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Quarterpast is the debut album by Dutch metal supergroup MaYaN. It was released on 20 May 2011 in Europe.[1] 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.

Quarterpast
Studio album by MaYaN
Released	20 May 2011
Recorded	Gate Studios, Wolfsburg, Germany, 18 October 2010 - 15 January 2011
Genre	Symphonic death metal
Length	59:13
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Sascha Paeth MaYaN
MaYaN chronology
Quarterpast (2011) Antagonise (2014)

Track listing

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

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