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The Solace System
The Solace System
EP by Epica
Released	1 September 2017
Recorded	2016
Studio	Sandlane Recording Facilities, Rijen, Netherlands
Genre	Symphonic metal
Length	29:54
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Joost van den Broek; Epica;
Epica chronology
Singles from The Solace System
	"The Solace System"; Released: 23 June 2017;

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 edit

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
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 edit

Credits for The Solace System adapted from liner notes.^[3]

Epica

Simone Simons – lead vocals, backing vocals
Mark Jansen – rhythm guitar, growled vocals
Isaac Delahaye – lead guitar, mandolin, balalaika, bouzouki, ukulele, orchestral toms, djembé, congas, bar chimes, tambourine, triangle
Coen Janssen – keyboards, synthesizer, piano, glockenspiel, xylophone, tubular bells, orchestral toms, gran casa, djembé, congas, finger cymbals, tambourine, additional samples and effects
Rob van der Loo – bass
Ariën van Weesenbeek – drums, additional grunts, orchestral snare drum, orchestral toms, timbales, congas, bongos (solo), cymbal a deux

Additional personnel

Marcela Bovio – backing vocals
Linda Janssen-van Summeren – backing vocals

Choir – Kamerkoor PA'dam

Maria van Nieukerken – choir director
Martha Bosch, Ruth Becker, Silvia da Silva Martinho, Annemieke Klinkenberg-Nuijten, Alfrun Schmid, Dagmara Siuty, Guido Groenland, Joost van Velzen, Koert Braches, Matthijs Frankema, René Veen, Previn Moore, Annette Stallinga, Annette Vermeulen, Cécile Roovers, Natascha Morsink, Allard Veldman, Andreas Goetze, Angus van Grevenbroek, Jan Douwes

Production

Joost van den Broek – recording, mixing, mastering, orchestral arrangements, samples
Jacob Hansen – mixing, mastering
Stefan Heilemann – artwork
Jos Driessen – engineering, editing
Gjalt Lucassen – Latin translation
Jaap Toorenaar – Latin translation
Ben Mathot – scoring
Robin Assen – scoring

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 edit

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[4]	37
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	60

References edit

^ "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.

[1] "EPICA Drops Animated New Song "The Solace System", New EP This September". Metal Injection. June 25, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.

[2] "Epica To Release 'The Solace System' EP In September". Blabbermouth. June 23, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

[3] (2017). "The Solace System liner notes". In The Solace System [CD booklet]. Nuclear Blast.

[ac_Hungary_-4] "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2017. 37. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved November 29, 2021.

[ac_Germany4_Nightwish-5] "Offiziellecharts.de – Nightwish – The Solace System" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

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Summary

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