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The Divine Conspiracy
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The Divine Conspiracy
Epica
- Type:
- Full-length
- Release date:
- August 22nd, 2007
- Label:
- Nuclear Blast
- Reviews:
- 10 reviews (avg. 81%)
| 1. | Indigo (Prologue) | 02:05 | Show lyrics |
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| 2. | The Obsessive Devotion | 07:13 | Show lyrics |
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| 3. | Menace of Vanity | 04:13 | Show lyrics |
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| 4. | Chasing the Dragon | 07:40 | Show lyrics |
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| 5. | Never Enough | 04:47 | Show lyrics |
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| 6. | La'petach Chatat Rovetz (The Final Embrace) | 01:46 | instrumental |
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| 7. | Death of a Dream (The Embrace That Smothers Part VII) | 06:03 | Show lyrics |
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| 8. | Living a Lie (The Embrace That Smothers - Part VIII) | 04:56 | Show lyrics |
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| 9. | Fools of Damnation (The Embrace That Smothers - Part IX) | 08:42 | Show lyrics |
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| 10. | Beyond Belief | 05:25 | Show lyrics |
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| 11. | Safeguard to Paradise | 03:46 | Show lyrics |
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| 12. | Sancta Terra | 04:57 | Show lyrics |
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| 13. | The Divine Conspiracy | 13:56 | Show lyrics |
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| Band members | |
| Simone Simons | Vocals |
| Mark Jansen | Guitars (rhythm), Vocals (harsh) |
| Ad Sluijter | Guitars (lead) |
| Coen Janssen | Keyboards, Piano, Vocals (baritone) (Track 10) |
| Yves Huts | Bass |
| Guest/Session | |
| Cinzia Hunecke Rizzo | Vocals (choirs) |
| Melvin Edmondsen | Vocals (choirs) |
| Bridget Fogle | Vocals (choirs) |
| Linda van Summeren | Vocals (choirs) |
| Previn Moore | Vocals (choirs) |
| Sascha Paeth | Vocals (backing) |
| Ariën van Weesenbeek | Drums |
| Sander Gommans | Vocals (grunts) (Track 7) |
| Olaf Reitmeier | Guitars (acoustic) (Track 4), Vocals (baritone) (Track 10) |
| Amanda Somerville | Spoken Word (Track 2), Vocals (choirs), Vocals (backing) |
| Gjalt Lucassen | Priest (Track 8) |
| Jaff Wade | Spoken Word (Track 9) |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| Simon Oberender (R.I.P. 2012) | Editing, Engineering |
| Amanda Somerville | Engineering, Lyrics, Lyrical editing |
| Yves Huts | Engineering (bass guitars) |
| Rudy de Doncker | Photography |
| Andrea Beckers | Cover art, Photography |
| Mark Jansen | Lyrics |
| Ad Sluijter | Editing, Engineering, Lyrics |
| Olaf Reitmeier | Editing, Engineering |
| Mattias Norén | Art direction, Design |
| Sascha Paeth | Producer, Engineering, Mixing, Mastering, Lyrics |
| Hanz Martens | Engineering grand piano recordings |
| Simone Simons | Lyrics |
| Simone Simons | Vocals |
| Mark Jansen | Guitars (rhythm), Vocals (harsh) |
| Ad Sluijter | Guitars (lead) |
| Coen Janssen | Keyboards, Piano, Vocals (baritone) (Track 10) |
| Yves Huts | Bass |
| Cinzia Hunecke Rizzo | Vocals (choirs) |
| Melvin Edmondsen | Vocals (choirs) |
| Bridget Fogle | Vocals (choirs) |
| Linda van Summeren | Vocals (choirs) |
| Previn Moore | Vocals (choirs) |
| Sascha Paeth | Vocals (backing) |
| Ariën van Weesenbeek | Drums |
| Sander Gommans | Vocals (grunts) (Track 7) |
| Olaf Reitmeier | Guitars (acoustic) (Track 4), Vocals (baritone) (Track 10) |
| Amanda Somerville | Spoken Word (Track 2), Vocals (choirs), Vocals (backing) |
| Gjalt Lucassen | Priest (Track 8) |
| Jaff Wade | Spoken Word (Track 9) |
| Simon Oberender (R.I.P. 2012) | Editing, Engineering |
| Amanda Somerville | Engineering, Lyrics, Lyrical editing |
| Yves Huts | Engineering (bass guitars) |
| Rudy de Doncker | Photography |
| Andrea Beckers | Cover art, Photography |
| Mark Jansen | Lyrics |
| Ad Sluijter | Editing, Engineering, Lyrics |
| Olaf Reitmeier | Editing, Engineering |
| Mattias Norén | Art direction, Design |
| Sascha Paeth | Producer, Engineering, Mixing, Mastering, Lyrics |
| Hanz Martens | Engineering grand piano recordings |
| Simone Simons | Lyrics |
| An indulgence of your ears... | 80% | TrooperOfSteel | July 29th, 2011 | |
| The Sinful Sale | 23% | The_Twisted_Mage | July 8th, 2011 | |
| Emphasis on the word "Divine". | 95% | hells_unicorn | May 27th, 2011 | |
| A Tale Woth Hearing Again... | 97% | Khull | January 10th, 2009 | |
| Like Nightwish before the... | 50% | Zombie_Quixote | June 10th, 2008 | |
| Makes symphonic/gothic... | 98% | Sir_General_Flashman | April 14th, 2008 | |
| Epica's 2nd symphonic... | 99% | Daniel_2007_Pendulum | February 8th, 2008 | |
| Vintage Epica | 90% | Sue | January 29th, 2008 | |
| Divine but with some... | 85% | Hiryu | November 8th, 2007 | |
| The Divine Music Experience! | 90% | Kalelfromkrypton | October 30th, 2007 |
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.
Release dates:
August 22, 2007 - Japan
August 28, 2007 - USA
September 7, 2007 - Europe
September 10, 2007 - UK
"The Embrace That Smothers" concept actually began on the After Forever album "Prison Of Desire" and ends on this album.
Nuclear Blast Records released a limited deluxe CD edition featuring video clips, a "making-of" enhanced section and the bonus tracks:
14. Higher High (05:26)
15. Replica (Fear Factory Cover) (04:09)
DLP picture vinyls limited to 1000 numbered copies with the 2 bonus tracks.
Also released as a Limited Edition Digibook (NB 1956-8) with Bonus CD, with the same bonus material as on the limited edition.
Some version include another bonus track:
16. Safeguard to Paradise (Piano Version) (03:50)
Re-released on double 180 grams vinyl with a limitation of 500.
200 black
200 white
100 transparent blue
"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.
Release dates:
August 22, 2007 - Japan
August 28, 2007 - USA
September 7, 2007 - Europe
September 10, 2007 - UK
"The Embrace That Smothers" concept actually began on the After Forever album "Prison Of Desire" and ends on this album.
Nuclear Blast Records released a limited deluxe CD edition featuring video clips, a "making-of" enhanced section and the bonus tracks:
14. Higher High (05:26)
15. Replica (Fear Factory Cover) (04:09)
DLP picture vinyls limited to 1000 numbered copies with the 2 bonus tracks.
Also released as a Limited Edition Digibook (NB 1956-8) with Bonus CD, with the same bonus material as on the limited edition.
Some version include another bonus track:
16. Safeguard to Paradise (Piano Version) (03:50)
Re-released on double 180 grams vinyl with a limitation of 500.
200 black
200 white
100 transparent blue
"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.
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