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\nDutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA will release their sixth album, “The Quantum Enigma”, on May 5 in Europe and May 13 in North America via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to “Requiem For The Indifferent” was produced by Joost Van Den Broek (the former AFTER FOREVER and AYREON keyboard player who has previously worked with REVAMP and STREAM OF PASSION).<\/p>\n
The cover artwork for “The Quantum Enigma” can be seen below.<\/p>\n
Says EPICA guitarist\/vocalist Mark Jansen: “[I] have been listening to our new album and I can’t get enough of it! It sounds more modern but with all typical EPICA elements inside. Refreshing might be the right word. This album has also been the result of a real group effort.<\/p>\n
“It was great to see everyone being so motivated to create our best album!<\/p>\n
“Even though the sound is more heavy (the guitars, bass and drums sound so brutal!!!), it’s still a very catchy album as well. Some old influences from our earliest work, some references to ‘Design Your Universe’ and some new elements.<\/p>\n
“[I] can’t wait ’till the moment you’ll be able to listen to our newborn which makes us all very proud!”<\/p>\n
EPICA will return to the stage on April 30 for a CD-release performance at 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands.<\/p>\n
After taking a break from the road due the pregnancy of lead singer Simone Simons, the release of a new concert DVD, “Retrospect”, as well as the writing and recording of the band’s upcoming album, the sextet will put on a memorable concert, with plans to perform both old and new songs.<\/p>\n
EPICA celebrated its 10th anniversary with a one-night-only event, dubbed “Retrospect”, on March 23, 2013 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The band was accompanied by the seventy-piece Rem\u00e9nyi Ede Chamber Orchestra and the Miskolc National Theatre Choir, playing an unforgettable three-hour best-of set.<\/p>\n
On November 8, 2013, Nuclear Blast released “Retrospect” as a deluxe hardcover book with 48 pages, both as a 2DVD\/3CD and 2Blu-ray\/3CD version.<\/p>\n