Consign to Oblivion

Consign to Oblivion
Studio album by Epica
Released	April 21, 2005
Recorded	Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany, July-September 2004
Genre	Symphonic metal
Length	52:35
Label	Transmission
Producer	Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier
Epica chronology
We Will Take You with Us (2004) Consign to Oblivion (2005) The Score - An Epic Journey (2005)
Singles from Consing to Oblivion
"Solitary Ground" Released: May 12, 2005 "Quietus (Silent Reverie)" Released: October 21, 2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Lords of Metal	[2]
Metal Reviews	[3]
Blabbermouth.net	[4]
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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 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

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Notes	Length
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
12.	"Linger"	S. Simons	Y. Huts, M. Jansen, C. Janssen, S. Simons	Bonus track	4:17
13.	"Palladium"	instrumental	Y. Huts	Bonus track	2:54
14.	"Crystal Mountain"	C. Schuldiner	C. Schuldiner	Bonus track, cover of Death song	5:03

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

• Roy Khan - vocals on "Trois Vierges"

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

1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Epica Consign to Oblivion review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/consign-to-oblivion-r795285/review. Retrieved 2011-08-18. 
2. ^ Smit, Bas (2005). "Epica - Consign To Oblivion". Lords of Metal.nl. http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=5322&lang=en. Retrieved 2011-08-18. 
3. ^ "Epica - Consign To Oblivion". Metal Reviews.com. 2005. http://www.metalreviews.com/reviews/detail.php3?id=2845. Retrieved 2011-08-18. 
4. ^ Bergman, Keith (11 December 2005). "Epica Consign To Oblivion". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=531. Retrieved 2011-08-22. 
5. ^ (2005) Album notes for Consign to Oblivion by Epica [CD sleeve]. The Netherlands: Transmission Records.