Design Your Universe
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|---|---|
| Type | Studio Full-length |
| Released | 2009-10-16 |
| Genres | Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast Records |
| Format | CD, Digital, Vinyl (LP) |
| Length | 1:14:50 |
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Track listing (Songs)
| Title | Length | Rating | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Samadhi (Prelude) | 1:27 | - | 0 |
| 2. | Resign to Surrender (A New Age Dawns - Part IV) | 6:19 | - | 0 |
| 3. | Unleashed | 5:48 | - | 0 |
| 4. | Martyr of the Free Word | 5:03 | - | 0 |
| 5. | Our Destiny | 6:00 | - | 0 |
| 6. | Kingdom of Heaven (A New Age Dawns - Part V) | 13:35 | - | 0 |
| 7. | The Price of Freedom (Interlude) | 1:14 | - | 0 |
| 8. | Burn to a Cinder | 5:41 | - | 0 |
| 9. | Tides of Time | 5:34 | - | 0 |
| 10. | Deconstruct | 4:14 | - | 0 |
| 11. | Semblance of Liberty | 5:42 | - | 0 |
| 12. | White Waters | 4:44 | - | 0 |
| 13. | Design Your Universe (A New Age Dawns - Part VI) | 9:29 | - | 0 |
Line-up (Members)
- Simone Simons : Vocals, Songwriting (tracks 2, 5, 8, 12), Lyrics (tracks 3, 5, 8-10, 12)
- Mark Jansen : Rhythm Guitar, Harsh Vocals, Songwriting (tracks 1-6, 8, 10-13), Arrangements (orchestra) (tracks 1-9, 11-13)
- Isaac Delahaye : Lead Guitar, Songwriting (tracks 2-6, 8, 11-13)
- Yves Huts : Bass, Songwriting (tracks 5, 10), Arrangements (orchestra) (track 10)
- Ariën van Weesenbeek : Drums, Vocals (grunts, spoken word), Songwriting (tracks 4, 5)
- Coen Janssen : Keyboards, Piano, Songwriting (tracks 3, 4, 7-9, 13), Arrangements (choir), Arrangements (orchestra) (tracks 1-9, 11-13)
Guest / session musicians
- Tony Kakko : Vocals (track 12)
- Cloudy Yang : Choirs
- Amanda Somerville : Backing Vocals, Choirs
- Sascha Paeth : Backing Vocals
- Bridget Fogle : Choirs
- Linda van Summeren : Choirs
- Previn Moore : Choirs
- Melvin Edmondsen : Choirs
- Olaf Reitmeier : Additional Vocals
- Simon Oberender : Additional Vocals
Production staff / artist
- Gjalt Lucassen : Lyrics Translation (latin)
- Jaap Toorenaar : Lyrics Translation (latin)
- Jack Driessen : Songwriting (track 2)
- Olaf Reitmeier : Editing, Engineer
- Simon Oberender : Editing, Engineer
- Amanda Somerville : Editing, Engineer, Lyrics
- Mark Jansen : Mixing (track 7)
- Simone Simons : Photography
- Yves Huts : Engineer (bass)
- Joost van den Broek : Engineer (piano)
- Isaac Delahaye : Engineer (guitars)
- Miro Rodenberg : Mastering Engineer, Arrangements (orchestral) (tracks 1-9, 11-13)
- Coen Janssen : Conductor (choir)
- Sascha Paeth : Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Lyrics
- Stefan Heilemann : Artwork, Cover Artwork, Art Direction, Design, Photography
- Brian Reese : Arrangements (orchestral) (track 9)
Additional 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 in Wolfsburg, Germany, July 2009.
Bass guitars recorded at the Huts Studio in Antwerp, Belgium.
Grand piano recorded at E-Sound Studio's in Weesp, the Netherlands.
"Design Your Universe" basically refers to the capacity to take control over your own life and create your universe." - Mark Jansen about the title
Mixed at the Gate Studio & the Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany, June-July 2009.
Mastered at the Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany, July 2009.
Bass guitars recorded at the Huts Studio in Antwerp, Belgium.
Grand piano recorded at E-Sound Studio's in Weesp, the Netherlands.
"Design Your Universe" basically refers to the capacity to take control over your own life and create your universe." - Mark Jansen about the title
Epica Discography
| Album title | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Phantom Agony (2003) | Studio | 2003-06-05 | - | 0 | 0 |
| We Will Take You with Us (2004) | Live | 2004-09 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Consign to Oblivion (2005) | Studio | 2005-04-21 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Score - An Epic Journey (2005) | Studio | 2005-09-08 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Divine Conspiracy (2007) | Studio | 2007-08-28 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Classical Conspiracy - Live in Miskolc, Hungary (2009) | Live | 2009-05-08 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Live at Wacken (2009) | Live | 2009-07-31 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Epica & Jägermeister Memory stick (2009) | EP | 2009-10-10 | - | 0 | 0 |
| ▶ Design Your Universe (2009) | Studio | 2009-10-16 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Requiem for the Indifferent (2012) | Studio | 2012-03-09 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Quantum Enigma (2014) | Studio | 2014-05-02 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Holographic Principle (2016) | Studio | 2016-09-30 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Solace System (2017) | EP | 2017-09-01 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Epica vs. Attack on Titan Songs (2017) | EP | 2017-12-19 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Acoustic Universe (2019) | EP | 2019-10-04 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Quantum Enigma (B-sides) (2020) | EP | 2020-09-11 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Abyss of Time (2020) | EP | 2020-12-27 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Omega (2021) | Studio | 2021-02-26 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Omegacoustic (2021) | EP | 2021-02-26 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Skeleton Key (2021) | EP | 2021-05-03 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Kingdom of Heaven. Pt. 3 The Antediluvian Universe (Omega Alive) (2021) | EP | 2021-11-03 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Omega Alive (2021) | Live | 2021-12-03 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Live at Paradiso (2022) | Live | 2022-09-02 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Alchemy Project (2022) | EP | 2022-11-11 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Live at AFAS Live (2023) | Live | 2023-10-06 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Aspiral (2025) | Studio | 2025-04-11 | - | 0 | 0 |