Epica win Dutch "Metropole Orkest Contest"!

Epica win Dutch "Metropole Orkest Contest"!

After an intense 6-month voting campaign, Symphonic Metal titans EPICA are honored to announce that they’ve won the contest of Holland’s famous and most prestigious “Metropole Orkest”! Over 650 artists of all possible music genres competed, amongst them popular Dutch acts like WITHIN TEMPTATION, CARO EMERALD and KENSINGTONS, yet it was none other than our dearest Dutch Symphonic Metallers EPICA who pulled the longest straw!

After working with world’s top artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Bono and Dizzy Gillespie, "The Metropole Orkest” is being considered the biggest professional pop and jazz orchestra in the world. Now remarkably, it’s up to our very own Symphonic Metal sextet EPICA to show what they’re made of and who will have the privilege to write and record an EPICA track together with this amazing orchestra.

By winning the “Metropole Orkest Contest”, EPICA has proven once again that they can righteously claim their place among Holland’s top music acts!

Recently, EPICA proudly announced their upcoming long-awaited EP, »The Solace System«! This record will include six brand-new numbers, which were written and recorded during the process of their latest album »The Holographic Principle«, which came out in late 2016 and charted worldwide. The EP release is due for September 1st, 2017 via Nuclear Blast.

Track list:

01. The Solace System

02. Fight Your Demons

03. Architect Of Light

04. Wheel Of Destiny

05. Immortal Melancholy

06. Decoded Poetry

Watch the music video of the title track 'The Solace System', here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2b3V0VJdW0

»The Solace System« was recorded, mixed & mastered by team Joost van den Broek and Jacob Hansen. The video clip was produced by anime-master Davide Cilloni. The splendid artwork is once again by the hand of Stefan Heilemann.

Simone Simons (vocalist) comments on the EP: "During the early writing process of »The Holographic Principle« we found out that we were blessed with a huge amount of songs. The songs that didn't fit on our album are now available for you on this special EP! I hope you guys will enjoy these songs as much as we do!"

And if this all wasn't enough, you'll also be able to purchase the new EP »The Solace System« together with the CD of their recent studio album »The Holographic Principle« as a box set!

It will be called »The Holographic Principle – The Ultimate Edition«.

All these formats are now available for pre-order!

Upcoming tour dates:

European summer dates:

  • 04.08. P Corroios - VOA Heavy Rock Festival
  • 10.08. E Villena - Leyendas Del Rock
  • 18.08. D Dinkelsbühl - Summer Breeze
  • 20.08. SK Zvolenska Slatina - More than Fest
  • 24.08. PL Straszecin - Czad Festival

»The Dutch Principle Tour«

w/ MAYAN

  • 17.10. B Leuven - Het Depot (w/ KING HISS)
  • 18.10. B Antwerp - Trix (w/ OFF THE CROSS)
  • 20.10. NL Zwolle - Hedon
  • 21.10. NL Haarlem - Patronaat
  • 22.10. NL Nijmegen - Doornroosje

»The Ultimate Principle Tour«

w/ VUUR, MYRATH

  • 09.11. PL Krakow - Klub Studio
  • 12.11. GER Berlin - Kesselhaus
  • 13.11. GER Hamburg - Markthalle
  • 14.11. GER Cologne - Essigfabrik
  • 15.11. FR Metz - La BAM
  • 17.11. FR Nantes - Stereolux
  • 18.11. FR Bordeaux - Krakatoa
  • 20.11. E Madrid - La Riviera
  • 24.11. E Barcelona - Razzmatazz 1
  • 25.11. FR Marseille - Le Moulin
  • 26.11. FR Lyon - Le Transbordeur
  • 29.11. GER Munich - Backstage
  • 01.12. IT Bologna - Estragon
  • 02.12. CH Switzerland - Pratteln
  • 03.12. FR Lille - L’Aeronef

Tickets and VIP upgrades are available through: http://www.epica.nl/tour

Or at the Nuclear Blast Online Shop: http://www.nuclearblast.de/de/shop/artikel/gruppen/79977.1.indoor-konzerte.html?article_group_sort_type_handle=rank&custom_keywords=EPIC

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