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2004 studio album by Nemesea
Mana
Studio album by Nemesea
ReleasedNovember 16, 2004 (2004-11-16)
RecordedFrankie's Recording Kitchen, Studio Spitsbergen, Netherlands
GenreSymphonic metal, gothic metal
Length46:26
LabelEbony Tears
ProducerHendrik Jan de Jong
Nemesea chronology
Mana
(2004) 		In Control
(2007)

Mana is the debut studio album by the Dutch gothic metal band Nemesea, released in 2004.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Nemesis"Manda OphuisHendrik Jan de Jong1:33
2."Threefold Law"Manda OphuisHendrik Jan de Jong3:44
3."Empress"Manda OphuisHendrik Jan de Jong4:25
4."Angel in the Dark"Hendrik Jan de JongHendrik Jan de Jong6:13
5."Mortalitas" (The Taker)Hendrik Jan de JongHendrik Jan de Jong4:49
6."Mortalitas" (Dies Irae)Manda OphuisHendrik Jan de Jong1:25
7."Mortalitas" (Moriendum Tibi Est)Manda OphuisHendrik Jan de Jong3:45
8."Mortalitas" (From Beneath You, It Devours)Manda OphuisManda Ophuis & Hendrik Jan de Jong3:36
9."Lucifer"Manda OphuisHendrik Jan de Jong4:16
10."Disclosure"Manda OphuisManda Ophuis & Hendrik Jan de Jong4:19
11."Beyond Evil"Manda OphuisManda Ophuis & Hendrik Jan de Jong3:53
12."Cry"Manda OphuisHendrik Jan de Jong3:01
13."Outro: Krad Eht Ni Legna (Dark Angel)"  1:26

Personnel

Band members

  • Manda Ophuis - lead vocals, alto and soprano in the choir
  • Hendrik Jan de Jong - guitars, voice and grunts, producer, strings and choir arrangements
  • Martijn Pronk - guitars
  • Berto Boijink - keyboards
  • Sonny Onderwater - bass
  • Chris Postma - drums

Additional musicians

  • Peter van Dijk - voice on tracks 2 and 5
  • Jeroen Kriek - vocals on track 5
  • Ido Gerard Kampenaar - percussion
Strings
  • Segei Arseniev - violin
  • Jan Buizer - viola
  • Sietse Jan Weijenberg - cello
Choir
  • Judith Bouma, Saskia de Vries - sopranos
  • Marieke Bouma, Mirjam Leentvaar - altos
  • Gerard van Beijeren - tenor
  • David van Royen - bass

Production

  • Berthus Westerhuis, Bauke van der Laaken - engineers
  • Klaas Pot - mixing

Reception

Rockmusicraider described the album as a multi-layered production of astonishing quality.

References

  1. "Mana". Nemesea Official Website. Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  2. "Nemesea - Mana". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  3. "Nemesea – Mana (2004) – Review". Rockmusicraider.
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