''Consign to Oblivion'' is the second studio album by

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, and was released in 2005. The song "Trois Vierges" features a guest appearance by then-

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. The album's lyrics are inspired by the

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. The phrase "In lak' ech, hala ken” expresses the concept of unity of Mayan thought, after which the song "Another Me (In Lack' Ech)" was named. 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 albums ''

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'' and '' Aspiral''. Stylistically, the album is more focused towards orchestration than other Epica releases and features heavy use of a chorus. Additionally,

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appear less frequently, occurring on only three songs, "Force of the Shore", "Mother of Light" and "Consign to Oblivion". But a bonus track, the

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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 ''

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'', released the same year. The bonus cover of "Crystal Mountain" is one of the very few Epica songs to not feature Simone Simons in any capacity (although an "Orchestral version" featuring her vocals can be found on

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, and the Quietus (Silent Reverie) single). The album is the band's only release to date where

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' lyrical contributions outnumber those of Jansen.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits for ''Consign to Oblivion'' adapted from liner notes. Epica *

– lead vocals *

– rhythm guitar, grunts, screams *

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– lead guitar *Yves Huts – bass *Coen Janssen – synths *

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– drums Additional musician *

– vocals on "Trois Vierges" Orchestra *Benjamin Spillner – violin *Andreas Pfaff – violin *Tobias Rempe – violin *Gregor Dierk – violin *Swantje Tessman – viola *Patrick Sepec – viola *Astrid Müller – viola *Jörn Kellermann – cello Choir *Melvin Edmonsen – bass *Previn Moore – tenor *

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– tenor *Annie Goebel – alto *

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– alto, vocal coach *Bridget Fogle – soprano *Linda Janssen-van Summeren – soprano Production *

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– production, engineering, mixing, acoustic guitar on "Dance of Fate" *Olaf Reitmeier – production, engineering * Miro – orchestral arrangements, engineering *Mark Jansen – orchestral arrangements *Coen Janssen – orchestral and choir arrangements *Yves Huts – orchestral arrangements *Philip Colodetti – engineering, mixing *Hans van Vuuren – executive production, coordination, research *Peter van 't Riet – mastering

Notes

References

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