Opera & Dark Metal Box

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1Endless Forms Beautiful
recording engineer:
Mikko Karmila and Tero Kinnunen
miscellaneous support:
Isobel Griffiths (task: contractor), Richard Ihnatowicz (task: music preparation) and Lucy Whalley (contractor) (task: contractor)
assistant engineer:
Jeremy Murphy
engineer:
Mikko Karmila, Tero Kinnunen and Steve Price (UK recording engineer/producer/orchestrator/arranger)
co-producer:
Tero Kinnunen and Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
producer:
Tuomas Holopainen
mixer:
Mikko Karmila
acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
Marko Hietala
bass clarinet:
David Fuest (clarinet)
bass trombone:
Andy Wood (trombonist)
bassoon and contrabassoon:
Julie Andrews (UK bassoon player)
bodhrán, bouzouki, low whistle and uilleann pipes:
Troy Donockley
cello:
David Daniels (cellist), Paul Kegg (cellist), Martin Loveday (cellist), Frank Schaefer and Jonathan Williams (cellist)
clarinet [bb clarinet]:
Nicholas Bucknall and David Fuest (clarinet)
cor anglais and oboe:
David Theodore (oboist)
double bass:
Chris Laurence (double bassist), Steve Mair (bass player) and Richard Pryce (double bassist)
drums (drum set):
Kai Hahto
flute and piccolo:
Andy Findon
French horn:
Nigel Black (horn player), Pip Eastop (horn player) and Richard Watkins (hornist)
guitar:
Emppu Vuorinen
harp:
Skaila Kanga (harpist)
keyboard and piano:
Tuomas Holopainen
percussion:
Paul Clarvis (percussionist), Gary Kettel (percussionist), Frank Ricotti (percussionist) and Stephen Henderson (classical percussionist)
tenor trombone:
Mark Nightingale (trombonist) and Ed Tarrant (trombone player)
timpani:
Stephen Henderson (classical percussionist)
trumpet:
Philip Cobb (trumpeter), Mike Lovatt and Kate Moore (British trumpeter)
tuba:
Owen Slade (tuba player)
viola:
Rachel Bolt (violist), Martin Humbey (UK viola player), Peter Lale (violist), Andrew Parker (viola) and Bruce White (violist)
violin:
Mark Berrow (violinist), Emil Chakolov, Dermot Crehan, Peter Hanson (violinist), Jackie Hartley (violinist), Patrick Kiernan (violinist), Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist), Rita Manning (violinist), Jim McLeod, Perry Montague‐Mason (violinist), Steve Morris (violinist), Everton Nelson (violinist), Sonia Slany (violinist) and Chris Tombling (violinist)
background vocals:
Troy Donockley and Marko Hietala
choir vocals:
Metro Voices
choir vocals [the children's choir]:
The Young Musicians London
lead vocals:
Floor Jansen
conductor:
James Shearman (conductor, orchestrator, composer) and Pip Williams (producer)
chorus master:
Jenny O’Grady and Lynda Richardson
additional arranger:
Ilona Opulska
arranger:
Troy Donockley, Kai Hahto, Marko Hietala, Tuomas Holopainen, Floor Jansen, Tero Kinnunen, Jukka Nevalainen and Emppu Vuorinen
choir vocals arranger:
Pip Williams (producer)
orchestrator:
Pip Williams (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuclear Blast Records
additionally recorded at:
Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recorded at:
Angel Studios in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom, Hats Off Studios in Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Röskö in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala (North Karelia), Finland (from 2014-08 until 2014-09) and Petrax in Päijät-Häme (Päijänne Tavastia), Finland (in 2014-10)
mixed at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2014-10 until 2014-12)
music videos:
Endless Forms Most Beautiful (official music video) by Nightwish (Finnish symphonic metal)
recording of:
Endless Forms Most Beautiful
lyricist and composer:
Tuomas Holopainen
publisher:
Potoska Publishing
Nightwish55:08
2The Greatest Love (Storm Vision)
recording engineer:
Jos Driessen and Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
producer and mixer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
acoustic bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric bass guitar, electric guitar, hammered dulcimer and keyboard:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
guest bass guitar:
Johan van Stratum
guest cello:
Maaike Peterse
guest double bass:
Hinse Mutter
guest drums (drum set):
Ed Warby
guest French horn:
Jenneke De Jonge
guest Irish bouzouki:
Michael Mills (Australian multi-instrumentalist, vocalist & songwriter)
guest percussion:
Rob Snijders
guest piano:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer)
guest solo guitar:
Timo Somers
guest violin:
Ben Mathot
guest wind instruments:
Jeroen Goossens (Dutch flautist)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Anneke van Giersbergen (Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarist)
choir vocals:
Epic Rock Choir
recorded at:
Sandlane Recording Facilities in Gilze en Rijen, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Aguarium and The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
mixed at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
produced at:
The Electric Castle in Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
The Greatest Love
lyricist:
Anneke van Giersbergen (Dutch singer/songwriter/guitarist)
composer:
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Dutch singer‐songwriter)
The Gentle Storm43:57
3My Eternal Dream
recording engineer:
Matias Kupiainen, Jani Liimatainen (lead vocals, choir vocals) and Orko (engineer) (keyboard)
assistant producer and assistant mixer:
Francisco Cresp
producer and mixer:
Matias Kupiainen
bass guitar:
Lauri Porra
drums (drum set):
Rolf Pilve
guitar:
Matias Kupiainen
keyboard:
Jens Johansson
guest choir vocals:
Petri Aho (Altaria), Francisco Cresp, Viljami Holopainen, Carlo Kyllönen, Antti Lappalainen, Alexa Leroux, Jere Martikainen, Kata Mertanen, Anna-Maria Parkkinen (mezzosoprano), Antti Railio, Joonas Sergin, Ari Sievälä and Tuomas Yli-Jaskari
lead vocals:
Timo Kotipelto
choir vocals arranger:
Perttu Vänskä
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Export Metal Music Oy
recorded at:
5 by 5 Studio in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland, Rokkiranta (lead vocals, choir vocals) and Wolfsschanze in Sweden (keyboard)
mixed at:
5 by 5 Studio in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
recording of:
My Eternal Dream
lyricist:
Timo Kotipelto and Jani Liimatainen
composer:
Matias Kupiainen
Stratovarius6:04
4Army Ofthe Night
recording engineer:
David Buballa (German drummer/producer active as a sound engineer since 1995), Charles Greywolf (guitar player (Powerwolf)), Felix Herzog (Engineer, owner of Herzog Sound) and Kristian Kohlmannslehner
engineer:
Sam Braun (Engineer), David Buballa (German drummer/producer active as a sound engineer since 1995), Charles Greywolf (guitar player (Powerwolf)) and Kristian Kohlmannslehner
producer:
Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer)
mixer:
Joost van den Broek (Dutch keyboardist, producer, mixer, arranger and composer), Kristian Kohlmannslehner, Fredrik Nordström (Swedish musician and metal producer) and Henrik Udd
bass guitar:
Charles Greywolf (guitar player (Powerwolf))
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Roel van Helden
electric guitar:
Charles Greywolf (guitar player (Powerwolf)) and Matthew Greywolf
keyboard and organ:
Falk Maria Schlegel (Christian Jost)
lead vocals:
Attila Dorn (Karsten Brill, Dr. Don Rogers)
vocals:
Attila Dorn (Karsten Brill, Dr. Don Rogers)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Napalm Records Handels GmbH (company, for copyrights purposes)
recorded at:
Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (from 2015-01 until 2015-03)
music videos:
Army of the Night (video) by Powerwolf
recording of:
Army of the Night
writer:
Attila Dorn (Karsten Brill, Dr. Don Rogers), Charles Greywolf (guitar player (Powerwolf)), Matthew Greywolf, Roel van Helden, Powerwolf and Falk Maria Schlegel (Christian Jost)
Powerwolf3:21
5Stellar Tombs
co-producer:
David Castillo (studio engineer from Sweden) and Jakob Hermann
producer:
Draconian (Swedish gothic doom metal band) and Johan Ericson
bass guitar:
Fredrik Johansson (Swedish bass guitarist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jerry Torstensson
guitar:
Daniel Arvidsson (Draconian member) and Johan Ericson
background vocals:
Johan Ericson
vocals:
Heike Langhans and Anders Jacobsson (Swedish metal musician)
arranger:
Draconian (Swedish gothic doom metal band) and Johan Ericson
recording of:
Stellar Tombs
lyricist:
Anders Jacobsson (Swedish metal musician)
composer:
Johan Ericson
Draconian56:02
6Stronghold of Angels
assistant recording engineer:
Thorsten Bauer and Mathias Röderer
recording engineer, programming, engineer, producer and mixer:
Alexander Krull
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, flamenco guitar, mandolin, oud, piano, saz and sitar:
Thorsten Bauer
drums (drum set):
Felix Born
instruments:
Alessandro Pantò
keyboard:
Alexander Krull
guest vocals:
Doro Pesch
lead vocals:
Liv Kristine Espenæs (the person)
recorded at:
Mastersound Studio (Stuttgart, Alexander Krull) in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
recording of:
Stronghold of Angels
lyricist:
Liv Kristine Espenæs (the person)
composer:
Thorsten Bauer and Alexander Krull
Liv Kristine feat. Doro Pesch4:43
7Evil Roots
producer and mixer:
Mikko P. Mustonen (producer, composer, arranger)
drums (drum set):
Lauri Kuussalo
electric bass guitar:
Rude Rothstén (Bass player)
electric guitar:
Erkka Korhonen
guest background vocals:
Van Canto
guest vocals:
Inga Scharf
vocals:
Heidi Parviainen
orchestrator:
Mikko P. Mustonen (producer, composer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Riena Productions and Inner Wound Recordings (in 2015)
mixed at:
Pathos Music in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
produced at:
Pathos Music in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
recording of:
Evil Roots
lyricist:
Heidi Parviainen
composer:
Stefan Schmidt (German guitarist and vocalist)
Dark Sarah feat. Inga Scharf34:28
8Legend of the Astral Hammer
recording engineer, engineer, producer and mixer:
Lasse Lammert (guitarist and producer)
bass guitar:
James Cartwright (bassist) (from 2015-04 until 2015-05)
drums (drum set):
Ben Turk (drummer) (from 2015-04 until 2015-05)
guitar:
Paul Templing (guitarist) (from 2015-04 until 2015-05)
keyboard:
Christopher Bowes (from 2015-04 until 2015-05)
guest choir vocals:
Dominic Sewell, Laura Trundle and Amy Turk (Harp Player)
vocals:
Thomas Winkler (heavy metal singer) (from 2015-04 until 2015-05)
orchestrator:
Ben Turk (drummer)
recorded at and mixed at:
LSD Studios in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (from 2015-04 until 2015-05)
recording of:
Legend of the Astral Hammer (from 2015-04 until 2015-05)
lyricist:
Christopher Bowes
composer:
Gloryhammer
Gloryhammer5:13
9Alight a New Tomorrow
recording engineer:
Georg Luksch, Erik Mårtensson, Frank Pitters and Franz Pöhn (producer, mixer)
producer:
Lanvall
mixer:
Karl Groom and Lanvall
acoustic guitar, keyboard and piano:
Lanvall
bass guitar:
Lanvall and Wolfgang Rothbauer
drums (drum set):
Max Pointner
electric guitar:
Lanvall and Dominik Sebastian
additional vocals:
Wolfgang Rothbauer
background vocals, guest background vocals and guest choir vocals:
Robby Valentine
lead vocals:
Sabine Edelsbacher
vocals:
Sabine Edelsbacher
conductor:
Gerald Mair (conductor)
performer:
Klangvereinigung Wien
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Steamhammer (in 2013, in 2020)
recorded at:
Blowout Productions, Farpoint Station Studios in Austria, Home-Music Studio, Sunprojects Studios in Pettenbach, Oberösterreich (Upper Austria), Austria and The Isolation Cell in Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Alight a New Tomorrow
lyricist and composer:
Lanvall
Edenbridge3:53
10Autumn Child (In My Dreams)
recording engineer and mixer:
Markus Stock
producer:
Mats Kurth (drummer (Coronatus)) and Markus Stock
drums (drum set):
Mats Kurth (drummer (Coronatus))
guest bass guitar:
Markus Stock
guest fiddle and guest violin:
Elisabeth Wiesner (violin player)
guest flute:
Marion Visotschnig (flutist)
guest keyboard:
Pinu'u Remus (keyboard player)
guitar:
Olivér D. (guitar player (Coronatus))
guest vocals:
Teddy Möhrke (vocalist (Coronatus))
vocals:
Carmen R. Lorch (vocalist (Coronatus)) and Anny Maleyes (vocalist (Coronatus))
orchestrator:
Pinu'u Remus (keyboard player)
recorded at and mixed at:
Klangschmiede Studio E in Mellrichstadt, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany
recording of:
Autumn Child (In My Dreams)
lyricist and composer:
Coronatus and T.S.
Coronatus4:47
11New EraSetanera5:04
12Save the World
additional producer:
Martin Acosta (lead vocals [vocals])
producer:
Timo Somers
bass guitar:
Barend Courbois
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Sander Zoer
guitar:
Timo Somers
keyboard and lead vocals:
LEAH (Leah McHenry - Canadian symphonic rock artist)
piano:
LEAH (Leah McHenry - Canadian symphonic rock artist) and Oliver Philipps
arranger:
LEAH (Leah McHenry - Canadian symphonic rock artist) and Timo Somers
orchestrator:
Brent McHenry and Oliver Philipps
recorded at:
Green Room Studios (Montreal) in Montréal (city), Québec, Canada (lead vocals [vocals]) and Spacelab Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (percussion, drums (drum set))
mixed at:
Spacelab Studios in Grefrath, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
recording of:
Save the World
lyricist and composer:
LEAH (Leah McHenry - Canadian symphonic rock artist)
LEAH5:00
13Glad to Be Dead
Vlad in Tears3:31
14Judgement DayBlackwelder5:36
15Only Your Soul
assistant recording engineer:
Reno Minute Ségu
recording engineer and mixer:
Didier Chesneau (engineer @ Melody Studio, France)
drums (drum set):
Vince Kreyder
guest bass guitar:
François Babin (French electronic musician)
guest guitar:
Didier Chesneau (engineer @ Melody Studio, France)
guitar:
Johann Cadot
keyboard:
Arnaud Lavaina
lead vocals:
Johann Cadot and Chaos Heidi
recorded at and mixed at:
MII Recording Studio in France
recording of:
Only Your Soul
lyricist:
Johann Cadot
composer:
Didier Chesneau (engineer @ Melody Studio, France)
Asylum Pyre3:53
16Enlighten
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Federico Truzzi
executive producer:
Emil Westerdahl (producer)
bass guitar:
Lorenzo Costi
drums (drum set):
Francesco Zanarelli
guitar:
Nicholas Bonavoglia and Federico Truzzi
guest background vocals:
Riccardo Barbieri and Dario Laporta
lead vocals:
Federica Lanna
orchestrator:
Federico Truzzi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ulterium Records (in 2013)
recorded at and mixed at:
Lemonhead Studio (Recording studio located in Carpi, Italy. Owned and run by Federico Truzzi.) in Carpi, Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
produced at:
Lemonhead Studio (Recording studio located in Carpi, Italy. Owned and run by Federico Truzzi.) in Carpi, Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
recording of:
Enlighten
lyricist:
Federica Lanna
composer:
Federico Truzzi
Sleeping Romance4:30
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