Epica (2) – Design Your Universe

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Label:	Nuclear Blast – NB 2345-2, Nuclear Blast – 2345-2
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	US
Released:	Nov 3, 2009
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Symphonic Metal

Tracklist

1	Samadhi ~ Prelude ~ Lyrics By – Mark Jansen (2) Music By – Mark Jansen (2)	1:27
2	Resign To Surrender ~ A New Age Dawns - Part IV ~ Lyrics By – Mark Jansen (2) Music By – Isaac Delahaye, Jack Driessen, Mark Jansen (2), Simone Simons (2)	6:19
3	Unleashed Lyrics By – Simone Simons (2) Music By – Coen Janssen, Isaac Delahaye, Mark Jansen (2)	5:48
4	Martyr Of The Free Word Lyrics By – Mark Jansen (2) Music By – Ariën Van Weesenbeek, Coen Janssen, Isaac Delahaye, Mark Jansen (2)	5:03
5	Our Destiny Lyrics By – Simone Simons (2) Music By – Ariën Van Weesenbeek, Isaac Delahaye, Mark Jansen (2), Simone Simons (2), Yves Huts	6:00
	Kingdom Of Heaven ~ A New Age Dawns - Part V ~ Lyrics By – Mark Jansen (2) Music By – Isaac Delahaye, Mark Jansen (2) Producer [Sample of "Praising Chakrasamvara" Produced By] – Mickey Hart Sampler [Sample of "Praising Chakrasamvara" By] – The Gyuto Monks Tantric Choir	(13:35)
6.I	Hold In Derision
6.II	Children Of The Light
6.III	Bardo Thödol
6.IV	Paragons Of Perfection
6.V	The Harsh Return
7	The Price Of Freedom ~ Interlude ~ Mixed By – Mark Jansen (2), Sascha Paeth Music By – Coen Janssen	1:14
8	Burn To A Cinder Lyrics By – Simone Simons (2) Music By – Coen Janssen, Isaac Delahaye, Mark Jansen (2), Simone Simons (2)	5:41
9	Tides Of Time Lyrics By – Simone Simons (2) Music By – Coen Janssen	5:34
10	Deconstruct Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Mark Jansen (2), Miro Rodenberg*, Yves Huts Lyrics By – Simone Simons (2) Music By – Mark Jansen (2), Yves Huts	4:14
11	Semblance Of Liberty Lyrics By – Mark Jansen (2) Music By – Isaac Delahaye, Mark Jansen (2)	5:42
12	White Waters Engineer [Tony's Vocals Engineered By] – Mat Drikke Lyrics By – Simone Simons (2) Music By – Isaac Delahaye, Mark Jansen (2), Simone Simons (2) Vocals – Tony Kakko	4:44
13	Design Your Universe ~ A New Age Dawns - Part VI ~ Lyrics By – Mark Jansen (2) Music By – Coen Janssen, Isaac Delahaye, Mark Jansen (2)	9:29

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Manufactured By – Nuclear Blast USA
Distributed By – Nuclear Blast USA
Recorded At – Gate Studio, Wolfsburg
Recorded At – The Iceman Studio
Recorded At – The Huts Studio
Recorded At – E-Sound Studio
Recorded At – T-room Studio
Mixed At – Gate Studio, Wolfsburg
Mixed At – Pathway Studio
Mastered At – Gate Studio, Wolfsburg
Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC, Terre Haute – DIDX 240050
Pressed By – Sony DADC, Pitman

Credits

Arranged By [Choir], Conductor [Choir] – Coen Janssen
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Coen Janssen, Mark Jansen (2), Miro Rodenberg*
Backing Vocals – Amanda Somerville, Sascha Paeth
Bass Guitar – Yves Huts
Choir [Epica Choir], Alto Vocals – Amanda Somerville, Cloudy Yang
Choir [Epica Choir], Baritone Vocals [Additional], Bass Vocals [Additional] – Coen Janssen, Olaf Reitmeier, Simon Oberender
Choir [Epica Choir], Bass Vocals – Melvin Edmondsen
Choir [Epica Choir], Soprano Vocals – Bridget Fogle, Linda Van Summeren
Choir [Epica Choir], Tenor Vocals – Previn Moore
Drums, Vocals [Grunts, Spoken Word] – Ariën van Weesenbeck*
Edited By [Editing By] – Olaf Reitmeier, Simon Oberender
Engineer [Bass Guitar Engineered By] – Yves Huts
Engineer [Engineered By] – Amanda Somerville, Olaf Reitmeier, Sascha Paeth, Simon Oberender
Engineer [Grand Piano Engineered By] – Joost van den Broek
Engineer [Guitars Engineered By] – Isaac Delahaye
Lead Guitar – Isaac Delahaye
Mastered By – Miro Rodenberg*
Mixed By – Sascha Paeth (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 13)
Other [Vocal Coaching], Edited By [Lyrical Editing] – Amanda Somerville
Photography By [Band Photography], Art Direction, Design – Stefan Heilemann
Photography By [Photo "White Waters" By] – Simone Simons (2)
Producer [Produced By] – Epica (2), Sascha Paeth
Producer [Vocal Lines Produced By] – Amanda Somerville
Rhythm Guitar, Vocals [Grunts & Screams] – Mark Jansen (2)
Synthesizer [Synths], Piano – Coen Janssen
Translated By [Latin Translations By] – Gjalt Lucassen, Jaap Toorenaar
Vocals – Simone Simons (2)
Written-By [Vocal Lines Written By], Lyrics By [Lyrics Co-written By] – Amanda Somerville, Sascha Paeth

Notes

Recorded at The Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany between March 2009 and May 2009.
Mixed at The Gate Studio & The Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany, June-July 2009.
Mastered at The Gate Studio is Wolfsburg, Germany, July 2009.
Guitars recorded at The Iceman Studios in Ieper, Belgium.
Bass guitars recorded at the Huts Studio in Antwerp, Belgium.
Grand Piano recorded at E-Sound Studio's in Weesp, The Netherlands.
Tony's Vocals recorded at T-room Studio in Kemi, Finland.
Sample of "Praising Chakrasamvara" in "Kingdom of Heaven" taken from Tibetan Chants for World Peace by the Gyuto Monks Tantric Choir. Produced by Mickey Hart. Used courtesy of White Swan Records.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 7 27361 23452 2
Barcode (Scanned): 727361234522
Label Code: LC 07027
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): DIDX 240050 1
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L329
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 7206
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): DIDX-240050 4 A01
Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L327
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 50E4
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): DIDX-240050 1
Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI L329
Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 7234

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Design Your Universe (CD, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Digibook)	Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast	NB 2345-0, 27361 23450	Germany	2009
Recently Edited	Design Your Universe (Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered, CD, Album, Limited Edition, Digibook)	Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast	NB 2345-5, 27361 23455	Germany	2009
	Design Your Universe (CD, Album)	Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast	NB 2345-2, 27361 23452	Europe	2009
Recently Edited	Design Your Universe (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered)	Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast	NB 2345-1, 27361 23451	Germany	2009
Recently Edited	Design Your Universe (CD, Album)	Avalon	MICP-10867	Japan	2009