MAYAN

"Antagonise", the sophomore album from MAYAN — the band featuring EPICA guitarist/songwriter Mark Jansen alongside Jack Driessen (ex-AFTER FOREVER) and Frank Schiphorst — was released on January 31 via Nuclear Blast Records. The 11-song CD, which was recorded at Sandlane studio with producer Joost Van Der Broek (REVAMP, STREAM OF PASSION), features guest appearances by Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, REVAMP), Marcela Bovio (STREAM OF PASSION) and the Greek virtuozo violinist Dimitris Katsoulis. The cover artwork for "Antagonise" was created by Stefan Heilemann, who previously worked on MAYAN's debut album, "Quarterpast". "Antagonise" track listing: 01. Bloodline Forfeit 02. Burn Your Witches 03. Redemption - The Democracy Illusion 04. Paladins Of Deceit - National Security Extremism Part 1 05. Lone Wolf 06. Devil In Disguise 07. Insano 08. Human Sacrifice 09. Enemies Of Freedom 10. Capital Punishment 11. Faceless Spies - National Security Extremism Part 2 The official lyric video for the song "Human Sacrifice" can be seen below. Henning Basse (LINGUA MORTIS ORCHESTRA) and Laura Macri recently joined MAYAN as permanent members. MAYAN is: Mark Jansen - grunts, screams Henning Basse - vocals Laura Macri - soprano Jack Driessen - keys Frank Schiphorst - guitar Rob van der Loo - bass Arien van Weesenbeek - drums Guitarist Isaac Delahaye (EPICA) left MAYAN because he "wanted to concentrate on other things." MAYAN's debut album, "Quarterpast", was released in Europe on May 20, 2011 and in North America on July 12, 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded and mixed by Sascha Paeth (EPICA, KAMELOT).