Consign to Oblivion is the second studio-album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica, and was released in April 2005. "Trois Vierges" features a guest appearance by former Kamelot vocalist Roy Khan. The album's lyrics are heavily influenced by Mayan Civilization. The CD was released with copy control on it. This CD started a new "saga", called A New Age Dawns. This saga is continued on the album Design Your Universe.
Stylistically, the album is more focused towards orchestration than other Epica releases and features heavy use of a chorus. Additionally, Mark Jansen's death growls appear less frequently, occurring on only three songs, "Force of the Shore", "Mother of Light" and "Consign to Oblivion". But a bonus track, the Death cover "Crystal Mountain" includes grunts, and a grunt version of "Quietus" was released on the "Quietus (Silent Reverie)" single, making it five songs with grunts.
Track listing
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| 1. |
"Hunab K'u (A New Age Dawns, Prologue)" | M. Jansen | Y. Huts | |
1:44 |
| 2. |
"Dance of Fate" | S. Simons | M. Jansen, Y. Huts, C. Janssen, S. Simons | |
5:13 |
| 3. |
"The Last Crusade (A New Age Dawns, Part I)" | M. Jansen | M. Jansen, Y. Huts, A. Sluijter | |
4:21 |
| 4. |
"Solitary Ground" | S. Simons | C. Janssen, M. Jansen, A. Sluijter, S. Simons | The single with an acoustic version of this song was extracted from The Score |
4:22 |
| 5. |
"Blank Infinity" | S. Simons | M. Jansen, C. Janssen, S. Simons | |
4:00 |
| 6. |
"Force of the Shore" | S. Simons | M. Jansen, C. Janssen, A. Sluijter, Y. Huts | |
4:01 |
| 7. |
"Quietus" | S. Simons | M. Jansen, Y. Huts, C. Janssen, A. Sluijter, S. Simons, J. Simons | The only single |
3:45 |
| 8. |
"Mother of Light (A New Age Dawns, Part II)" | M. Jansen | M. Jansen, A. Sluijter | |
5:55 |
| 9. |
"Trois Vierges" | S. Simons | M. Jansen, C. Janssen, S. Simons | Featuring Roy Khan |
4:40 |
| 10. |
"Another Me "In Lack'ech"" | M. Jansen | M. Jansen | |
4:39 |
| 11. |
"Consign to Oblivion (A New Age Dawns, Part III)" | M. Jansen | M. Jansen, A. Sluijter | |
9:45 |
Total length: |
52:35 |
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| 12. |
"Linger" | S. Simons | Y. Huts, M. Jansen, C. Janssen, S. Simons | |
4:17 |
| 13. |
"Palladium" | instrumental | Y. Huts | |
2:54 |
| 14. |
"Crystal Mountain" | C. Schuldiner | C. Schuldiner | Cover of Death song |
5:03 |
Bonus DVD
Personnel
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Band members
- Simone Simons - mezzo-soprano
- Mark Jansen - guitars, grunts, screams, orchestral arrangements
- Ad Sluijter - guitars
- Coen Janssen - synths, orchestral and choir arrangements
- Yves Huts - bass guitar, orchestral arrangements
- Jeroen Simons - drums
Additional musicians
- Epica Orchestra
- Benjamin Spillner - violin
- Andreas Pfaff - violin
- Tobias Rempe - violin
- Gregor Dierk - violin
- Swantje Tessman - viola
- Patrick Sepec - viola
- Astrid Müller - viola
- Jörn Kellermann - cello
- Epica Choir
- Melvin Edmonsen - bass
- Previn Moore - tenor
- Andre Matos - tenor
- Annie Goebel - alto
- Amanda Somerville - alto, vocal coach
- Bridget Fogle - soprano
- Linda van Summeren - soprano
Production
- Sascha Paeth - producer, engineer, mixing, acoustic guitars on "Dance of Fate"
- Olaf Reitmeier - producer, engineer
- Miro - orchestral arrangements, engineer
- Philip Colodetti, engineer, mixing
- Hans van Vuuren - executive producer, coordination and research
- Peter van 't Riet - mastering
References
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Epica Consign to Oblivion review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ↑ Smit, Bas (2005). "Epica - Consign To Oblivion". Lords of Metal.nl. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ↑ "Epica - Consign To Oblivion". Metal Reviews.com. 2005. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ↑ Bergman, Keith (11 December 2005). "Epica Consign To Oblivion". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ↑ Consign to Oblivion (CD sleeve). The Netherlands: Transmission Records. 2005.
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