Opera & Dark Metal Box

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1Mystery of a Blood Red Rose
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Jacob Hansen (German drummer, producer & engineer), Olaf Reitmeier, Jeremy Rubolino and Sheena Sear
bass guitar:
Sascha Paeth
drums (drum set):
Felix Bohnke
guitar [lead guitar]:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist)
keyboard:
Michael Rodenberg
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist) and Cloudy Yang
lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast (1987-2022, rebranded to Nuclear Blast Records in 2022) (in 2016)
recorded at and mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2014-10 until 2015-11)
recording of:
Mystery of a Blood Red Rose
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia43:51
2Let Us Burn
programming:
Daniel Gibson
engineer:
Stefan Helleblad, Ruud Adrianus Jolie and Arno Krabman (producer, guitarist, songwriter)
additional producer:
Juno Jimmink (producer) and Martijn Spierenburg
producer:
Daniel Gibson and Robert Westerholt
mixer:
Stefan Glaumann
editor:
Stefan Helleblad and Arno Krabman (producer, guitarist, songwriter)
bass guitar:
Jeroen van Veen (Dutch bass player)
drums (drum set):
Mike Coolen
guest cello:
Jonas Pap
guest violin:
Frank van Essen
guitar:
Stefan Helleblad, Ruud Adrianus Jolie and Robert Westerholt
keyboard:
Martijn Spierenburg
lead vocals:
Sharon den Adel
orchestrator:
Martijn Spierenburg
recording of:
Let Us Burn
lyricist:
Daniel Gibson, Sharon den Adel and Robert Westerholt
composer:
Daniel Gibson and Robert Westerholt
Within Temptation3.355:31
3Serpent
programming, engineer and producer:
Morten Veland
mixer:
Endre Kirkesola
bass guitar, guitar, mandolin, piano and synthesizer:
Morten Veland
guest choir vocals:
Emilie Bernou, Mathieu Landry, Damien Surian and Emmanuelle Zoldan
vocals:
Ailyn and Morten Veland
additionally recorded at:
Sound Suite Studio (Relocated in France in 2001) in Les Pennes-Mirabeau, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
recorded at:
Audio Avenue Studios in Rogaland, Norway
mixed at:
dUb Studios in Oslo, Norway
recording of:
Serpent
lyricist and composer:
Morten Veland
Sirenia6:31
4Hell to the Heavens
producer:
Alexander Krull
bass guitar:
Thorsten Bauer
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Felix Born
guitar:
Thorsten Bauer and Sander Van Der Meer
lead vocals:
Liv Kristine Espenæs (the person)
vocals:
Alexander Krull
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Napalm Records Handels GmbH (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Mastersound Studio (Stuttgart, Alexander Krull) in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 2013)
recording of:
Hell to the Heavens
lyricist:
Liv Kristine Espenæs (the person)
composer:
Thorsten Bauer, Liv Kristine Espenæs (the person) and Alexander Krull
Leaves’ Eyes44:32
5Voyage of the Fallen
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
bass guitar:
Steven Wussow
drums (drum set):
Gerit Lamm
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
keyboard:
Marco Heubaum
lead vocals:
Dianne van Giersbergen
vocals:
Marco Heubaum
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Napalm Records Handels GmbH (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2015)
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Voyage of the Fallen
lyricist:
Dianne van Giersbergen and Marco Heubaum
composer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Marco Heubaum
Xandria34:45
6Anahata
engineer:
Sebastian Roeder and Luca Turilli
producer:
Luca Turilli
mixer:
Sebastian Roeder
bass guitar:
Patrice Guers
drums (drum set):
Alex Landenburg
guitar:
Dominique Leurquin and Luca Turilli
keyboard:
Luca Turilli
additional guest vocals:
Bridget Fogle, Dan Lucas (German rock vocalist Lutz Salzwedel), Emilie Ragni and David Readman (singer of Pink Cream 69)
guest solo vocals:
Bridget Fogle
lead vocals:
Alessandro Conti (Italian vocalist)
orchestrator:
Luca Turilli
recorded at:
Backyard Studios in Kempten, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
recording of:
Anahata
lyricist and composer:
Luca Turilli
Luca Turilli’s Rhapsody35:03
7Walk Away
mixer:
Chris Matthey (mixing engineer)
additional guest guitar:
Vincent Triponez (mixing engineer)
guest bass guitar:
Jan Peyer (Bass player)
guest drums (drum set):
Didier Blum (drummer)
guest guitar:
Chris Matthey (mixing engineer)
keyboard and piano:
Donovan (pianist & keyboardist, member of Dylem)
vocals:
Melody Dylem
recorded at:
Studio 52.9
mixed at:
Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
Walk Away
lyricist and composer:
Donovan (pianist & keyboardist, member of Dylem) and Melody Dylem
Dylem4:37
8Fallen Star
recording engineer:
Andrew Boullianne and Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida)
additional engineer:
Philip Collodetti (engineer), Miro and Olaf Reitmeier
assistant engineer:
Andrew Boullianne
engineer:
Jim Morris (record producer & engineer, owner of Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida)
producer:
Sascha Paeth
additional guitar:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Sean Tibbetts
double bass:
Dennis Hornung
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Casey Grillo
electric guitar and background vocals:
Thomas Youngblood
keyboard:
Oliver Palotai
guest choir vocals:
Herbie Langhans, Thomas Rettke, Grazia Sposito and Cloudy Yang
lead vocals:
Tommy Karevik
orchestrator:
Oliver Palotai and Thomas Youngblood
additionally recorded at:
Lala Mansion Studios in Tampa, Florida, United States and Palosphere Studios in Germany
recorded at and engineered at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
additionally engineered at:
Lala Mansion Studios in Tampa, Florida, United States
recording of:
Fallen Star
writer:
Tommy Karevik, Sascha Paeth, Oliver Palotai and Thomas Youngblood
Kamelot54:39
9Heart of a Warrior
producer:
Chris Bay and Stephan Ernst (producer)
bass guitar:
Ilker Ersin (from 2013-09-09 until 2013-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Ramy Ali (Freedom Call, Evidence One, Iron Mask) (from 2013-09-09 until 2013-11-22)
electric guitar:
Lars Rettkowitz (from 2013-09-09 until 2013-11-22)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chris Bay (from 2013-09-09 until 2013-11-22)
recorded at:
FC Studio in Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 2013-09-09 until 2013-11-22) and Separate Sound Studios in Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 2013-09-09 until 2013-11-22)
recording of:
Heart of a Warrior (from 2013-09-09 until 2013-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Lars Rettkowitz
Freedom Call3:13
10Sing to Me
recording engineer:
Arno Krabman (producer, guitarist, songwriter), Christian Moos, Oliver Philipps and Ad Sluijter
producer:
Martijn Westerholt
mixer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer) and Henrik Udd
additional drums (drum set):
Mike Coolen and Ruben Israel
additional guitar [Additional Guitars]:
Guus Eikens and Oliver Philipps
bass guitar [Bass Guitars]:
Otto Schimmelpenninck van der Oije
drums (drum set):
Sander Zoer
guitar [Guitars]:
Timo Somers
keyboard [Keys]:
Martijn Westerholt
guest vocals:
Marko Hietala
vocals:
Charlotte Wessels
keyboard [Keys] arranger:
Oliver Philipps and Martijn Westerholt
orchestrator:
Mikko P. Mustonen (producer, composer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Del Imaginario Discos (in 2015) and Dynamo Records (Brazil) (in 2015)
recorded at:
Graveland Studio in Kortenhoef, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Guus Eikens Headquarters, Spacelab Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden
recording of:
Sing to Me
lyricist:
Charlotte Wessels
composer:
Guus Eikens, Charlotte Wessels and Martijn Westerholt
Delain35:08
11Crossroads
recording engineer:
Jan "Örkki" Yrlund
engineer and mixer:
Christian Moos
additional guitar and piano:
Oliver Philipps
bass guitar:
Gerry Verstreken
drums (drum set):
Steve Wolz
flute:
Jorma Hittavainen (violin player)
guitar:
Jan "Örkki" Yrlund
choir vocals:
Christian Moos and Jan "Örkki" Yrlund
vocals:
Helena Iren Michaelsen
orchestrator:
Oliver Philipps
additionally recorded at:
Mayhem Studio in Kristiansand, Agder, Norway, Orc's Lair and Studio Vire in Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
recorded at:
Spacelab Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany and UTG Records in Moscow, Russia
mixed at and engineered at:
Spacelab Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
recording of:
Crossroads
lyricist:
Helena Iren Michaelsen
composer:
Audun Grønnestad and Jan "Örkki" Yrlund
Imperia5:06
12Keep It in the Dark
producer:
Fair Warning (German hard rock band)
bass guitar:
Ule Ritgen
drums (drum set):
Juergen Behrens
guitar and keyboard:
Helge Engelke
background vocals:
Helge Engelke and Ule Ritgen
lead vocals:
Tommy Heart
Fair Warning4:55
13Closure
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Scott Atkins
producer:
Scott Atkins and Will Graney
drums (drum set):
John Graney
guitar and background vocals:
Will Graney
lead vocals:
PelleK (Per Fredrik Åsly)
orchestra:
Shadows Symphony Orchestra
performer:
Shadow Symphony Choir
orchestrator:
Will Graney
recording of:
Closure
lyricist and composer:
Will Graney
Damnation Angels6:38
14Hear Me
bass, guitar, keyboard and piano:
Johan Glössner
drums (drum set):
Stefan Bergman (drummer)
vocals:
Anette Olzon
recording of:
Hear Me
writer:
Johan Glössner, Anette Olzon and Stefan Örn
Anette Olzon3:03
15Symphony Nr. 1, Part 1, the Witchcraft
producer:
Mikko P. Mustonen (producer, composer, arranger)
bass guitar:
Jukka Hoffrén (Adamantra, Amberian Dawn)
drums (drum set):
Joonas Pykälä-Aho
guitar:
Emil Pohjalainen and Tuomas Seppälä
keyboard:
Tuomas Seppälä
lead vocals:
Capri (Finnish artist)
orchestrator:
Tuomas Seppälä
recording of:
Symphony Nr 1, Part 1 - The Witchcraft
lyricist:
Capri (Finnish artist)
composer:
Tuomas Seppälä
Amberian Dawn5:56
16Enter Dreamscape
recording engineer:
Bill Berends and Christian Moos
producer:
Oliver Philipps
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
additional bass guitar:
Randy George
additional guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Thomas Buchberger
additional membranophone:
Jason Gianni
guitar and keyboard:
Oliver Philipps
guest vocals:
Tom S. Englund
vocals:
Georg Neuhauser (performs as Tribune with Warkings), Oliver Philipps and Charlotte Wessels
recorded at:
Lakeside Recording in United States and Spacelab Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
mixed at:
Hansen Studios in Ribe, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
Enter Dreamscape
lyricist:
Charlotte Wessels
composer:
Oliver Philipps
Phantasma4:18
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