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The Classical Conspiracy is the second live album released by the Dutch symphonic metal band Epica . The recorded live show took part in Miskolc , Hungary on 14 June 2008 in the framework of the Miskolc Opera Festival , where the Swedish symphonic metal band Therion had done a similar show a year before. Epica performed on stage with a 40-piece orchestra and a 30-piece choir, entirely composed of Hungarian musicians conducted by Zsolt Regos. The expanded ensemble played classical music , excerpts from operas and movie soundtracks , as well as Epica's songs. The album was released on 8 May 2009 through Nuclear Blast Records .[7]
This is the first album featuring Ariën van Weesenbeek as the new official drummer of Epica and also the last album with founding member and lead guitarist Ad Sluijter , who had already left the band when the album was released.[8]
Track listing
CD 1 - Classical set Title Writer(s) 1. "Palladium" Yves Huts 3:46 2. "Dies Irae" (from "Requiem ") Giuseppe Verdi 2:15 3. "Ombra mai fu " (from "Xerxes ") George Frideric Handel 3:06 4. "Adagio" (from "New World Symphony ") Antonín Dvořák 9:02 5. "Spider-Man Medley" Danny Elfman 4:16 6. "Presto" (from "The Four Seasons ") Antonio Vivaldi 3:06 7. "Montagues and Capulets " (from "Romeo and Juliet ") Sergei Prokofiev 2:11 8. "The Imperial March " (from "The Empire Strikes Back ") John Williams 3:25 9. "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" (from "Stabat Mater ") Giovanni Battista Pergolesi 4:31 10. "Unholy Trinity" Huts 3:11 11. "In the Hall of the Mountain King " (from "Peer Gynt ") Edvard Grieg 3:11 12. "Pirates of the Caribbean Medley" (European release only) Hans Zimmer , Klaus Badelt 6:44 13. "Indigo" Mark Jansen , Coen Janssen2:04 14. "The Last Crusade" Jansen, Huts, Ad Sluijter 4:18 15. "Sensorium" Jansen, Sluijter, Janssen, Simone Simons 5:06 16. "Quietus" Epica 4:22 17. "Chasing the Dragon" Jansen, Huts, Janssen, Simons 8:03 18. "Feint" Jansen, Sluijter, Janssen, Simons 4:34
CD 2 - Epica set Title Writer(s) 1. "Never Enough" Huts 5:37 2. "Beyond Belief" Jansen, Sluijter, Simons 5:28 3. "Cry for the Moon" Jansen, Sluijter, Simons 7:44 4. "Safeguard to Paradise" Huts, Jansen, Janssen 3:59 5. "Blank Infinity" Jansen, Janssen, Simons 4:45 6. "Living a Lie" Jansen, Huts, Sluijter 5:24 7. "The Phantom Agony" Jansen, Huts, Sluijter 10:30 8. "Sancta Terra" Jansen, Sluijter, Simons 5:11 9. "Illusive Consensus" Jansen, Sluijter, Janssen, Simons 5:45 10. "Consign to Oblivion" 12:06
Personnel
Band members
Simone Simons – mezzo-soprano vocals
Mark Jansen – lead & rhythm guitar , grunts , screams , band arrangements on tracks 2, 6
Ad Sluijter – lead & rhythm guitar, editing
Yves Huts – bass , band arrangements on tracks 5, 7, 8, 11, 12
Coen Janssen – synthesizer , piano , orchestral and choir arrangements, band arrangements on tracks 2, 4, 7
Ariën van Weesenbeek – drums
Additional musicians
The Extended Reményi Ede Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Zsolt Regos
The Choir of Miskolc National Theatre
Oliver Palotai - orchestral arrangements
Production
Sascha Paeth - producer, mixing, mastering
Daniel Hidvegi, Tamas Gresicki - live sound engineers
Olaf Reitmeier - editing
Simon Oberender - editing, mixing, mastering
Charts
Chart
Peak position
Dutch Album Charts[9]
23
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[10]
82
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[11]
58
Switzerland Album Charts[12]
81
France Album Charts[13]
23
German Album Charts[14]
87
References
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^ Bowar, Chad. "Epica – 'The Classical Conspiracy' review" . About.com . Retrieved 22 August 2011 .
^ Maki, Jeff. "Epica 'The Classical Conspiracy' review" . Live-Metal.net. Retrieved 22 August 2011 .
^ Smit, Bas. "Epica - The Classical Conspiracy review" . Lords Of metal.nl. Retrieved 22 August 2011 .
^ Gromen, Mark. "Epica The Classical Conspiracy: Live In Miskolc Hungary review" . Metal Asylum.net. Retrieved 22 August 2011 .
^ Moorhouse, Giles (June 2009). "Epica – The Classical Conspiracy ." Rock Sound (123): 83. ISSN 1465-0185 .
^ "Epica To Release 'The Classical Conspiracy' Double Live Album" . Blabbermouth.net . Roadrunner Records . 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2009 .
^ "Epica Guitarist Ad Sluijter Quits" . Blabbermouth.net . Roadrunner Records . 16 December 2008. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2011 .
^ "Epica - Epica - The Classical Conspiracy - Live in Miskolc, Hungary (album)" . Dutch Charts.nl (in Dutch). Media Control Charts . Retrieved 22 August 2011 .
^ "Epica - The Classical Conspiracy - Live in Miskolc, Hungary (album)" . Ultratop.be (in Dutch). Media Control Charts . Retrieved 22 August 2011 .
^ "Epica - The Classical Conspiracy - Live in Miskolc, Hungary (album)" . Ultratop.be (in French). Media Control Charts . Retrieved 22 August 2011 .
^ "Epica - The Classical Conspiracy - Live in Miskolc, Hungary" . Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts . Retrieved 22 August 2011 .
^ "Epica - The Classical Conspiracy - Live in Miskolc, Hungary (album)" . Lescharts.com (in French). Media Control Charts . Retrieved 22 August 2011 .
^ "Epica - The Classical Conspiracy - Live in Miskolc, Hungary" . Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts . Retrieved 22 August 2011 .
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