Epcia announce new studio album “The Alchemy Project”
Symphonic metal act Epica will release their ninth studio album “The Alchemy Project” on November 11th through Atomic Fire Records. The album is co-written and performed with diverse guests ranging from extremists like Fleshgod Apocalypse, Niilo Sevänen (Insomnium) and Björn ‘Speed’ Strid (Soilwork) via melodic masters like Tommy Karevik (Kamelot), keyboard legend Phil Lanzon (Uriah Heep) or Roel van Helden (Powerwolf) to a once-in-a-lifetime song with Simone Simons, Charlotte Wessels and Myrkur.
The first track they wrote for this 7-track-offering was “The Final Lullaby”, a fast-paced, intense clash between EPICA and the avant-garde rock of Norwegian legends Shining (with saxophone!). Bassist Rob van der Loo comments: “I’ve been a big fan of Shining since the first time I heard them. Our intention with “The Final Lullaby” was to make a mash-up between Epica and Shining so we thought it would be a good idea if I would come up with some riffs that would be typical Shining and they would do the complete opposite.”
Watch the video for “The Final Lullaby” here:
“The Alchemy Project” tracklist:
1) The Great Tribulation feat. Fleshgod Apocalypse
2) Wake the World feat. Phil Lanzon (Uriah Heep) & Tommy Karevik (Kamelot)
3) The Final Lullaby feat. Shining
4) Sirens – Of Blood and Water feat. Charlotte Wessels & Myrkur
5) Death is not the End feat. Frank Schiphorst (MaYaN) & Björn “Speed” Strid (Soilwork)
6) Human Devastation feat. Henri Sattler (God Dethroned), Sven de Caluwé (Aborted)
7) The Miner feat. Asim Searah (Damnation Plan), Niilo Sevänen (Insomnium), Roel van Helden (Powerwolf)
Pre-order the album HERE.
— NORTH AMERICA TOUR –
with SABATON
15.09.22 | The Paramount Theater | Seattle, WA SOLD OUT!
16.09.22 | The Roseland Ballroom | Portland, OR
17.09.22 | The Roseland Ballroom | Portland, OR
19.09.22 | Revolution | Boise, ID
21.09.22 | The Fox Theater | Oakland, CA
23.09.22 | The Palladium | Los Angeles, CA
24.09.22 | Arizona Federal Theater | Phoenix, AZ
25.09.22 | Brooklyn Bowl | Las Vegas, NV
27.09.22 | The Complex | Salt Lake City, UT
28.09.22 | The Fillmore | Denver, CO
30.09.22 | Southside Ballroom | Dallas, TX
01.10.22 | Bayou Music Center | Houston, TX
03.10.22 | The Ryman Auditorium | Nashville, TN SOLD OUT!
04.10.22 | The Tabernacle | Atlanta, GA SOLD OUT!
06.10.22 | The Fillmore | Silver Spring, MD | SOLD OUT!
08.10.22 | ICON | Cincinnati, OH
10.10.22 | The Fillmore | Detroit, MI
11.10.22 | GLC Live at 20 Monroe | Grand Rapids, MI
13.10.22 | The Fillmore | Minneapolis, MN SOLD OUT!
15.10.22 | Aragon Ballroom | Chicago, IL
17.10.22 | Stage AE | Pittsburgh, PA
18.10.22 | The Fillmore | Philadelphia, PA
21.10.22 | MGM Music Hall | Boston, MA
22.10.22 | Place Bell Arena | Montreal, QC
23.10.22 | Hammerstein Ballroom | New York, NY
— ΩMEGA LATIN AMERICAN TOUR –
19.11.22 | Audio | São Paulo, BR
20.11.22 | Ópera de Arame | Curitiba, BR
22.11.22 | Teatro Flores | Buenos Aires, AR
24.11.22 | Teatro Caupolicán | Santiago, CL
26.11.22 | El Teleférico | Quito, EC
27.11.22 | Centro de Convenciones Barranco | Lima, PE
29.11.22 | Museo De Arte Marte – San Salvador, El Salvador
02.12.22 | Hell and Heaven Festival | Toluca, Mexico
04.12.22 | Rock Al Parque| | Bogota, CL
— EPIC APOCALYPSE TOUR 2023 –
with APOCALYPTICA + WHEEL
18.01.23 | Compensa Concert Hall | Vilnius, LTU
19.01.23 | Arena Riga | Riga, LVA
20.01.23 | Saku Arena | Tallinn, EST
23.01.23 | Sentrum Scene | Oslo, NO
24.01.23 | Berns | Stockholm, SE
25.01.23 | Amager Bio | Copenhagen, DK
27.01.23 | AFAS | Amsterdam, NL
28.01.23 | Georg Elser Halle | Hamburg, DE
29.01.23 | AB | Brussels, BE
30.01.23 | O2 Academy | Bristol, UK
01.02.23 | Rock City | Nottingham, UK
02.02.23 | O2 Academy | Glasgow, UK
03.02.23 | Academy | Manchester, UK
04.02.23 | Roundhouse | London, UK
06.02.23 | Atelier | Luxemburg, LU
07.02.23 | Zenith | Paris, FR
08.02.23 | Le Bikini | Toulouse, FR
10.02.23 | Razzmatazz 1 | Barcelona, ES
11.02.23 | Gamma | Murcia, ES
12.02.23 | La Riviera | Madrid, ES
14.02.23 | Coliseum | Lisbon, PT
12.03.23 | Capitol | Hanover, DE
13.03.23 | Carlswerk Victoria | Cologne, DE
14.03.23 | Schlachthof | Wiesbaden, DE
15.03.23 | MHP Arena | Ludwigsburg, DE
17.03.23 | Komplex 457 | Zurich, CH
18.03.23 | Metropole | Lausanne, CH
19.03.23 | Fabrique | Milan, IT++
20.03.23 | Tonhalle | Munich, DE
22.03.23 | Barba Negra | Budapest, HU
23.03.23 | Gasometer | Vienna, AT
24.03.23 | Hala Vodova | Brno, CZ
25.03.23 | Progresja | Warsaw, PL
27.03.23 | B90 | Gdansk, PL
28.03.23 | Columbiahalle | Berlin, DE
29.03.23 | Haus Auensee | Leipzig, DE
