Artist: EPICA
Album: OMEGA PURPLE VINYL (2LP)

Year: 15.01.2022
EAN/UPS: 727361545284
Media type: LP

Monumental isn’t even a word strong enough to describe the new EPICA offering »Omega«, the first collection of all-new material in five long years. On their eighth full-length, the Dutch symphonic metal titans go all cinemascope, in a stunt both effortlessly and cunningly unleashing their biggest, grandest, flashiest opus yet.

In the middle of a world in turmoil, of a cataclysmic change in society, EPICA somehow managed to create their most spectacular album yet. An album that is seamlessly bringing together metal and orchestra, choir and oriental instruments to a perfect storm constantly emitting goose bumps. A record with a specifically written suites for orchestra and choir, featuring a wide range of ethnic instruments recorded around the world by some of the best native musicians out there. In short: They outdid themselves. Once again. And still managed to keep the songs approachable and wickedly catchy. “More than ever before, we had the live shows before our eyes,” says Mark. “We wanted to write huge, catchy and melodic songs that work well in a crowd environment without altogether obliterating the larger-than-life epic anthems.”

From ‘Abyss Of Time’, a storming song via the eerie ‘The Skeleton Key’ and the oriental charm that is ‘The Seal Of Solomon’ to the ultimate battle cry ‘Freedom – The Wolves Within’ and the overwhelming sadness residing within the heartbreakingly beautiful ‘Rivers’, ‘Omega’ displays everything EPICA has to offer. And, quite astoundingly, even more.

2LP:

Side A
01. Alpha - Anteludium
02. Abyss Of Time - Countdown To Singularity
03. The Skeleton Key
04. Seal Of Solomon

Side B
01. Gaia
02. Code Of Life
03. Freedom - The Wolves Within

Side C
01. Kingdom Of Heaven prt. 3 -
The Antediluvian Universe
02. Rivers

Side D
01. Synergize - Manic Manifest
02. Twilight Reverie - The Hypnagogic State
03. Omega - Sovereign Of The Sun Spheres


LINE-UP:

SIMONE SIMONS
Vocals
MARK JANSEN
Guitars & Growls
ISAAC DELAHAYE
Guitars
COEN JANSSEN
Synth & Piano
ARIËN VAN WEESENBEEK
Drums
ROB VAN DER LOO
Bass