The Divine Conspiracy
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|---|---|
| Type | Studio Full-length |
| Released | 2007-08-28 |
| Genres | Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast Records |
| Format | CD, Digital, Vinyl (LP) |
| Length | 1:15:29 |
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Track listing (Songs)
| Title | Length | Rating | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Indigo (Prologue) | 2:05 | - | 0 |
| 2. | The Obsessive Devotion | 7:13 | - | 0 |
| 3. | Menace of Vanity | 4:13 | - | 0 |
| 4. | Chasing the Dragon | 7:40 | - | 0 |
| 5. | Never Enough | 4:47 | - | 0 |
| 6. | La'petach Chatat Rovetz (The Last Embrace) | 1:46 | - | 0 |
| 7. | Death of a Dream (The Embrace That Smothers - Part VII) | 6:03 | - | 0 |
| 8. | Living a Lie (The Embrace That Smothers - Part VIII) | 4:56 | - | 0 |
| 9. | Fools of Damnation (The Embrace That Smothers - Part IX) | 8:42 | - | 0 |
| 10. | Beyond Belief | 5:25 | - | 0 |
| 11. | Safeguard to Paradise | 3:46 | - | 0 |
| 12. | Sancta Terra | 4:57 | - | 0 |
| 13. | The Divine Conspiracy | 13:56 | - | 0 |
Line-up (Members)
- Simone Simons : Songwriting (tracks 4, 9, 10, 12), Lyrics (tracks 4, 5, 7-9, 12, 13), Vocals
- Mark Jansen : Songwriting (tracks 2-4, 6-13), Lyrics (tracks 1-4, 8-11), Arrangements (orchestra), Rhythm Guitar, Harsh Vocals
- Ad Sluijter : Lead Guitar, Songwriting (tracks 4, 7-10, 12, 13), Lyrics (tracks 2, 5, 7)
- Yves Huts : Bass, Songwriting (tracks 4-8, 11)
- Coen Janssen : Songwriting (tracks 1, 11, 13), Keyboards, Piano, Vocals (baritone) (track 10)
Guest / session musicians
- Cinzia Rizzo : Choirs
- Amanda Somerville : Spoken Word (track 2), Choirs, Backing Vocals
- Ariën van Weesenbeek : Drums
- Previn Moore : Choirs
- Melvin Edmondsen : Choirs
- Gjalt Lucassen : Voice [as Priest] (track 8)
- Sander Gommans : Vocals (grunts) (track 7)
- Sascha Paeth : Backing Vocals
- Bridget Fogle : Choirs
- Jeff Wade : Spoken Word (track 9)
- Olaf Reitmeier : Acoustic Guitar (track 4), Vocals (baritone) (track 10)
- Linda van Summeren : Choirs
Production staff / artist
- Sascha Paeth : Mastering Engineer, Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
- Rudy De Doncker : Photography
- Amanda Somerville : Engineer, Lyrical Editing
- Jaap Toorenaar : Lyrics Translation (latin)
- Ad Sluijter : Engineer, Editing
- Olaf Reitmeier : Editing, Engineer
- Hanz Martens : Engineer (grand piano)
- Andrea Beckers : Cover Artwork, Photography
- Miro Rodenberg : Arrangements (orchestral)
- Simon Oberender : Editing, Engineer
- Mattias Norén : Art Direction, Design
- Yves Huts : Engineer (bass guitars)
- Gjalt Lucassen : Lyrics Translation (latin)
Additional notes
Recorded at The Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany between November 2006 and February 2007.
Mixed & mastered at The Gate Studio & The Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany, May 2007.
Bass guitars recorded at the Huts Studio in Antwerp, Belgium.
Grand Piano on "Safeguard to Paradise" recorded at Smash Recordings in Liessel, The Netherlands.
"The Embrace That Smothers" concept actually began on the After Forever album Prison of Desire and ends on this album.
"La'petach Chatat Rovetz" (לפתח חטאת רובץ) is an expression in Hebrew. It means that sin lurks and awaits for a chance to strike and affect.
Mixed & mastered at The Gate Studio & The Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany, May 2007.
Bass guitars recorded at the Huts Studio in Antwerp, Belgium.
Grand Piano on "Safeguard to Paradise" recorded at Smash Recordings in Liessel, The Netherlands.
"The Embrace That Smothers" concept actually began on the After Forever album Prison of Desire and ends on this album.
"La'petach Chatat Rovetz" (לפתח חטאת רובץ) is an expression in Hebrew. It means that sin lurks and awaits for a chance to strike and affect.
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 |