Dutch symphonic metal giants EPICA recently announced the release of their new album Omega, out on February 26th 2021 via Nuclear Blast. Omega is the band’s first studio album in five years. Last month, EPICA also revealed the first single and video clip from the album, titled Abyss O’ Time, which was viewed on YouTube over a million times within its first week. This past Friday, the band reveal a video for an acoustic version of that single.
Keyboarder Coen Janssen comments: “For the Omega release we rewrote four songs into acoustic versions. This is our way of relaxing after a period of working hard and intense on heavy music. Being able to wind down and see if the songs still ‘work’ without all the bombast feels like coming home. It also enables us to explore other musical styles than metal and challenges us to be creative in a different way than we are used to. Enjoy our first single Abyss O’ Time as if it was played in an Irish Pub while enjoying a nice pint with all your friends!!”
With the new single Freedom – The Wolves Within’ the band and their label want to support a good cause and started a little challenge with the fans.
Three goals have been reached on streaming platforms, and with each goal, Nuclear Blast sponsored the symbolic adoption of two endangered grey wolves through the World Wildlife Fund, so that at the end of the game, each band member of EPICA has adopted one animal. Not only do grey wolves suffer from steady habitat loss, they also have to endure revenge killings for attacks on wild stock, and the World Wildlife Fund depends on sponsorships and adoptions to conserve the natural habitat of these precious animals.
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The upcoming Epic Apocalypse Tour featuring Dutch Symphonic titans EPICA and Finnish Cello masters APOCALYPTICA and support from prog metallers WHEEL has been postponed to beginning of 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic. The tour will kick off on 6th January 2022 in Leipzig and the bands will perform all over Europe.
The Epic Apocalypse Tour 2022
w/ APOCALYPTICA, WHEEL
06.01.2022 DE Leipzig – Haus Auensee
07.01.2022 DE Berlin – Columbiahalle
08.01.2022 PL Gdansk – B90
09.01.2022 PL Warsaw – Progresja
11.01.2022 AT Vienna – Gasometer
12.01.2022 CZ Brno – Hala vodova
13.01.2022 HU Budapest – Barba Negra
15.01.2022 DE Munich – Tonhalle
16.01.2022 I Milan – Fabrique
17.01.2022 CH Lausanne – Metropole
18.01.2022 CH Zurich – Komplex
20.01.2022 DE Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
21.01.2022 DE Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena
22.01.2022 LUX Luxembourg – Den Atelier
23.01.2022 DE Hannover – Capitol
25.02.2022 FIN Helsinki – IceHall
27.02.2022 NO Oslo – Sentrum
28.02.2022 SE Stockholm – Berns
02.03.2022 DK Copenhagen – Amager Bio
03.03.2022 DE Hamburg – Docks
04.03.2022 NL Amsterdam – AFAS Live
05.03.2022 DE Cologne – Carlswerk Victoria
07.03.2022 BE Brussel – Ancienne Belgique
08.03.2022 UK Nottingham – Rock City
09.03.2022 UK Glasgow – O2 Academy
10.03.2022 UK Manchester – Academy
12.03.2022 UK Bristol – O2 Academy
13.03.2022 UK London – Roundhouse
14.03.2022 F Paris – Zenith
15.03.2022 F Toulouse – Bikini
17.03.2022 ES Barcelona – Razzmatazz 1
18.03.2022 ES Murcia – Gamma
19.03.2022 ES Madrid – La Riviera
20.03.2022 P Lisbon – Coliseum
»An evening with EPICA« – Latin America
16.12.2021 CL Santiago – Teatro Caupolican
18.12.2021 EC Quito, – El Teleferico
19.12.2021 PE Lima – Centro de Convenciones Barranco
Tickets and VIP upgrades for all shows are available from www.epica.nl/tour
EPICA is:
Simone Simons | vocals
Isaac Delahaye | guitars
Mark Jansen | guitars, grunts, screams
Coen Janssen | synths, piano
Ariën van Weesenbeek | drums
Rob van der Loo | bass
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