The Solace System
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| Released | 1 September 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Studio | Sandlane Recording Facilities, Rijen, Netherlands | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 29:54 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
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The Solace System is the first EP by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. It features tracks originally supposed to be featured on the band's seventh album The Holographic Principle, released the previous year.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "The Solace System" | Simone Simons | Isaac Delahaye & Epica | 4:39 |
| 2. | "Fight Your Demons" | Mark Jansen | Ariën van Weesenbeek & Epica | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Architect of Light" | Simone Simons | Ariën van Weesenbeek & Epica | 5:21 |
| 4. | "Wheel of Destiny" | Mark Jansen | Isaac Delahaye & Epica | 5:51 |
| 5. | "Immortal Melancholy" | Simone Simons | Mark Jansen, Joost van den Broek & Epica | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Decoded Poetry" | Simone Simons | Isaac Delahaye, Joost van den Broek & Epica | 6:25 |
| Total length: | 29:54 | |||
Personnel
Credits for The Solace System adapted from liner notes.[3]
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Epica
Additional personnel
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Choir – Kamerkoor PA'dam
Production
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Epica Orchestra
- Sabine Poiesz – violin
- Ian de Jong – violin
- Ben Mathot – violin
- Floortje Beljon – violin
- Loes Dooren – violin
- Marieke de Bruijn – violin
- Vera van der Bie – violin
- Frank Goossens – viola
- Mark Mulder – viola
- Geneviève Verhage – celli
- Eilidh Martin – celli
- René van Munster – celli
- Henk Veldt – French horn
- Alex Thyssen – French horn
- Paul Langerman – trombone
- Lennart de Winter – trombone
- Marnix Coster – trumpet
- Jurgen van Nijnatten – trumpet
- Thijs Dapper – oboe
Additional orchestra
- Jeroen Goossens – flutes, bassoon
- Igor Hobus – congas, djembe, goblet drum, gong, cymbal, tambourine
- Jack Pisters – sitar
- Maarten de Peijper – snare drum
Charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[4] | 37 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] | 60 |
References
- ^ "EPICA Drops Animated New Song "The Solace System", New EP This September". Metal Injection. June 25, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ "Epica To Release 'The Solace System' EP In September". Blabbermouth. June 23, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ^ (2017). "The Solace System liner notes". In The Solace System [CD booklet]. Nuclear Blast.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2017. 37. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nightwish – The Solace System" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
