me Over
additional recording engineer:
Chuck Garric and Mark Stuart (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Simon Oberender and Olaf Reitmeier
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
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Tiffany Kirkland, Matthias Kontny, Ina Morgan, Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo, Amanda Somerville, Michael Voy and Cloudy Yang
additionally recorded at:
Madhat-Studio in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom and VoiceTrax West Recording Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Carry Me Over
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
Avantasia4.353:51
2Der Mitternachtslöwe
recording of:
Der Mitternachtslöwe
lyricist:
Thomas Karlsson (Swedish occultist & esoteric author)
composer:
Christofer Johnsson (Swedish musician, composer, vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, producer) and Mats Levén
Therion3.255:38
3Living a Lie (The Embrace That Smothers, Part VIII)
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 vocals:
Gjalt Lucassen
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
part of:
The Embrace That Smothers (number: 8)
recording of:
Living a Lie (The Embrace That Smothers, Part VIII) (from 2006-11 until 2007-02)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen and Simone Simons
composer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
Epica45:02
4Alone in the Dark
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Agathodaimon (in 2009, in 2021)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
E1 Music (music division of Entertainment One Ltd., formerly known as Koch Records from 1999–2009) (in 2009)
recording of:
Alone in the Dark
Agathodaimon34:51
5Evermore
guest background vocals and choir vocals:
Dennis Ward
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Locomotive Records S.L. (company and copyright holder for Locomotive Records - not for release label use) (in 2007)
recording of:
Evermore
lyricist and composer:
Lanvall
Edenbridge33:46
6Mein Herz
Coronatus43:17
7Kingdom of Sand
Silverlane5:50
8Until the Light Is GoneMagica45:06
9A Storm at Will
recording of:
A Storm at Will
Trail of Tears34:02
10April Rain
co-producer:
Oliver Philipps
producer:
Martijn Westerholt
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
bass guitar [Bass Guitars]:
Rob van der Loo
drums (drum set):
Sander Zoer
guest solo guitar [Sologuitars]:
Oliver Philipps
guitar [Guitars]:
Ronald Landa
keyboard [Keys]:
Martijn Westerholt
lead vocals:
Charlotte Wessels
vocals:
Ronald Landa
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 (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Spacelab Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
mixed at:
Hansen Studios in Ribe, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
April Rain
lyricist:
Charlotte Wessels
composer:
Martijn Westerholt
Delain4.54:37
11Two Dreamers
engineer and editor:
Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Michael Rodenberg
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Emilio Barrantes
drums (drum set):
Ronnie Wolf (Lunatica)
guitar:
Sandro D’Incau and Marc Torretti (Contorsion, Lunatica)
keyboard:
Alex Seiberl
guest choir vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist)
lead vocals:
Andrea Dätwyler
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008-08 until 2008-10)
recording of:
Two Dreamers
writer:
Alex Seiberl, Andrea Dätwyler and Lunatica (symphonic metal band from Switzerland)
Lunatica34:20
12The Mind Maelstrom
recording of:
The Mind Maelstrom
Sirenia3.54:49
13Exile the Daystar
recording engineer:
Janne Saksa
mixer:
Dan Swanö
recorded at:
Sound Supreme in Hämeenlinna, Kanta-Häme (Tavastia Proper), Finland (from 2008-04 until 2008-05)
mixed at:
Unisound in Örebro, Örebro (Örebro County), Sweden (in 2008-06)
recording of:
Exile the Daystar
writer:
Battlelore (Finnish symphonic metal band)
Battlelore44:43
14The Heartblood Symphony
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 (performs as Tribune with Warkings) and Andreas Schipflinger (drums (Serenity))
lead vocals:
Georg Neuhauser (performs as Tribune with Warkings)
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:
The Heartblood Symphony
writer:
Thomas Buchberger, Mario Hirzinger and Georg Neuhauser (performs as Tribune with Warkings)
Serenity5:27
15When You Hurt Me the Most
recording engineer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) (lead vocals, violin, grand piano, keyboard, string quartet) and Jochem Jacobs (electric guitar, drums (drum set), bass guitar)
co-mixer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
mixer:
Jochem Jacobs
bass guitar:
Johan van Stratum
drums (drum set):
Davy Mickers
electric guitar:
Eric Hazebroek
electric guitar [lead guitar]:
Stephan Schultz (Member of Stream of Passion)
piano:
Jeffrey Revet
lead vocals:
Marcela Bovio
strings arranger:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Jeffrey Revet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Napalm Records Handels GmbH (company, for copyrights purposes)
recorded at:
E‐Sound Studio’s (until 2014, then relocated) in Weesp, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (grand piano), Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (drums (drum set), string quartet), Split Second Sound in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (guitar, bass guitar) and The Juicy Studio in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (lead vocals, violin, keyboard)
recording of:
When You Hurt Me the Most
lyricist and composer:
Stream of Passion (Dutch progressive metal band)
Stream of Passion34:46
16Amaranth (live)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (1987-2022, rebranded to Nuclear Blast Records in 2022) (in 2009)
live recording of:
Amaranth (from 2007 until 2008)
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (2001–2017), Potoska Publishing and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Reach
Nightwish24:18
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1The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah
engineer:
Matthias Klinkmann
co-producer:
Christofer Johnsson (Swedish musician, composer, vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, 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, multi‐instrumentalist, 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, multi‐instrumentalist, producer)
lyricist:
Thomas Karlsson (Swedish occultist & esoteric author)
additional arranger:
Jan Kazda
choir vocals arranger:
Christofer Johnsson (Swedish musician, composer, vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, producer)
Therion4.156:45
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 (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 (Lapland), 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 Darkness
assistant engineer:
Thomas Gwosdz
engineer:
Michael Schubert (engineer)
producer:
José Alvarez-Brill
bass guitar:
Nils Middelhauve
drums (drum set):
Gerit Lamm
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
keyboard:
Marco Heubaum
vocals:
Lisa Middelhauve
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Bernd Wefelmeyer
orchestrator:
Nicolas Nohn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Drakkar Entertainment GmbH (Holding, you probably want Drakkar Records) (in 2005, in 2008)
recorded at:
Pleasurepark Studios in Belgium (from 2004-12 until 2005-06)
recording of:
In Love With the Darkness
lyricist:
Lisa Middelhauve and Nils Middelhauve
composer:
Lisa Middelhauve, Marco Heubaum and Nils Middelhauve
Xandria43:49
6Shelter From the Rain
additional recording engineer:
Chuck Garric and Mark Stuart (engineer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Simon Oberender and Olaf Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Eric Singer (rock/metal drummer)
electric bass guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
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
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Tiffany Kirkland, Matthias Kontny, Ina Morgan, Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo, Amanda Somerville, Michael Voy and Cloudy Yang
guest lead vocals:
Michael Kiske
additionally recorded at:
Madhat-Studio in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom and VoiceTrax West Recording Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Shelter From the Rain
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
Avantasia4.356:08
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 (North 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 (performs as Tribune with Warkings) and Andreas Schipflinger (drums (Serenity))
lead vocals:
Georg Neuhauser (performs as Tribune with Warkings)
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 (performs as Tribune with Warkings) 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:
Marko Hietala
drums (drum set):
Jukka Nevalainen
guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
keyboard and piano:
Tuomas Holopainen
lead vocals:
Marko Hietala and Anette Olzon
arranger:
Marko 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
Rage45:45
12Endeavour
additional engineer:
Guilherme Canaes (Brazilian engineer), Hugo Mariutti, Simon Oberender, Amanda Somerville and Ale Souza
engineer:
Roy Z (guitarist, producer, songwriter)
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Roy Z (guitarist, producer, songwriter)
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional effects and additional keyboard:
Hugo Mariutti, Miro and Ale Souza
cello, rebab and violin:
Marcus Viana
drums (drum set):
Rafael Rosa
electric bass guitar:
Luis Mariutti
electric guitar:
Andre Hernandes (Brazil) and Hugo Mariutti
Hammond organ, keyboard and theremin:
Fabio Ribeiro
piano and lead vocals:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist)
additional background vocals:
Amanda Somerville
drum machine arranger and keyboard arranger:
Miro
orchestrator:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist) and Miro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2008)
recorded at:
Sonhos & Sons in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, The Brainless Brothers Studios in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil and Ultra-Sonica in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Endeavour
lyricist:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist)
composer:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist) and Fabio Ribeiro
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
recording of:
Across the Endless Sea, Part II
lyricist and composer:
Philippe Giordana (metal keyboardist)
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 (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Spacelab Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
mixed at:
Hansen Studios in Ribe, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
music videos:
Stay Forever by Delain (Dutch symphonic metal band)
recording of:
Stay Forever
lyricist:
Ronald Landa and Charlotte Wessels
composer:
Ronald Landa and Martijn Westerholt
Delain44:26
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1Symphony of Life
additional recording engineer:
Vinny Burns, Christopher Kinder and Jeremy Rubolino
recording engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Simon Oberender and Olaf Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
bass guitar:
Tobias Sammet
guitar and keyboard:
Sascha Paeth
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Tiffany Kirkland, Matthias Kontny, Ina Morgan, Emelie Paeth, Thomas Rettke, Cinzia Rizzo, Tobias Sammet, Amanda Somerville, Michael Voy and Cloudy Yang
guest lead vocals:
Cloudy Yang
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2010)
additionally recorded at:
Shabbey Road Studio in Dunedin, Florida, United States, Shut Up and Play in Los Angeles, California, United States and Viper Room Recording Studio in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010) and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2008 until 2010)
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Symphony of Life
lyricist and composer:
Sascha Paeth
Avantasia44:30
2Beyond Me
recording engineer:
Oscar Holleman (on 2000-02-26: choir vocals)
engineer:
Dennis Leidelmeijer and Hans Pieters
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Dennis Leidelmeijer, Hans Pieters and Oscar Holleman (on 2000-02-26: choir vocals)
mixer:
Oscar Holleman (from 2000-02-21 until 2000-03-05)
bass guitar:
Luuk van Gerven
drums (drum set):
Joep Beckers
guitar:
Sander Gommans and Mark Jansen
synthesizer:
Jack Driessen
guest soprano vocals:
Sharon den Adel
soprano vocals:
Floor Jansen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NEMS Enterprises (Argentinian label) (in 2000) and Transmission Records (in 2000)
recorded at:
Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1999-12-17 until 2000-01-16) and RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2000-02-26: choir vocals)
mixed at:
RS 29 in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2000-02-21 until 2000-03-05)
recording of:
Beyond Me
lyricist:
Floor Jansen and Mark Jansen
composer:
Sander Gommans, Floor Jansen and Mark Jansen
publisher:
Frozen Mind! Music (Dutch publishing company)
After Forever feat. Sharon den Adel46:14
3Leading On
engineer:
Adonias Souza Júnior, Hugo Mariutti, Simon Oberender, Sascha Paeth, Fabio Ribeiro, Amanda Somerville and Ale Souza
producer:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist) and Sascha Paeth
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
drum machine:
Miro
drums (drum set):
Eloy Casagrande (Brazilian drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Luis Mariutti
electric guitar:
Andre "Zaza" Hernandes (Brazil) and Hugo Mariutti
keyboard:
Fabio Ribeiro
piano:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist)
background vocals:
Robert Hunecke and Amanda Somerville
vocals:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist)
keyboard arranger:
Miro
choir vocals arranger:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist), Miro and Fabio Ribeiro
orchestrator:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist), Miro and Fabio Ribeiro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2014)
recorded at:
Estúdio Arsis in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany, The Brainless Brothers Studios in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil and Ultra-Sonica in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany and Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Leading On
lyricist:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist)
composer:
Hugo Mariutti, Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist) and Fabio Ribeiro
Andre Matos35:08
4Wings of Eternity
Silverlane45:26
5Our Destiny
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 (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands and The Huts Studio in Antwerp, Antwerpen (Antwerp), Flanders (Flemish Region), Belgium
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2009-03 until 2009-05)
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2009-06 until 2009-07) and Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2009-06 until 2009-07)
recording of:
Our Destiny
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Isaac Delahaye (Belgian metal guitarist), Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Simone Simons and Ariën van Weesenbeek
Epica4.756:05
6Empty HollowRage6:21
7Carpe Diem
Heavenly4:50
8From Heaven Sent
recording of:
From Heaven Sent
lyricist:
Sandra Schleret
composer:
Waldemar Sorychta
Eyes of Eden44:18
9Transition
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
AFM Records GmbH (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2009)
recording of:
Transition
Theatre of Tragedy5:00
10BraveheartImperia5:36
11Fathers’ Eyes
Axxis4:41
12Time to Set the StonesDreams of Sanity34:01
13Out of the Ruins
recording of:
Out of the Ruins
lyricist and composer:
Lars Rettkowitz
Freedom Call44:22
14Goodbye
Orden Ogan4:07
15Touch in the DarkAsrai5:04
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1Last Ride of the Day
recording engineer:
Marko Hietala, Emppu Vuorinen, Mikko Karmila (from 2010-10 until 2011-04) and Tero Kinnunen (from 2010-10 until 2011-04)
engineer:
Steve Price (UK recording engineer/producer/orchestrator/arranger)
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen
mixer:
Mikko Karmila (from 2011-03 until 2011-06)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jukka Nevalainen
electric bass guitar:
Marko Hietala
guitar family:
Emppu Vuorinen
keyboard and piano:
Tuomas Holopainen
choir vocals:
Metro Voices
vocals:
Anette Olzon
orchestra:
The Looking Glass Orchestra
conductor:
James Shearman (conductor, orchestrator, composer)
chorus master:
Jenny O’Grady
arranger:
Marko Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Jukka Nevalainen, Emppu Vuorinen and Pip Williams (producer)
orchestrator:
Pip Williams (producer)
recorded at:
Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2010-10 until 2011-04), Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04), Legendary Bay of Tube Studios (from 2010-10 until 2011-04), Pajarin Hauta in Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04), Petrax in Päijät-Häme (Päijänne Tavastia), Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04) and Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia), Finland (from 2010-10 until 2011-04)
mixed at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2011-03 until 2011-06)
recording of:
Last Ride of the Day
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Potoska Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today)
Nightwish4.54:31
2A Prophecy of Worlds to Fall
programming:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
engineer:
Corni Bartels and Jörg Umbreit
co-producer:
Corni Bartels
producer:
Marco Heubaum
bass guitar:
Nils Middelhauve
drums (drum set):
Gerit Lamm
guest keyboard:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guest low whistle and guest tin whistle:
McAlbi
guest uilleann pipes:
Johannes Schiefner (Uilleann Pipes Player)
guest violin:
Ben Mathot
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
keyboard:
Marco Heubaum
guest choir vocals:
Klaus Ackermann, Fredrik Forsblad, Mani Gruber, Mani Müller, Anselm Soos, Norbert Swoboda and Marc Zillmann
lead vocals:
Manuela Kraller
orchestrator:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Napalm Records Handels GmbH (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Principal Studios in Senden, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany and Weltram Studios in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
recording of:
A Prophecy of Worlds to Fall
lyricist and composer:
Marco Heubaum
Xandria37:23
3Love’s Not Made for My Kind
Tarot6:19
4Shadow of the Mithril Mountains
Dragonland5:44
5Monopoly 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 (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2011-09 until 2011-11), Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2011-09 until 2011-11) and The Huts Studio in Antwerp, Antwerpen (Antwerp), Flanders (Flemish Region), 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
Epica47:11
6Bubonic Waltz
recording of:
Bubonic Waltz
lyricist and composer:
Oliver Palotai
Sons of Seasons35:47
7Serenade of Flames
additional recording engineer:
Lanvall
recording engineer:
Thomas Buchberger, Lanvall, Oliver Philipps and Jan Vacik (German keyboardist)
producer:
Thomas Buchberger, Georg Neuhauser (performs as Tribune with Warkings), Oliver Philipps and Jan Vacik (German keyboardist)
mixer:
Jan Vacik (German keyboardist)
additional keyboard and additional piano:
Oliver Philipps
bass guitar and electric guitar:
Thomas Buchberger
drums (drum set):
Andreas Schipflinger (drums (Serenity))
keyboard:
Mario Hirzinger
background vocals and lead vocals:
Georg Neuhauser (performs as Tribune with Warkings)
guest vocals:
Charlotte Wessels
additional arranger:
Lanvall
arranger:
Serenity (Austrian symphonic/power metal band) and Jan Vacik (German keyboardist)
orchestrator:
Oliver Philipps
additionally recorded at:
Olibär's Bastelecke
recorded at:
Dreamsound Studios in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany and Farpoint Station Studios in Austria
mixed at:
Dreamsound Studios in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
recording of:
Serenade of Flames
writer:
Thomas Buchberger, Mario Hirzinger and Georg Neuhauser (performs as Tribune with Warkings)
Serenity feat. Charlotte Wessels4:53
8Violence
Imperia24:44
9Moria
Bloodbound35:37
10Shadow of the Throne
recording engineer and editor:
Gorka Elso (Diabulus in Musica) and Adrián M. Vallejo (Guitarist and vocalist in Diabulus In Musica, 2006-12.)
producer:
Diabulus in Musica (Spanish symphonic metal band)
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
Álex Sanz (Spanish bass player from Pamplona (Navarra), played symphonic metal band Diabulus In Musica from 2009 to 2012.)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Xabier Jareño
guitar:
Adrián M. Vallejo (Guitarist and vocalist in Diabulus In Musica, 2006-12.)
keyboard:
Gorka Elso (Diabulus in Musica)
vocals:
Zuberoa Aznárez, Gorka Elso (Diabulus in Musica) and Adrián M. Vallejo (Guitarist and vocalist in Diabulus In Musica, 2006-12.)
arranger:
Diabulus in Musica (Spanish symphonic metal band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Napalm Records Handels GmbH (company, for copyrights purposes)
recording of:
Shadow of the Throne
lyricist:
Álex Sanz (Spanish bass player from Pamplona (Navarra), played symphonic metal band Diabulus In Musica from 2009 to 2012.)
composer:
Diabulus in Musica (Spanish symphonic metal band)
Diabulus in Musica24:45
11In My VeinsExilia3:23
12Glorious
Power Quest4:58
13The 13th Guest
Opera Diabolicus7:28
14Das Licht am Ende der WeltMegaherz4:29