We Will Take You With Us: 2 Meter Sessies

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Annotation

Despite ETI on streaming services, most tracks are not live performances, and only tracks 7 + 8 are actually from 2 Meter Sessies.

Annotation last modified on 2025-04-21 08:25 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Façade of Reality (The Embrace That Smothers, Part V)
executive producer:
Frederik van Alkemade and Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Jan Douwe Kroeske and Tanya Ruijgrok
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Lois van Driel (cellist) and Jonas Pap
guest double bass:
Pieter Althuis
guest viola:
Marleen Veldstra (viola player)
guest violin:
Karen Dekker (violin player) and Lenneke Dijkens (violin player)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
keyboard:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest background vocals:
Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals:
Leigh Adoff (choir singer), Georgina Chakos (choir singer), Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-03-13 until 2004-03-14) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2004-03-27)
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-05 until 2004-06)
recording of:
Façade of Reality (The Embrace That Smothers, Part V)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
Epica3.58:15
2Sensorium
executive producer:
Frederik van Alkemade and Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Jan Douwe Kroeske and Tanya Ruijgrok
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Lois van Driel (cellist) and Jonas Pap
guest double bass:
Pieter Althuis
guest viola:
Marleen Veldstra (viola player)
guest violin:
Karen Dekker (violin player) and Lenneke Dijkens (violin player)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
keyboard:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest background vocals:
Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals:
Leigh Adoff (choir singer), Georgina Chakos (choir singer), Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-03-13 until 2004-03-14) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2004-03-27)
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-05 until 2004-06)
recording of:
Sensorium
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
Epica44:54
3Illusive Consensus
executive producer:
Frederik van Alkemade and Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Jan Douwe Kroeske and Tanya Ruijgrok
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Lois van Driel (cellist) and Jonas Pap
guest double bass:
Pieter Althuis
guest viola:
Marleen Veldstra (viola player)
guest violin:
Karen Dekker (violin player) and Lenneke Dijkens (violin player)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
keyboard:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest background vocals:
Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals:
Leigh Adoff (choir singer), Georgina Chakos (choir singer), Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-03-13 until 2004-03-14) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2004-03-27)
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-05 until 2004-06)
recording of:
Illusive Consensus
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
Epica35:04
4Cry for the Moon (The Embrace That Smothers, Part IV)
executive producer:
Frederik van Alkemade and Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Jan Douwe Kroeske and Tanya Ruijgrok
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Lois van Driel (cellist) and Jonas Pap
guest double bass:
Pieter Althuis
guest viola:
Marleen Veldstra (viola player)
guest violin:
Karen Dekker (violin player) and Lenneke Dijkens (violin player)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
keyboard:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest background vocals:
Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals:
Leigh Adoff (choir singer), Georgina Chakos (choir singer), Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-03-13 until 2004-03-14) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2004-03-27)
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-05 until 2004-06)
live recording of:
Cry for the Moon (The Embrace That Smothers, Part IV)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
Epica46:45
5The Phantom Agony
executive producer:
Frederik van Alkemade and Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Jan Douwe Kroeske and Tanya Ruijgrok
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Lois van Driel (cellist) and Jonas Pap
guest double bass:
Pieter Althuis
guest viola:
Marleen Veldstra (viola player)
guest violin:
Karen Dekker (violin player) and Lenneke Dijkens (violin player)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
keyboard:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest background vocals:
Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals:
Leigh Adoff (choir singer), Georgina Chakos (choir singer), Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-03-13 until 2004-03-14) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2004-03-27)
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-05 until 2004-06)
live recording of:
The Phantom Agony
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist), Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
Epica39:02
6Seif al Din (The Embrace That Smothers, Part VI)
executive producer:
Frederik van Alkemade and Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Jan Douwe Kroeske and Tanya Ruijgrok
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Lois van Driel (cellist) and Jonas Pap
guest double bass:
Pieter Althuis
guest viola:
Marleen Veldstra (viola player)
guest violin:
Karen Dekker (violin player) and Lenneke Dijkens (violin player)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
keyboard:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest background vocals:
Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals:
Leigh Adoff (choir singer), Georgina Chakos (choir singer), Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-03-13 until 2004-03-14) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2004-03-27)
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-05 until 2004-06)
recording of:
Seif al Din (The Embrace That Smothers, Part VI)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
Epica35:52
7Feint (acoustic)
executive producer:
Frederik van Alkemade and Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Jan Douwe Kroeske and Tanya Ruijgrok
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Lois van Driel (cellist) and Jonas Pap
guest double bass:
Pieter Althuis
guest viola:
Marleen Veldstra (viola player)
guest violin:
Karen Dekker (violin player) and Lenneke Dijkens (violin player)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
keyboard:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest background vocals:
Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals:
Leigh Adoff (choir singer), Georgina Chakos (choir singer), Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-03-13 until 2004-03-14) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2004-03-27)
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-05 until 2004-06)
recording of:
Feint
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
Epica54:41
8Run for a Fall (acoustic)
executive producer:
Frederik van Alkemade and Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Jan Douwe Kroeske and Tanya Ruijgrok
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Lois van Driel (cellist) and Jonas Pap
guest double bass:
Pieter Althuis
guest viola:
Marleen Veldstra (viola player)
guest violin:
Karen Dekker (violin player) and Lenneke Dijkens (violin player)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
keyboard:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest background vocals:
Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals:
Leigh Adoff (choir singer), Georgina Chakos (choir singer), Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-03-13 until 2004-03-14) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2004-03-27)
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-05 until 2004-06)
recording of:
Run for a Fall
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
live recording of:
Run for a Fall
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
Epica54:46
9Memory
executive producer:
Frederik van Alkemade and Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Jan Douwe Kroeske and Tanya Ruijgrok
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Lois van Driel (cellist) and Jonas Pap
guest double bass:
Pieter Althuis
guest viola:
Marleen Veldstra (viola player)
guest violin:
Karen Dekker (violin player) and Lenneke Dijkens (violin player)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
keyboard:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest background vocals:
Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals:
Leigh Adoff (choir singer), Georgina Chakos (choir singer), Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-03-13 until 2004-03-14) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2004-03-27)
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-05 until 2004-06)
cover recording of:
Memory (Cats)
lyricist:
T. S. Eliot and Trevor Nunn
additional writer:
Trevor Nunn
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Bike Music, Downtown DMP Songs, Faber Music, Faber Music Ltd., The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
recording of:
Memory (Cats)
lyricist:
T. S. Eliot and Trevor Nunn
additional writer:
Trevor Nunn
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Bike Music, Downtown DMP Songs, Faber Music, Faber Music Ltd., The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Epica44:37
10Falsches Spiel (Run for a Fall – German version)
executive producer:
Frederik van Alkemade and Hans van Vuuren
producer:
Jan Douwe Kroeske and Tanya Ruijgrok
mixer:
Sascha Paeth
bass guitar:
Yves Huts (Belgian metal bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeroen Simons
guest cello:
Lois van Driel (cellist) and Jonas Pap
guest double bass:
Pieter Althuis
guest viola:
Marleen Veldstra (viola player)
guest violin:
Karen Dekker (violin player) and Lenneke Dijkens (violin player)
guitar:
Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter
keyboard:
Coen Janssen
additional vocals:
Mark Jansen
guest background vocals:
Amanda Somerville and Linda van Summeren (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band)
guest choir vocals:
Leigh Adoff (choir singer), Georgina Chakos (choir singer), Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Annie Goebel (soprano, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band), Previn Moore (tenor, part of the “Epica Choir” associated with the Dutch symphonic metal band) and Amanda Somerville
lead vocals:
Simone Simons
remixer:
Sascha Paeth
recorded at:
Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-03-13 until 2004-03-14) and Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 2004-03-27)
mixed at:
Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2004-05 until 2004-06)
recording of:
Falsches Spiel
additional lyricist:
Amanda Somerville
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
version of:
Run for a Fall
Epica4:26
11Cry for the Moon (demo)
recording of:
Cry for the Moon (The Embrace That Smothers, Part IV)
lyricist:
Mark Jansen
composer:
Mark Jansen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
Sahara Dust6:45
12Illusive Consensus (demo)
recording of:
Illusive Consensus
lyricist:
Simone Simons
composer:
Mark Jansen, Coen Janssen, Simone Simons and Ad Sluijter
Sahara Dust5:01