Epica release lyric video for first single 'Universal Death Squad'

Today, Dutch symphonic metal stars EPICA release the lyric video for their first single entitled 'Universal Death Squad'. The song comes from the upcoming album »The Holographic Principle« and is an impressive first demonstration of what fans can expect from EPICA's sound in the year 2016. Watch the clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_Ys_W7ySkM

Download the new single 'Universal Death Squad' here: http://nblast.de/EpicaDownloads

"The first song we unleash upon you is "Universal Death Squad"," states guitarist and vocalist Mark Jansen. "This track is representative for "The Holographic Principle", as it's a heavy and melodic album. The lyrics are dealing about advanced robotic legions with a self-determination to kill. We have chosen for a different kind of lyric-video concept in which EPICA plays the track in a rehearsal room. The song is very much fun to play and I expect this one will do very well on stage. Hope you'll enjoy it as much as we did creating it!"

EPICA's new masterpiece »The Holographic Principle« will be released via Nuclear Blast on September 30th, but you can already pre-order your version here and choose from the different available formats - including many special bonus features for fans:

• CD
• 2-CD-DIGI (incl. 5-track acoustic bonus CD)
• 2-LP (different colours)
• EARBOOK (48p, incl. acoustic & instrumental bonus CDs)
• BOX (incl. Earbook, 2LP PIC, poster flag, holographic projector, Nuclear Blast mailorder only!)

Pre-order the different formats here: http://nblast.de/EpicaHolographicNB or at the band webshop: http://epicawebshop.com/.? Check out the tracklist of the »The Holographic Principle« and below you can find the content of the acoustic bonus CD and the instrumental CD:

1. Eidola
2. Edge Of The Blade
3. A Phantasmic Parade
4. Universal Death Squad
5. Divide And Conquer
6. Beyond The Matrix
7. Once Upon A Nightmare
8. The Cosmic Algorithm
9. Ascension - Dream State Armageddon
10. Dancing In A Hurricane
11. Tear Down Your Walls
12. The Holographic Principle - A Profound Understanding Of Reality

Don't miss EPICA on tour!

• 06.08. LT Zarasai City - Roko Naktys

The band's own EPIC METAL FEST:

• 01.10. NL Tilburg - Epic Metal Fest Netherlands
• 15.10. BR Sao Paulo - Epic Metal Fest Brazil

EPICA POWERWOLF

• 12.01. D Wiesbaden - Schlachthof
• 13.01. D Cologne - Palladium
• 14.01. D Ludwigsburg - MHP Arena
• 16.01. CH Geneve - Salle Des Fetes De Thonex
• 17.01. CH Zurich - Volkshaus
• 18.01. IT Milan - Live Club
• 20.01. D Munich - Tonhalle
• 21.01. A Vienna - Gasometer
• 24.01. PL Warsaw - Progresja
• 25.01. D Berlin - Huxley's
• 27.01. D Oberhausen - Turbinenhalle
• 28.01. CZ Prague - Forum Karlin
• 01.02. BE Brussels- Ancienne Belgique
• 03.02. UK London - o2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
• 04.02. F Paris - Le Zénith

More dates coming soon...!