Vermillion (Simone Simons album)
Vermillion is the debut solo album by the Dutch singer Simone Simons, lead singer of Epica. It was released on 23 August 2024.
Personnel
- Simone Simons – vocals
- Arjen Lucassen – all other instruments
- Koen Herfst – drums
- Rob van der Loo – bass
- Mark Jansen – growls on "The Core" and "R.E.D."
- Alissa White-Gluz – vocals on "Cradle to the Grave"
- Joost van den Broek – piano on "Dark Night of the Soul"
- Perttu Kivilaakso – cello on "Dark Night of the Soul"
- John Jaycee Cuijpers – backing vocals on "Aeterna"
- Ben Mathot – violin on "Aeterna" and "Fight or Flight"
- Jurriaan Westerveld – cello on "In Love We Rust", "Cradle to the Grave", and "Vermillion Dreams"
- Coen Janssen
- Mark Jansen
- Isaac Delahaye
- Ariën van Weesenbeek
- Rob van der Loo
- Simone Simons
- Peter Kettenis
- Monique Hooft
- Lori Linstruth
- Arjen Lucassen
- Joost van den Broek
- Jasper Erkens
- Johan van Stratum
- Simone Simons – lyrics
- Lori Linstruth – lyrics, photography
- Arjen Lucassen – music, engineering, production, mixing
- Gjalt Lucassen – Latin lyrics on "Aeterna"
- Jaap Toorenaar – Latin lyrics on "Aeterna"
- Joost van den Broek – music, mastering
- Hedi Xandt – artwork, design