The Solace System

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The Solace System
EP by
Epica
Released1 September 2017
Recorded2016
StudioSandlane Recording Facilities, Rijen, Netherlands
GenreSymphonic metal
Length29:54
LabelNuclear Blast
Producer
  • Joost van den Broek
  • Epica
Epica chronology
The Holographic Principle
(2016) 		The Solace System
(2017) 		Epica vs Attack on Titan Songs
(2017)
Singles from The Solace System
  1. "The Solace System"
    Released: 23 June 2017[1]

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

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."The Solace System"Simone SimonsIsaac Delahaye & Epica4:39
2."Fight Your Demons"Mark JansenAriën van Weesenbeek & Epica4:29
3."Architect of Light"Simone SimonsAriën van Weesenbeek & Epica5:21
4."Wheel of Destiny"Mark JansenIsaac Delahaye & Epica5:51
5."Immortal Melancholy"Simone SimonsMark Jansen, Joost van den Broek & Epica3:09
6."Decoded Poetry"Simone SimonsIsaac Delahaye, Joost van den Broek & Epica6:25
Total length:29:54

Personnel

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

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

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

References

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  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.
  4. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2017. 37. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nightwish – The Solace System" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
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