The Divine Conspiracy

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

The Divine Conspiracy is Epica's third studio album and their first concept album. It was released in 2007 on Nuclear Blast. The idea is that God created many religions so that people would discover that at heart they are the same. At the same time the record completes the series The Embrace That Smothers, about the dangers of organised religion. After drummer Jeroen Simons left in 2006, Ariën van Weesenbeek played as a guest.

Many themes come from the news. Safeguard to Paradise is about convincing suicide bombers, in sharp contrast with the gentle music. Beyond Belief is about the conflict between science and religion, without taking sides. Death of a Dream tells of a young Muslim woman who was killed by her father, with grunts by Sander Gommans. It was the band's first album in the Dutch top ten, at number nine.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Indigo2:05Apple Music ↗
2. 2The Obsessive Devotion7:13Apple Music ↗
3. 3Menace of Vanity4:14Apple Music ↗
4. 4Chasing the Dragon7:40Apple Music ↗
5. 5Never Enough4:47Apple Music ↗
6. 6La Fetach Chatat Rovetz - The Last Embrace1:46Apple Music ↗
7. 7Death of a Dream - The Embrace That Smothers, Pt. 76:04Apple Music ↗
8. 8Living a Lie - The Embrace That Smothers, Pt. 84:57Apple Music ↗
9. 9Fools of Damnation - The Embrace That Smothers, Pt. 98:42Apple Music ↗
10. 10Beyond Belief5:25Apple Music ↗
11. 11Safeguard to Paradise3:47Apple Music ↗
12. 12Sancta Terra4:58Apple Music ↗
13. 13The Divine Conspiracy13:57Apple Music ↗

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