Design Your Universe
Epica · 2009
79 min · 14 tracks · symphonic metal
Symphonic metal grandeur intertwines with orchestral arrangements and potent vocals, creating an epic sonic journey.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- long, immersive listening sessions
- dynamic emotional journeys
- gradual builds and payoffs
- atmospheric background focus
Where this album fits
- Themes
- freedom of expression· orchestral grandeur
- Career context
- Released on September 16, 2009, 'Design Your Universe' is Epica's fourth studio album, following their successful 'The Divine Conspiracy'. At this point in their career, Epica was solidifying their status in the symphonic metal genre and expanding their musical horizons with more complex arrangements and thematic depth.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Nightwish· Within Temptation· Kamelot
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Samadhi (prelude) 1:26
- 2 Resign to Surrender (A New Age Dawns, Part IV) 6:18
- 3 Unleashed 5:48
- 4 Martyr of the Free Word 5:03
- 5 Our Destiny 6:00
- 6 Kingdom of Heaven (A New Age Dawns, Part V) 13:35
- 7 The Price of Freedom (interlude) 1:14
- 8 Burn to a Cinder 5:40
- 9 Tides of Time 5:33
- 10 Deconstruct 4:13
- 11 Semblance of Liberty 5:42
- 12 White Waters 4:44
- 13 Design Your Universe (A New Age Dawns, Part VI) 9:28
- 14 Incentive 4:14
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