Quarterpast

Quarterpast is the debut album by Dutch metal supergroup MaYaN. It was released on 20 May 2011 in Europe.^[2] The title Quarterpast was suggested by a fan as part of a competition to decide the band's name, but was eventually used as the album title when the band decided to name themselves MaYaN.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mark Jansen except "Essenza di Te" by Laura Macrì and "Sinner's Last Retreat" by Jansen and Johanna Najla Fakhry.; all music is composed by MaYaN except "Bite the Bullet" which is by MaYaN & Sander Gommans

Personnel

Band members

Mark Jansen – death growls, screams, orchestral and lyrical arrangements
Jack Driessen – keyboards, screams, orchestral arrangements
Frank Schiphorst – guitars
Isaac Delahaye – guitars
Jeroen Paul Thesseling – fretless bass
Ariën van Weesenbeek – drums

Guest/session musicians

Floor Jansen - vocals on "Symphony of Aggression", "Course of Life", "Bite the Bullet", "Drown the Demon" and "Sinner's Last Retreat"
Simone Simons - 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 - spoken word on "Symphony of Aggression", lyrics editing
Trinity Boys Choir - choir on "Quarterpast", arranged by Coen Janssen
MaYaN Choir:
- Simone Simons, Floor Jansen, Laura Macrì - soprano and alto
- Henning Basse, Simon Oberender - tenor and bass

Production

Sascha Paeth - producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
Simon Oberender, Olaf Reitmeier - engineers

References

^ "Metal Storm Awards 2011". Metalstorm. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
^ "Mayan - Quarterpast". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2012-10-04.