578:: "It was very much our intention to really make songs. It was because we started with putting a lot of effort into the basics and we gave a lot of attention to the band part, more so than before. And, of course, Jacob Hansen mixed it and he knows how to do these things. We tried out several people and had them do a test mix of certain songs and he came out on top. It's become a heavy album, yet all the details are there. Previously, we used to go to the studio, tune our stuff and then we recorded an album. This time we did a long pre-production in the studio and we got to check out a lot of different combinations of amps and then we could record it. Previously, we just did everything in our home studios and sent each other the parts. And after that we would go into the studio and that's it. But now we sat down together and discussed a lot more, it was more of a band effort. It was working together, rather than reacting. Everyone brought songs to the table, which was very cool. With the previous album, it was mostly Mark, Coen and me writing a lot. And now even Ariën joined in and that made it all feel refreshing. It's odd to say, but it's kind of a new beginning."
567:, my mum and my husband would take turns in taking care of Vincent" explained Simons and added: "Of course, I write half the lyrics, Mark writes half the lyrics, and we have to know what we are writing about in order to get into that role, but we’ve been working together for so long so we kind of get each other’s brains, and a big change for me has been pregnancy; it transformed my voice, gave it more dimension. It has a new emotion that wasn’t there before."
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you can say you never know: ‘What is reality?’ We determine our reality through our observations, and if we would look away, reality would change. So the quest of finding out what is reality, what are illusions, is a topic that goes through all of the lyrics – life and death and everything in between. The power of the human mind has been the main source of inspiration for this record."
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explains: "I have been listening to our new album and I can't get enough of it! It sounds more modern, but with all typical Epica elements inside. Refreshing might be the right word. This album has also been the result of a real group effort. It was great to see everyone being so motivated to create
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keyboard player Joost van den Broek, recorded at
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Contingency". The video is directed by Remko Tielemans and produced by the Kunststoff Kollectiv, the same team responsible for Epica's highly acclaimed music video "Storm the Sorrow" from their previous album
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exhausted, like the walking dead pretty much. And singing is very physically demanding. I had a strong schedule of ten days, every day for a couple of hours. We had a very regular schedule together with Joost and it was super-efficient. I was breast feeding and eating at the same time.
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our best album! Even though the sound is more heavy (the guitars, bass and drums sound so brutal!!!), it's still a very catchy album as well. Some old influences from our earliest work, some references to
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2339:"EPICA | The quantum enigma - Nuclear Blast"
941:"The Quantum Enigma" (Kingdom of Heaven, Part II)
2592:"Spanishcharts.com – Epica – The Quantum Enigma"
2483:(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
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2445:"Austriancharts.at – Epica – The Quantum Enigma"
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2604:"Swisscharts.com – Epica – The Quantum Enigma"
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2129:. Epica Official Website. 14 March 2014
1972:. Epica Official Website. 24 March 2012
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1445:Maria van Nieukerken – choir conductor
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552:and the release of a new concert DVD,
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2200:. Epica Official Website. 22 May 2014
2174:. Sonic Cathedral.com. Archived from
2127:""The Essence of Silence" – Released"
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1893:"Epica - The Quantum Enigma Review"
1784:"Epica - The Quantum Enigma Review"
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1551:Gjalt Lucassen – Latin translations
1536:Jos Driessen – engineering, editing
2616:"Epica | Artist | Official Charts"
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1840:Möller, Stephan (25 April 2014).
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1944:"The Quantum Enigma Review"
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236:Released: 15 March 2014
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2386:"Epica: Chart History"
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245:Released: 4 April 2014
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1413:Additional personnel
1314:"The Quantum Enigma"
1303:"Natural Corruption"
1248:"The Fifth Guardian"
1139:"Natural Corruption"
924:"Natural Corruption"
720:"Originem" (Prelude)
589:Design Your Universe
260:Professional ratings
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2058:. Metal as Fuck.net
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1495:David Faber – celli
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1924:. Metal Temple.com
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2178:on 2 May 2014
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1582:Chart (2014)
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1419:Marcela Bovio
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1367:
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1360:rhythm guitar
1357:
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1351:
1347:
1346:Simone Simons
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1326:
1323:Total length:
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1309:
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1210:
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1199:
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1164:
1151:
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1123:
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1018:
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746:Simone Simons
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737:
733:
730:
729:Bob Katsionis
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683:
676:Track listing
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561:
560:After Forever
557:
556:
551:
550:Simone Simons
543:
541:
538:
536:
532:
531:Nuclear Blast
528:
524:
521:
517:
516:
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504:
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145:(Japan/Korea)
138:
137:Nuclear Blast
135:
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2872:Compilations
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2796:
2790:
2789:
2782:
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2768:
2761:
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2710:
2703:
2699:Coen Janssen
2698:
2691:
2640:
2633:
2627:
2611:
2599:
2587:
2571:
2559:. Retrieved
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2440:
2428:. Retrieved
2423:(in Dutch).
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2176:the original
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2087:. Retrieved
2083:the original
2072:
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2034:. Retrieved
2005:. Retrieved
1998:
1974:. Retrieved
1964:
1952:. Retrieved
1950:. 7 May 2014
1938:
1926:. Retrieved
1915:
1903:. Retrieved
1901:. 1 May 2014
1896:
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1870:Metal Hammer
1868:
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1817:
1807:
1795:. Retrieved
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1453:
1452:
1439:
1438:
1412:
1411:
1387:synthesizers
1339:
1338:
1128:"Dreamscape"
1079:
969:Bonus tracks
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443:Metal Temple
387:Metal Hammer
385:
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39:Studio album
15:
2950:2014 albums
2897:Discography
2847:Live albums
2732:Ad Sluijter
2693:Mark Jansen
2430:28 December
2399:28 December
2370:28 December
2320:28 December
2298:28 December
2276:28 December
2248:28 December
2226:28 December
2204:28 December
2182:28 December
2155:28 December
2133:28 December
2089:28 December
2062:28 December
2036:28 December
2007:28 December
1976:28 December
1898:Metal Storm
1873:(in German)
1788:Heavy Metal
1407:spoken word
1373:lead guitar
1356:Mark Jansen
1270:"Reverence"
724:Mark Jansen
583:Mark Jansen
434:Metal Storm
140:(Worldwide)
76:Netherlands
2939:Categories
2862:Retrospect
1770:References
1717:PROMUSICAE
1620:Wallonia)
1608:Flanders)
1594:Ö3 Austria
1509:Production
1405:, grunts,
1182:"Originem"
594:Retrospect
555:Retrospect
171:chronology
109:(standard)
54:2 May 2014
2729:Yves Huts
2641:Billboard
2634:Billboard
2394:Billboard
1954:6 October
1928:6 October
1905:6 October
1877:6 October
1848:6 October
1825:6 October
1797:6 October
1792:About.com
1757:Billboard
1740:UK Albums
1587:position
1566:Billboard
1335:Personnel
279:About.com
1819:Exclaim!
1618:Ultratop
1606:Ultratop
1449:Martinho
1433:Textures
326:Metal.de
316:Exclaim!
152:Producer
119:162:03 (
59:Recorded
51:Released
41: by
2923:Joyride
2912:Kamelot
2345:8 March
2111:8 March
753:, Epica
731:, Epica
686:earbook
684:, 3-CD
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