01. Hunab K'u (A New Age Dawns - Prologue) 02. Dance Of Fate 03. The Last Crusade (A New Age Dawns - Part I) 04. Solitary Ground 05. Blank Infinity 06. Force Of The Shore 07. Quietus 08. Mother Of Light (A New Age Dawns - Part II) 09. Trois Vierges [Feat. Roy Khan] 10. Another Me (In Lack'ech) 11. Consign To Oblivion (A New Age Dawns - Part III)
Finally, the day has come! Epica's second album, Consign to Oblivion, the follow-up to their praised debut album The Phantom Agony has been released. What a beautiful piece of metal art it has become! I will be quick about the facts but I must tell you a bit about the musical background first.
As you all know, Epica's first release was in many ways inspired by the culture and music of the East. In fact, before the band name was changed to Epica, Mark Jansen's project was called Sahara Dust, which gives away quite a lot about the personality of this still young man. He loves to travel a lot and all the influences that he encounters somehow find their way into his music. This time the influence is the Mayan culture which Mark came across while reading a book with photos of the ancient cities. Four of the albums' songs form a quadrilogy which revolves around one concept, namely the rise, prosper and downfall of the Mayan empire. And that, my friends, is where this CD takes off…
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