Голландские симфо-металлические триумфаторы возвращаются со своим восьмым студийным альбомом. Американское двухдисковое делюксовое издание включает в себя бонус-трек и бонусный диск с четырьмя акустическими версиями песен.
EPICA: Simone Simons - Vocals Mark Jansen - Rhythm Guitars, Grunts & Screams Isaac Delahaye - Lead, Acoustic & Classical Guitars Coen Janssen - Synths & Piano Rob van der Loo - Bass Guitar Ariën van Weesenbeek - Drums, Grunts & Spoken Word
Guest Musicians: Marcela Bovio - Backing Vocals Daniël de Jongh - Additional Male Vocals on "The Quаntum Enigmа"
Choir: Alfrun Schmid, Frederique Klooster, Martha Bosch, Silvia da Silva Martinho, Annemieke Nuijten - Sopranos Astrid Krause, Annette Stallinga, Annette Vermeulen, Karen Langendonk - Altos Daan Verlaan, Koert Braches, Ruben de Grauw - Tenors Andreas Goetze, Angus van Grevenbroek, Jan Douwes - Basses
String Ensemble: Ben Mathot, Marlen Wester, Ian de Jong, Emma van der Schalie, Merel Jonker - 1st Violins Judith van Driel, Floortie Beljon, Loes Dooren, Vera van der Bie - 2nd Violins Mark Mulder, Adriaan Breunis, Amber Hendriks - Violas David Faber, Annie Tangberg, Jan Willem Troost, Thomas van Geelen - Celli
Tracklist:
CD 1 - Album 01. Originem (2:12) 02. The Second Stone (5:00) 03. The Essence Of Silence (4:48) 04. Victims Of Contingency (3:32) 05. Sense Without Sanity - The Impervious Code - The Impervious Code (7:42) 06. Unchain Utopia (4:46) 07. The Fifth Guardian - Interlude (3:05) 08. Chemical Insomnia (5:12) 09. Reverence - Living In The Heart (5:03) 10. Omen - The Ghoulish Malady (5:28) 11. Canvas Of Life (5:28) 12. Natural Corruption (5:24) 13. The Quantum Enigma - Kingdom Of Heaven part II (11:53) 14. In All Conscience (Bonus Track) (5:06)
CD 2 - Acoustic Tracks 01. Canvas Of Life (Acoustic version) (4:51) 02. In All Conscience (Acoustic version) (4:17) 03. Dreamscape (Acoustic version) (4:13) 04. Natural Corruption (Acoustic version) (4:49)
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
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