Consign to Oblivion (20th anniversary edition)

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Annotation

2022 marks the 20th anniversary of Symphonic Metal titans EPICA. After nearly 1 million albums sold worldwide and over 300 million combined streams on all digital platforms, the Dutch band has manifested their talent to combine metal with unique operatic vocals and has gained a huge international fanbase in the process. Through their career EPICA have played over 1,000 shows in more than 60 countries across all continents.
With their latest musical output “Omega”, the band achieved Top 5 placements in the album charts of several countries such as Germany and Switzerland, but now they look to their past:

EPICA re-issue their first three albums “The Phantom Agony”, “Consign To Oblivion” and “The Score”, which have become milestones of the genre and rarities within the physical market. Each record is available as CD each come with previously unreleased bonus tracks for each album.

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-12 17:05 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Hunab K’u (A New Age Dawns ~ Prologue)
engineer:
Philip Colodetti, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Michael Rodenberg
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
mixer:
Philip Colodetti and Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Jörn Kellermann (cellist)
guest viola:
Astrid Müller (viola player), Patrick Sepec (German cellist) and Swantje Tessmann (viola player)
guest violin:
Gregor Dierk (violin player), Andreas Pfaff, Tobias Rempe and Benjamin Spillner
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
alto vocals and choir vocals:
Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
bass vocals and choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen
choir vocals and soprano vocals:
Bridget Fogle and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
choir vocals and tenor vocals:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist) and Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
lead vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Michael Rodenberg
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-04 until 2004-11)
part of:
A New Age Dawns (number: 0)
recording of:
Hunab K’u (A New Age Dawns, Prologue)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
31:43
2Dance of Fate
engineer:
Philip Colodetti, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Michael Rodenberg
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
mixer:
Philip Colodetti and Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest acoustic guitar:
Sascha Paeth
guest cello:
Jörn Kellermann (cellist)
guest viola:
Astrid Müller (viola player), Patrick Sepec (German cellist) and Swantje Tessmann (viola player)
guest violin:
Gregor Dierk (violin player), Andreas Pfaff, Tobias Rempe and Benjamin Spillner
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
alto vocals and choir vocals:
Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
bass vocals and choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen
choir vocals and soprano vocals:
Bridget Fogle and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
choir vocals and tenor vocals:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist) and Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
lead vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Michael Rodenberg
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-04 until 2004-11)
recording of:
Dance of Fate
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Simone Simons
55:13
3The Last Crusade (A New Age Dawns #1)
engineer:
Philip Colodetti, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Michael Rodenberg
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
mixer:
Philip Colodetti and Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Jörn Kellermann (cellist)
guest viola:
Astrid Müller (viola player), Patrick Sepec (German cellist) and Swantje Tessmann (viola player)
guest violin:
Gregor Dierk (violin player), Andreas Pfaff, Tobias Rempe and Benjamin Spillner
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
alto vocals and choir vocals:
Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
bass vocals and choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen
choir vocals and soprano vocals:
Bridget Fogle and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
choir vocals and tenor vocals:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist) and Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
lead vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Michael Rodenberg
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-04 until 2004-11)
part of:
A New Age Dawns (number: 1)
recording of:
The Last Crusade
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
44:22
4Solitary Ground
engineer:
Philip Colodetti, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Michael Rodenberg
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
mixer:
Philip Colodetti and Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Jörn Kellermann (cellist)
guest viola:
Astrid Müller (viola player), Patrick Sepec (German cellist) and Swantje Tessmann (viola player)
guest violin:
Gregor Dierk (violin player), Andreas Pfaff, Tobias Rempe and Benjamin Spillner
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
lead vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Michael Rodenberg
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-04 until 2004-11)
recording of:
Solitary Ground
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
publisher:
Frozen Mind! Music (Dutch publishing company) (in 2005)
54:24
5Blank Infinity
engineer:
Philip Colodetti, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Michael Rodenberg
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
mixer:
Philip Colodetti and Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Jörn Kellermann (cellist)
guest viola:
Astrid Müller (viola player), Patrick Sepec (German cellist) and Swantje Tessmann (viola player)
guest violin:
Gregor Dierk (violin player), Andreas Pfaff, Tobias Rempe and Benjamin Spillner
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
alto vocals and choir vocals:
Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
bass vocals and choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen
choir vocals and soprano vocals:
Bridget Fogle and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
choir vocals and tenor vocals:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist) and Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
lead vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Michael Rodenberg
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-04 until 2004-11)
recording of:
Blank Infinity
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Simone Simons
44:01
6Force of the Shore
engineer:
Philip Colodetti, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Michael Rodenberg
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
mixer:
Philip Colodetti and Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Jörn Kellermann (cellist)
guest viola:
Astrid Müller (viola player), Patrick Sepec (German cellist) and Swantje Tessmann (viola player)
guest violin:
Gregor Dierk (violin player), Andreas Pfaff, Tobias Rempe and Benjamin Spillner
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
alto vocals and choir vocals:
Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
bass vocals and choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen
choir vocals and soprano vocals:
Bridget Fogle and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
choir vocals and tenor vocals:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist) and Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
lead vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Michael Rodenberg
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-04 until 2004-11)
recording of:
Force of the Shore
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Simone Simons
34:02
7Quietus
engineer:
Philip Colodetti, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Michael Rodenberg
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
mixer:
Philip Colodetti and Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Jörn Kellermann (cellist)
guest viola:
Astrid Müller (viola player), Patrick Sepec (German cellist) and Swantje Tessmann (viola player)
guest violin:
Gregor Dierk (violin player), Andreas Pfaff, Tobias Rempe and Benjamin Spillner
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
lead vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Michael Rodenberg
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-04 until 2004-11)
recording of:
Quietus
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Jeroen Simons, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
publisher:
Frozen Mind! Music (Dutch publishing company) (in 2005)
33:47
8Mother of Light (A New Age Dawns #2)
engineer:
Philip Colodetti, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Michael Rodenberg
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
mixer:
Philip Colodetti and Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Jörn Kellermann (cellist)
guest viola:
Astrid Müller (viola player), Patrick Sepec (German cellist) and Swantje Tessmann (viola player)
guest violin:
Gregor Dierk (violin player), Andreas Pfaff, Tobias Rempe and Benjamin Spillner
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
alto vocals and choir vocals:
Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
bass vocals and choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen
choir vocals and soprano vocals:
Bridget Fogle and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
choir vocals and tenor vocals:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist) and Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
lead vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Michael Rodenberg
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-04 until 2004-11)
part of:
A New Age Dawns (number: 2)
recording of:
Mother of Light (A New Age Dawns, Part 2)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
35:56
9Trois Vierges
engineer:
Philip Colodetti, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Michael Rodenberg
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
mixer:
Philip Colodetti and Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Jörn Kellermann (cellist)
guest viola:
Astrid Müller (viola player), Patrick Sepec (German cellist) and Swantje Tessmann (viola player)
guest violin:
Gregor Dierk (violin player), Andreas Pfaff, Tobias Rempe and Benjamin Spillner
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional guest lead vocals:
Roy Khan
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
lead vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Michael Rodenberg
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-04 until 2004-11)
recording of:
Trois Vierges
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Simone Simons
publisher:
Frozen Mind! Music (Dutch publishing company) (in 2005)
54:42
10Another Me “In Lack’ech”
engineer:
Philip Colodetti, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Michael Rodenberg
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
mixer:
Philip Colodetti and Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Jörn Kellermann (cellist)
guest viola:
Astrid Müller (viola player), Patrick Sepec (German cellist) and Swantje Tessmann (viola player)
guest violin:
Gregor Dierk (violin player), Andreas Pfaff, Tobias Rempe and Benjamin Spillner
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
alto vocals and choir vocals:
Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
bass vocals and choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen
choir vocals and soprano vocals:
Bridget Fogle and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
choir vocals and tenor vocals:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist) and Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
lead vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Michael Rodenberg
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-04 until 2004-11)
recording of:
Another Me “In Lack’ech”
lyricist and composer:
Mark Jansen
34:40
11Consign to Oblivion (A New Age Dawns #3)
engineer:
Philip Colodetti, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Michael Rodenberg
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
mixer:
Philip Colodetti and Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Jörn Kellermann (cellist)
guest viola:
Astrid Müller (viola player), Patrick Sepec (German cellist) and Swantje Tessmann (viola player)
guest violin:
Gregor Dierk (violin player), Andreas Pfaff, Tobias Rempe and Benjamin Spillner
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
alto vocals and choir vocals:
Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
bass vocals and choir vocals:
Melvin Edmondsen
choir vocals and soprano vocals:
Bridget Fogle and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
choir vocals and tenor vocals:
Andre Matos (Brazilian heavy metal vocalist) and Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
lead vocals [mezzo-soprano]:
Simone Simons
vocals arranger:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Michael Rodenberg
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-04 until 2004-11)
part of:
A New Age Dawns (number: 3)
recording of:
Consign to Oblivion
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
49:47
12Palladium
engineer:
Philip Colodetti, Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier and Michael Rodenberg
executive producer:
Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Sascha Paeth and Olaf Reitmeier
mixer:
Philip Colodetti and Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Jörn Kellermann (cellist)
guest viola:
Astrid Müller (viola player), Patrick Sepec (German cellist) and Swantje Tessmann (viola player)
guest violin:
Gregor Dierk (violin player), Andreas Pfaff, Tobias Rempe and Benjamin Spillner
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
synthesizer:
Coen Janssen
orchestrator:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Michael Rodenberg
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-04 until 2004-11)
recording of:
Palladium
composer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
2:56
13Linger (orchestral version)
recording of:
Linger
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen and Simone Simons
4:21
14Crystal Mountain (orchestral version)
cover recording of:
Crystal Mountain
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Schuldiner
publisher:
Mutilation Music and Roadcrew Music, Inc.
34:48
15Solitary Ground (remix)
recording of:
Solitary Ground
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
publisher:
Frozen Mind! Music (Dutch publishing company) (in 2005)
3:10