Symphonic & Opera Metal, Vol. 1

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1Spectres
additional recording engineer:
Simon Oberender
recording engineer:
Tom Lewandowski and Sascha Paeth
additional engineer:
Ole Reitmeier
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Tobias Sammet
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
additional bass guitar, additional keyboard and guitar:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tobias Sammet
drums (drum set):
Russell Gilbrook (British drummer)
keyboard and piano:
Miro
background vocals:
Oliver Hartmann (metal artist), Thomas Rettke, Robert Hunecke, Tobias Sammet, Amanda Somerville and Cloudy Yang
guest vocals:
Joe Lynn Turner (US rock vocalist)
orchestra:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
conductor:
Günter Joseck
orchestrator:
Michael Rodenberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany, Scoring Stage Babelsberg in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany and VOX Klangstudio in Bendestorf, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Spectres
lyricist and composer:
Tobias Sammet
Avantasia4.56:13
2Beyond
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:
Beyond (from 2013-09-09 until 2013-11-22)
lyricist:
Ramy Ali (Freedom Call, Evidence One, Iron Mask)
composer:
Chris Bay
Freedom Call7:52
3The 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
Epica35:03
4Neverlight
bass:
Kevin Chown
electric guitar:
Julián Barrett
keyboard:
Christian Kretschmar (cello, keyboard)
membranophone:
Mike Terrana
background vocals and lead vocals:
Tarja (Tarja Turunen)
recording of:
Neverlight
writer:
Mattias Lindblom, Jesper Strömblad, Tarja (Tarja Turunen) and Anders Wollbeck (pop music songwriter and producer)
Tarja44:28
5Lullaby
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
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:
Lullaby
lyricist:
Charlotte Wessels
composer:
Guus Eikens, Charlotte Wessels and Martijn Westerholt
Delain44:52
6Dreamkeeper
recording engineer and engineer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Sascha Paeth
programming:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
assistant engineer:
Jos Driessen and Arne Wiegand
co-producer:
Sascha Paeth
producer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Marco Heubaum
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Steven Wussow
drums (drum set):
Gerit Lamm
guest keyboard:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guitar:
Marco Heubaum and Philip Restemeier
guest choir vocals:
PA’dam Chamber Choir
lead vocals:
Dianne van Giersbergen
arranger:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer), Gerit Lamm, Dianne van Giersbergen, Marco Heubaum, Philip Restemeier and Steven Wussow
orchestrator:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Napalm Records Handels GmbH (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2014)
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany and Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Dreamkeeper
lyricist and composer:
Marco Heubaum
Xandria4:38
7Symphony for the Quiet
assistant recording engineer:
Simone Zoldan (recording engineer)
recording engineer:
Thomas Buchberger, Fabio d'Amore (Italian bassist), Ivan Moni Bidin and Oliver Philipps
producer:
Thomas Buchberger, Georg Neuhauser (performs as Tribune with Warkings), Oliver Philipps and Jan Vacik (German keyboardist)
bass guitar:
Fabio d'Amore (Italian bassist)
drums (drum set):
Andreas Schipflinger (drums (Serenity))
guest keyboard and guest background vocals:
Oliver Philipps
guitar:
Thomas Buchberger
background vocals:
Thomas Buchberger, Fabio d'Amore (Italian bassist), Clémentine Delauney and Georg Neuhauser (performs as Tribune with Warkings)
lead vocals:
Clémentine Delauney and Georg Neuhauser (performs as Tribune with Warkings)
orchestrator:
Oliver Philipps
recording of:
Symphony for the Quiet
writer:
Thomas Buchberger, Clémentine Delauney, Mario Hirzinger and Georg Neuhauser (performs as Tribune with Warkings)
Serenity5:00
8Amen & Attack
recording engineer:
David Buballa (German drummer/producer active as a sound engineer since 1995), Charles Greywolf (guitar player in Powerwolf), Felix Herzog (Engineer, owner of Herzog Sound), Kristian Kohlmannslehner and Kai Stahlenberg
producer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
mixer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer) and Kristian Kohlmannslehner
bass guitar:
Charles Greywolf (guitar player in Powerwolf)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Roel van Helden
electric guitar:
Charles Greywolf (guitar player in Powerwolf) and Matthew Greywolf
keyboard and organ:
Falk Maria Schlegel (Christian Jost)
lead vocals:
Attila Dorn (Karsten Brill, Dr. Don Rogers)
vocals:
Attila Dorn (Karsten Brill, Dr. Don Rogers)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Napalm Records Handels GmbH (company, for copyrights purposes)
recorded at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (from 2012-12 until 2013-03)
music videos:
Amen & Attack by Powerwolf
recording of:
Amen & Attack
Powerwolf43:58
9From Far Beyond Time
additional engineer:
Jan Rubach
engineer, producer and mixer:
Piet Sielck
bass guitar:
Jan S. Eckert
drums (drum set):
Thomas Nack
guitar:
Joachim Küstner and Piet Sielck
background vocals:
Jan S. Eckert, Joachim Küstner and Thomas Nack
vocals:
Piet Sielck
recorded at:
Powerhouse Studios in Hamburg, Germany (from 2013-06 until 2013-12) and Rekorder Studio in Hamburg, Germany (in 2013-11)
recording of:
From Far Beyond Time
lyricist and composer:
Iron Savior
Iron Savior5:19
10Fairytale
producer:
Mark Adrian
mixer:
Dan Certa
bass guitar:
FXF
drums (drum set):
Petros Fatis
guitar:
Nid and Johnny Zero
keyboard:
Johnny Zero
vocals:
Christianna
recorded at:
ARTemis Studios in Athens, Attiki (Attica), Greece and Devasoundz Studios in Athens, Attiki (Attica), Greece
produced at:
ARTemis Studios in Athens, Attiki (Attica), Greece
recording of:
Fairytale
lyricist and composer:
Christianna
Elysion3:32
11My Darkest Dream
recording engineer:
Stefan Schmidt (German guitarist and vocalist) and Markus Teske
mixer:
Markus Teske
additional guest guitar:
Kai Bender and Wolfgang Schönecker (guitar player)
bass guitar:
Lisa Marie Geiß
classical guitar:
Ines Thomé
drums (drum set):
Till Felden (Belgian-born metal drummer)
guest cello:
Sabine Binder
guest violin:
Anna Kaiser (violin player)
guitar:
Anastasia Schmidt and Ines Thomé
keyboard, piano and choir vocals:
Lena Yatsula
guest choir vocals:
Beatrice Balthes (vocalist) and Stefan Schmidt (German guitarist and vocalist)
lead vocals:
Carina Hanselmann
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Massacre Records (German metal label) (in 2013)
recording of:
My Darkest Dream
lyricist:
Carina Hanselmann
composer:
Ines Thomé and Lena Yatsula
Arven24:54
12Maid of Lorraine
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 (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:
Maid of Lorraine
lyricist:
Liv Kristine (the person)
composer:
Thorsten Bauer, Alexander Krull and Liv Kristine (the person)
Leaves’ Eyes35:14
13In My Veins
producer:
Max Belladona
mixer:
Jörg Umbreit
vocals:
Masha Mysmane
arranger:
Luca Chiaravalli and Masha Mysmane
recording of:
In My Veins
writer:
Luca Chiaravalli and Masha Mysmane
Exilia3:25
14Inner Force
recording engineer:
Alexey Kolygin (guitarist (Allowance, Diabulus in Musica))
programming and producer:
Zuberoa Aznárez and Gorka Elso (Diabulus in Musica)
additional producer:
Ad Sluijter
mixer:
Jacob Hansen (Danish record producer/engineer/musician)
editor:
Zuberoa Aznárez, Gorka Elso (Diabulus in Musica) and Alexey Kolygin (guitarist (Allowance, Diabulus in Musica))
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Alexey Kolygin (guitarist (Allowance, Diabulus in Musica))
bass guitar:
Odei Ochoa (Diabulus in Musica)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
David Carrica (drummer (Diabulus in Musica, Tierra Santa))
flute and harp:
Zuberoa Aznárez
guest clarinet:
Zuriñe Mayo (clarinet player)
guest oboe:
Iñigo Osés (oboe player)
keyboard and additional vocals:
Gorka Elso (Diabulus in Musica)
guest choir vocals:
Raquel Alvárez (choir singer), Alejandro Aranda (American indie folk musician), Mónica Aznárez (choir singer), José Antonio Hoyos (choir singer) and Isabel Señas (choir singer)
vocals:
Zuberoa Aznárez
orchestrator:
Gorka Elso (Diabulus in Musica)
mixed at:
Hansen Studios in Ribe, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
Inner Force'
lyricist and composer:
Zuberoa Aznárez
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Iron Avantgarde Publishing GMBH
Diabulus in Musica33:47
15Pray for Thunder
producer:
Tarek Maghary
bass guitar:
Carsten Kettering (bass player in Majesty)
drums (drum set):
Jan Raddatz (drummer in Majesty)
guitar:
Robin Hadamovsky (guitar player in Majesty) and Tristan Visser (guitar player in Majesty, Metalforce)
guest choir vocals:
Tim Brosch, Kevin Issler, Jonas Menrath, Stephan Rist and Patrick Sühl (vocalist in Almanac)
lead vocals:
Tarek Maghary
recorded at and mixed at:
Metal-Studio
recording of:
Pray for Thunder
lyricist and composer:
Tarek Maghary
Majesty6:07
16Diagnosis
recording engineer:
Jos Driessen (drums (drum set)), Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter) (lead vocals [The Psychiatrist], drums (drum set)), Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter), Maarten de Peijper (drums (drum set)) and Steve Rispin (lead vocals [The Psychiatrist])
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic guitar, analog synthesizer, bass guitar, electric guitar, Hammond organ, mandolin and strings:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
bass flute and flute:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
drums (drum set):
Ed Warby
background vocals:
Wilmer Waarbroek
lead vocals [Father]:
Michael Mills (Australian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & songwriter)
lead vocals [The Psychiatrist]:
John Wetton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Icarus Music (Argentinian metal label and distributor) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Liscombe Park in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom (lead vocals [The Psychiatrist]), Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (drums (drum set)) and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Diagnosis
lyricist:
Lori Linstruth and Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
part of:
Phase II: Symmetry
Ayreon42:50
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