オランダ出身のシンフォニック・ゴシックメタル・バンド、Epicaの2枚組ライヴ・アルバム。40名のオーケストラと30名のコーラスと共に、ハンガリー・ミシュコルツで行われたライヴを収録。Simone Simonsによる美しくシンフォニックな歌声とMark Jansenによる怒涛の唸り声はまさに天使と悪魔。収録時間が2時間を越え、一大スケールで展開される大作!
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Kerrang (Magazine) (p.53) - "[T]here have always been classical allusions in Epica's music, partly down to Simone Simons' pure-as-snow mezzo-soprano trill."|
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THE CLASSICAL CONSPIRACY is Dutch symphonic metal band Epica's first live album. Following fellow countrymen Within Temptation's lead, the band recorded the set with a 40-piece orchestra and 30-voice choir. Recorded during Hungary's Miskolk International Opera Festival in June 2008, THE CLASSICAL CONSPIRACY is divided into two segments (and two discs). Disc One features Epica's metallic arrangements of famous works by composers like Dvorak, Handel, Prokofiev, and Verdi, as well as a medley from the SPIDER-MAN films and the iconic "Imperial March". Disc Two spotlights an entire set of Epica's original music, accentuated by lush orchestration.|
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