Quarterpast
Quarterpast is the debut album by Dutch metal supergroup MaYaN. It was released on 20 May 2011 in Europe.[1] The title Quarterpast was suggested by a fan as part of a competition to decide the band's name, but was eventually used as the album title when the band decided to name themselves MaYaN.
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| Released | 20 May 2011 | |||
| Recorded | Gate Studios, Wolfsburg, Germany, 18 October 2010 - 15 January 2011 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal Melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 59:13 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Sascha Paeth MaYaN | |||
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Track listing
All lyrics are written by Mark Jansen except "Essenza di Te" by Laura Macrì and "Sinner's Last Retreat" by Jansen and Johanna Najla Fakhry.; all music is composed by MaYaN except "Bite the Bullet" which is by MaYaN & Sander Gommans.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Symphony of Aggression" | 7:49 |
| 2. | "Mainstay of Society" (In the Eyes of the Law: Corruption) | 5:25 |
| 3. | "Quarterpast" | 1:35 |
| 4. | "Course of Life" | 6:10 |
| 5. | "The Savage Massacre" (In the Eyes of the Law: Pizzo) | 5:28 |
| 6. | "Essenza di Te" (Essence of You) | 2:06 |
| 7. | "Bite the Bullet" | 5:19 |
| 8. | "Drown the Demon" | 5:00 |
| 9. | "Celibate Aphrodite" | 7:20 |
| 10. | "War on Terror" (In the Eyes of the Law: Pentagon Papers) | 4:25 |
| 11. | "Tithe" | 0:52 |
| 12. | "Sinner's Last Retreat" (Bonus track) | 7:39 |
| Total length: | 59:13 | |
Personnel
- Band members
- Mark Jansen – death growls, screams, orchestral and lyrical arrangements
- Jack Driessen – keyboards, screams, orchestral arrangements
- Frank Schiphorst – guitars
- Isaac Delahaye – guitars
- Jeroen Paul Thesseling – fretless bass
- Ariën van Weesenbeek – drums
- Guest/session musicians
- Floor Jansen - vocals on "Symphony of Aggression", "Course of Life", "Bite the Bullet", "Drown the Demon" and "Sinner's Last Retreat"
- Simone Simons - vocals on "Symphony of Aggression", "Mainstay of Society", "Bite the Bullet", "Drown the Demon" and "Sinner's Last Retreat"
- Henning Basse - vocals on "Symphony of Aggression", "Course of Life", "The Savage Massacre", "Bite the Bullet", "Celibate Aphrodite" and "Sinner's Last Retreat"
- Laura Macrì - vocals on "The Savage Massacre", "Essenza di Te" and "Celibate Aphrodite"
- Amanda Somerville - spoken word on "Symphony of Aggression", lyrics editing
- Trinity Boys Choir - choir on "Quarterpast", arranged by Coen Janssen
- MaYaN Choir:
- Simone Simons, Floor Jansen, Laura Macrì - soprano and alto
- Henning Basse, Simon Oberender - tenor and bass
- Production
- Sascha Paeth - producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
- Simon Oberender, Olaf Reitmeier - engineers
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