Epica European Enigma tour

Epica The European Enigma

Epica is proud to announce the first leg of their European Enigma tour which will take place this November and December.

Simone has the following to say about the tour "After spending a lot of time in the studio to record the new album, we can't wait to be on stage again and perform the new songs live, along with the old classics. Europe, here we come!"

The European Enigma tour:
20-11-14 Kulturfabrik, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
21-11-14 La Laiterie, Strasbourg, France
22-11-14 X-TRA, Zurich, Switzerland
24-11-14 Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
25-11-14 Orion, Rome, Italy
26-11-14 Le Moulin, Marseille, France
28-11-14 Shoko, Madrid, Spain
02-12-14 Apolo, Barcelona, Spain
03-12-14 Bikini, Toulouse, France
04-12-14 Rocher de Palmer, Bordeaux, France
06-12-14 The Forum, London, United Kingdom

Dagoba will be supporting EPICA for these dates, except in London.

Tickets are on sale now. For additional information, tickets and VIP packages please visit: http://www.epica.nl/

The Quantum Enigma album announcement

The Quantum Enigma - Epica

Epica are very proud to announce our 6th studio effort 'THE QUANTUM ENIGMA' which will be released by Nuclear Blast on the 2nd of May (Europe), 5th of May (UK) and the 13th of May (USA)

tracklisting:
1 - Originem
2 - The Second Stone
3 - The Essence of Silence
4 - Vicitms of Contingency
5 - Sense Without Sanity - The Impervious Code
6 - Unchain Utopia
7 - The Fifth Guardian - Interlude
8 - Chemical Insomnia
9 - Reverence - Living in the Heart
10 - Omen - The Ghoulish Malady
11 - Canvas of Life
12 - Natural Corruption
13 - The Quantum Enigma - Kingdom of Heaven part II

Where Retrospect reflected on the first decade of our carreer, we'd like to think THE QUANTUM ENIGMA marks the beginning of a new era, where Epica sounds heavy, modern and without compromises! More than ever, the creation of this album was a group effort and we are extremely proud of the results!

Together with producer Joost van den Broek we recorded this album in the Sandlane Recording Facilities in The Netherlands whereas the mix of the album was done by the renowned Jacob Hansen.

"Every detail finds its way into a perfectly balanced mix, and makes EPICA sound raw and overwhelming.”

THE QUANTUM ENIGMA will be released in 5 different configurations:
1 - regular Jewel Case
2 - 2CD Digipack
3 - 3CD Earbook
4 - double Vinyl
5 - Digital Download

Digipack additional track: In All Conscience
Earbook additional track: Dreamscape
Vinyl additional track: Memento
iTunes additional track: Banish Your Illusion

Disc 2 (Digipack and Earbook only):

1 - Canvas of Life [acoustic version]
2 - In All Conscience [acoustic version]
3 - Dreamscape [acoustic version]
4 - Natural Corruption [acoustic version]

Disc 3 (Earbook Only):

1 - Originem [instrumental]
2 - The Second Stone [instrumental]
3 - The Essence of Silence [instrumental]
4 - Victims of Contingency [instrumental]
5 - Sense Without Sanity [instrumental]
6 - Unchain Utopia [instrumental]
7 - The Fifth Guardian [instrumental]
8 - Chemical Insomnia [instrumental]
9 - Reverence [instrumental]
10 - Omen [instrumental]
11 - Canvas of Life [instrumental]
12 - Natural Corruption [instrumental]
13 - The Quantum Enigma [instrumental]

Long time collaborator Stephan Heilemann once again created some stunning artwork to accompany the ideas behind the lyrics. Once you'll be able to lay hands on the album artwork, you'll see that the cover is part of a bigger picture.

The band will return to the stage after almost a year of absence during which they focussed on recording the career-defining The Quantum Enigma. EPICA's first performance will be the album release show on the 30th April in the 013, Tilburg in their home country The Netherlands.

Keep an eye on the tourdates for all live events

First details about The Quantum Enigma - Epica

The 6th album of Metal band Epica is called: The Quantum Enigma.

It will be released in the beginning of May.

 Stay tuned for more details coming soon!

Epica - The Quantum Enigma

Epica - The Quantum Enigma

Epica

Epica have released an update now that their Requiem For The Indifferent touring cycle is over. As previously announced, the band will not be playing shows in the upcoming months due to Simone Simons' pregnancy but during this time, the group will complete the Retrospect DVD and the recordings for the new album start at the end of this summer for a 2014 spring release.

Last update: "Thank you all! Our show at Graspop on the 30th of June marked the end of the Requiem For The Indifferent touring cycle. We would like to thank all our loyal fans who have, once again, carried Epica to the next level. Our world tour promoting Requiem For The Indifferent has given us a ton of wonderful new memories. We played a lot of new places like Australia, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Belarus and Dubai and welcomed new fans at every one of the 100+ shows of this world tour. A new milestone for us was reached during Retrospect, the celebration of our 10th anniversary! We will never forget being on stage with this huge orchestra and choir in front of the 4500 fans from all over the world.

As you know we will take a step back from playing live shows for the upcoming months since Simone & Oliver and Coen & Linda are expecting children. During this period we will be finalizing our live CD, Blu-ray/DVD Retrospect, which will be released in the autumn of this year. Besides that we are in the pre-production phase of the 6th Epica studio album which we will start to record at the end of this summer and which will be released in spring 2014.

We can't wait to share the Retrospect show and our new music with you all and we hope to see you on the road in 2014! Love, Epica."


The name of the new album is The Quantum Enigma.

Source:	epica.nl
Band profile:	Epica