Quarterpast is the debut album by Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 Symphonic death metal band MaYaN

MaYaN (band)

MaYaN is a Dutch symphonic death metal band founded by vocalist Mark Jansen, keyboardist Jack Driessen and guitarist Frank Schiphorst. The name of the band was chosen by Jansen out of his fascination for the ancient Maya civilization.-Line-up:...

. It was released on May 20, 2011 in Europe.

Track listing

All music is by MaYaN

Mayan

The adjective Mayan is sometimes used to refer to the indigenous peoples of southeastern Mexico and parts of Central America, such as Guatemala; their culture, language, and history...

 except "Bite the Bullet" which is by MaYaN & Sander Gommans

Sander Gommans

Sander Gommans is a Dutch musician. He founded the symphonic metal band Apocalypse with Mark Jansen in 1995, which later changed its name to After Forever. He played guitar and did the grunting parts in the band...

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All lyrics are by Mark Jansen

Mark Jansen

Mark Jansen, , is a heavy metal musician.As guitarist, Jansen founded After Forever with Sander Gommans, and was one of the main songwriters since their debut album Prison of Desire. He left After Forever in 2002, and after his departure the band took a new musical direction...

 except "Essenza Di Te" which is by Laura Macrì, and "Sinner's Last Retreat" which is by Mark Jansen & Johanna Najla Fakhry.

1. "Symphony Of Aggression" - 7:49
2. "Mainstay Of Society (In The Eyes Of The Law: Corruption)" - 5:25
3. "Quarterpast" - 1:35
4. "Course Of Life" - 6:10
5. "The Savage Massacre" (In The Eyes Of Law: Pizzo)" - 5:28
6. "Essenza Di Te" - 2:06
7. "Bite The Bullet" - 5:19
8. "Drown The Demon" - 5:00
9. "Celibate Aphrodite" - 7:20
10. "War On Terror (In The Eyes Of The Law: Pentagon Papers)" - 4:25
11. "Tithe" - 0:52

Bonus Tracks:

• "Sinner's Last Retreat (Deed Of Awakening)" – 7:39

Band members

• Mark Jansen
  Mark Jansen
  Mark Jansen, , is a heavy metal musician.As guitarist, Jansen founded After Forever with Sander Gommans, and was one of the main songwriters since their debut album Prison of Desire. He left After Forever in 2002, and after his departure the band took a new musical direction...
  
   – Grunts
  Death growl
  A death growl, also known as death metal vocals, guttural vocals, death grunts, and harsh vocals among other names, is a vocalisation style usually employed by vocalists of the death metal and black metal music genre, but also used in a variety of heavy metal and hardcore punk subgenres.Death...
  
  , Screams
  Screaming (music)
  Screaming is a vocal technique that is most popular in subgenres of heavy metal, punk and hard rock, including metalcore, deathcore, post-hardcore, groove metal, black metal, and grindcore...
  
  
• Ariën Van Weesenbeek
  Ariën Van Weesenbeek
  Ariën van Weesenbeek is the drummer for the Dutch death metal band God Dethroned.Ariën started as a 3 year old smashing furniture with spoons and forks before discovering his dad's drum kit....
  
   – Drums, Grunts
  Death growl
  A death growl, also known as death metal vocals, guttural vocals, death grunts, and harsh vocals among other names, is a vocalisation style usually employed by vocalists of the death metal and black metal music genre, but also used in a variety of heavy metal and hardcore punk subgenres.Death...
  
  
• Frank Schiphorst – Guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
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• Isaac Delahaye
  Isaac Delahaye
  Isaac Delahaye was the lead guitarist for the Dutch death metal band God Dethroned. Delahaye replaced former guitarist Jens Van Der Valk after he left in 2004. He joined the band after a request from drummer and longtime friend Ariën van Weesenbeek, and after several meetings with Von Weesenbeek...
  
   – Guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
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• Jack Driessen – Keyboards, Screams
  Screaming (music)
  Screaming is a vocal technique that is most popular in subgenres of heavy metal, punk and hard rock, including metalcore, deathcore, post-hardcore, groove metal, black metal, and grindcore...
  
  
• Jeroen Paul Thesseling
  Jeroen Paul Thesseling
  Jeroen Paul Thesseling is a Dutch fretless bass player, most famous for his work in German death metal band Obscura and Dutch death metal band Pestilence.. He is currently active in Pestilence and his fusion-metal project Nufutic.-Biography:...
  
   – Bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  

Guest/Session musicians

• Floor Jansen
  Floor Jansen
  Floor Jansen is a Dutch singer, who was the lead singer of the symphonic metal band After Forever which disbanded in 2009, and is the current singer for ReVamp.-After Forever:...
  
   - Vocals on "Symphony of Aggression", "Course of Life", "Bite the Bullet", "Drown the Demon" and "Sinner's Last Retreat"
• Simone Simons
  Simone Simons
  Simone Johanna Maria Simons is a Dutch coloratura mezzo-soprano singer who is the lead vocalist of symphonic metal band Epica.-Biography:...
  
   - Vocals on "Symphony of Aggression", Mainstay of Society", Bite the Bullet", Drown the Demon" and "Sinner's Last Retreat"
• Henning Basse - Vocals on "Symphony of Aggression", "Course of Life", "The Savage Massacre", "Bite the Bullet", "Celibate Aphrodite" and "Sinner's Last Retreat"
• Laura Macrì - Vocals on "The Savage Massacre", "Essenza Di Te" and "Celibate Aphrodite"
• Amanda Somerville
  Amanda Somerville
  Amanda Somerville is an American singer-songwriter and vocal coach.- Personal life :Somerville was born in Flushing, Michigan, and attended Flushing Senior High School and the University of Michigan in Flint, Michigan...
  
   - Spoken Word
  Spoken word
  Spoken word is a form of poetry that often uses alliterated prose or verse and occasionally uses metered verse to express social commentary. Traditionally it is in the first person, is from the poet’s point of view and is themed in current events....
  
   on "Symphony of Aggression"
• Trinity Boys Choir - Choir
  Choir
  A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
  
  on "Quarterpast", arranged by Coen Janssen.
• MaYaN Choir - Simone Simons, Floor Jansen, Laura Macrì - Soprano and Alto, Henning Basse, Simon Oberender - Tenor and Bass