Released 21 April 2005 Length 52:35 Release date 21 April 2005 | Recorded April-November 2004 Artist Epica Label Transmission Records | |
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Studio Gate Studio, Wolfsburg, Germany Producer Sascha Paeth, Olaf Reitmeier Consign to Oblivion
(2005) The Score – An Epic Journey
(2005) Genres Symphonic metal, Gothic metal Similar Epica albums, Symphonic metal albums | ||
Epica hunab k u a new age dawns prologue
Consign to Oblivion is the second studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica, and was released in 2005. The song "Trois Vierges" features a guest appearance by then Kamelot vocalist Roy Khan. The album's lyrics are inspired by the Maya civilization. The CD was released with copy control on it. This CD started a new collection of songs, called "A New Age Dawns". This saga is continued on the album Design Your Universe.
Contents
- Epica hunab k u a new age dawns prologue
- Epica consign to oblivion lyrics
- Band members
- Additional musicians
- Production
- Songs
- References
Stylistically, the album is more focused towards orchestration than other Epica releases and features heavy use of a chorus. Additionally, Mark Jansen's death growls appear less frequently, occurring on only three songs, "Force of the Shore", "Mother of Light" and "Consign to Oblivion". But a bonus track, the Death cover "Crystal Mountain" includes grunts, and a grunt version of "Quietus" was released on the "Quietus (Silent Reverie)" single, making it five songs with grunts. A single with an acoustic version of the song "Solitary Ground" was extracted from the album The Score – An Epic Journey, released the same year.
Epica consign to oblivion lyrics
Band members
Additional musicians
Production
Songs
1Hunab K'u (A New Age Dawns - Prologue)1:44
2Dance of Fate5:13
3The Last Crusade (A New Age Dawns - Part 1)4:23