EPICA: Release Video For First Single “Abyss Of Time”

October 9, 2020 Eric Peterson Brutal News, Press Releases Comments Off

Kick-Off Pre-Order For New Album “Omega”

Pre-Order Now Available Here: http://nblast.de/Epica-Omega

Today, Dutch Symphonic Metal giants EPICA proudly announce 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. EPICA has also released the first single from the album, titled “Abyss Of Time”, with an amazing accompanying video that was made in collaboration with Grupa 13.

Watch the video for “Abyss Of Time” here: https://youtu.be/sTbk3SfUq9Q
Get the single digitally here: http://nblast.de/Epica-OmegaDSP

Simone Simons comments: “Finally we can show you the video for our newest single ‘Abyss Of Time’! We flew all the way to Poland to work with Grupa 13 for the first time. Shooting videos is one of my favorite parts of creating the visual side to our music. The costumes were insanely beautiful. It was so much fun and I hope that you like the video’.

The band also kick-off the pre-order for Omega, that will be available in the following formats:

CD Jewelcase
2 CD Jewelcase In Slipcase (U.S. Edition)
- 32p booklet
- Regular CD
- Acoustic CD
2 CD Digibook
- 32p booklet
- Regular CD
- Acoustic CD
4 CD Earbook (Limited to 3500)
- 48p Earbook
- Acoustic CD
- Orchestral CD
- Instrumental CD
Vinyl-Box (Limited to 1500)
- 4CD Earbook
- 2LP Picture Disc
  Golden Necklace with Ankh symbol
2 LP
- Black
- Blue / Green Swirl (Limited to 2000)
- Beer / Bone Swirl (Limited to 300)
- White (Limited to 300)
- Turquoise / Black Marbled (Limited to 1600)
- White / Blue Splatter (Limited to 300)
- Transparent Red (Limited to 400)
- Transparent Orange (Limited to 300)
- White / Gold Splatter (Limited to 200)
- Glow-In-The-Dark (Limited to 200)

Pre-order the album in the format of your choice, here: http://nblast.de/Epica-Omega
Pre-save: http://nblast.de/EpicaOmegaPreSave

About the new album, Mark Jansen comments: “I am very proud of this album, as I am convinced we have written a very refreshing and well-balanced album even after so many years of existence. Our strength is that we have many great songwriters in one band. We have managed to combine each other’s strongest qualities and select the best songs. It was a fruitful period of spending time together to work as one team on those tracks. I think this has made the biggest difference compared to our previous albums. Still using the advantages of comfortably sending files by the internet to each other but combining that with coming physically together again to work on all the tracks. I think I have listened to ‘Omega about 50 times already and still can’t get enough of it!”

Omega tracklist:
01 Alpha – Anteludium
02 Abyss Of Time – Countdown To Singularity
03 The Skeleton Key
04 Seal of Solomon
05 Gaia
06 Code Of Life
07 Freedom – The Wolves Within
08 Kingdom Of Heaven, Part 3 – The Antediluvian Universe
09 Rivers
10 Synergize – Manic Manifest
11 Twilight Reverie – The Hypnagogic State
12 Omega – Sovereign Of The Sun Spheres

LIVE DATES:
The Epic Apocalypse Tour 2021
w/ APOCALYPTICA, WHEEL
01.03.   D    Berlin – Columbiahalle *RESCHEDULED*
02.03.   D    Leipzig – Haus Auensee *RESCHEDULED*
03.03.   D    Hannover – Capitol *RESCHEDULED*
05.03.   CH Zurich – Komplex *RESCHEDULED*
06.03.   D    Munich – Tonhalle *RESCHEDULED*
07.03.   I     Milan – Fabrique   *RESCHEDULED*
08.03.   CH Lausanne – Metropole *RESCHEDULED*
10.03.   HU Budapest – Barba Negra *RESCHEDULED*
11.03.   AT   Vienna – gasometer *RESCHEDULED*
12.03.   CZ Brno – hala vodova *RESCHEDULED*
13.03.   PL   Warsaw – Progresja *RESCHEDULED*
14.03.   PL   Gdansk – B90 *RESCHEDULED*
17.03.   D    Hamburg – Docks *RESCHEDULED*
18.03.   DK Copenhagen – Amager Bio *RESCHEDULED*
20.03.   S    stockholm – Berns *RESCHEDULED*
21.03. N    Oslo – Sentrum *RESCHEDULED*
01.04.   FIN Helsinki – Ice Hall *RESCHEDULED*
07.04.   P    Lisbon – Coliseum *RESCHEDULED*
08.04.   E    Madrid – La Riviera *RESCHEDULED*
09.04.   E    Murcia – Gamma *RESCHEDULED*
11.04.   E    Barcelona – Razzmatazz *RESCHEDULED*
12.04.   F    Toulouse – Bikini *RESCHEDULED*
13.04.   F    Paris – Zenith *RESCHEDULED*
14.04.   B    Brussel – Ancienne Belgique *RESCHEDULED*
16.04.   UK Nottingham – Rock City *NEW*
17.04.   UK Glasgow – O2 Academy *RESCHEDULED*
18.04.   UK Bristol – O2 Academy *RESCHEDULED*
20.04.   D    Cologne – Carlswerk Victoria *RESCHEDULED*
21.04.   D    Ludwigsburg – MHP arena *RESCHEDULED*
22.04.   D    Wiesbaden – Schlachthof *RESCHEDULED*
24.04.   LUX Luxembourg – Den Atelier *RESCHEDULED*
25.04.   NL   Amsterdam – AFAS Live *RESCHEDULED*
27.04.   UK   London – Roundhouse *RESCHEDULED*
28.04.   UK   Manchester – Academy *RESCHEDULED*

An evening with EPICA – Latin America
16.12.2021 CL Santiago – Teatro Caupolican *RESCHEDULED*
18.12.2021 EC Quito, – El Teleferico *RESCHEDULED*
19.12.2021 PE Lima – Centro de Convenciones Barranco *RESCHEDULED*

Tickets and VIP upgrades for all shows are available from www.epica.nl/tour

ICYMI:
Studio Vlog #1: https://youtu.be/JQECj9jbQ_U
Studio Vlog #2: https://youtu.be/P8tbDNzOLSQ
Studio Vlog #3: https://youtu.be/CpUpIlelrv8
Studio Vlog #4: https://youtu.be/GMgMWthA-ps
Studio Vlog #5: https://youtu.be/ccjqVvaMTD4
Studio Vlog #6: https://youtu.be/NHy_ht95dO4
Studio Vlog #7: https://youtu.be/yX0tZD5YptQ
Studio Vlog #8: https://youtu.be/d1BYKO4w4g8
Studio Vlog #9: https://youtu.be/whLMYkwyM04
Studio Vlog #10: https://youtu.be/S-COWzMYgjo
Studio Vlog #11: https://youtu.be/X-OaN9xEscc