Mana (Nemesea album)

2004 studio album by Nemesea

Mana

Studio album by

Nemesea

Released| November 16, 2004 (2004-11-16)[1]
Recorded| Frankie's Recording Kitchen, Studio Spitsbergen, Netherlands
Genre| Symphonic metal, gothic metal
Length| 46:26
Label| Ebony Tears
Producer| Hendrik Jan de Jong
Nemesea chronology
|  | Mana
(2004)  | In Control
(2007)

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Mana is the debut studio album by the Dutch gothic metal band Nemesea, released in 2004.[2]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Length

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1.| "Nemesis"| Manda Ophuis| Hendrik Jan de Jong| 1:33
2.| "Threefold Law"| Manda Ophuis| Hendrik Jan de Jong| 3:44
3.| "Empress"| Manda Ophuis| Hendrik Jan de Jong| 4:25
4.| "Angel in the Dark"| Hendrik Jan de Jong| Hendrik Jan de Jong| 6:13
5.| "Mortalitas" (The Taker)| Hendrik Jan de Jong| Hendrik Jan de Jong| 4:49
6.| "Mortalitas" (Dies Irae)| Manda Ophuis| Hendrik Jan de Jong| 1:25
7.| "Mortalitas" (Moriendum Tibi Est)| Manda Ophuis| Hendrik Jan de Jong| 3:45
8.| "Mortalitas" (From Beneath You, It Devours)| Manda Ophuis| Manda Ophuis & Hendrik Jan de Jong| 3:36
9.| "Lucifer"| Manda Ophuis| Hendrik Jan de Jong| 4:16
10.| "Disclosure"| Manda Ophuis| Manda Ophuis & Hendrik Jan de Jong| 4:19
11.| "Beyond Evil"| Manda Ophuis| Manda Ophuis & Hendrik Jan de Jong| 3:53
12.| "Cry"| Manda Ophuis| Hendrik Jan de Jong| 3:01
13.| "Outro: Krad Eht Ni Legna (Dark Angel)"|  |  | 1:26

## Personnel

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### Band members

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* 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

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* 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

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

## Reception

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Rockmusicraider described the album as a multi-layered production of astonishing quality. [3]

## References

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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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