Today, Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA will release their 6th studio effort »The Quantum Enigma« (May 5th, UK and May 13th, USA) through Nuclear Blast.
Where the 2013 »Retrospect« performance reflected on a decade as one of the leading bands in the symphonic metal scene »The Quantum Enigma« marks the beginning of a new EPICA: modern, heavy, and without compromises.
"More than any of our previous albums, this album is a group effort. The only goal we had in mind: creating the album that could lift EPICA up to the next level."
Together with upcoming producer Joost van den Broek, the sextet worked on »The Quantum Enigma« at the Sandlane Recording Facilities in the Netherlands. The album has been mixed by Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, HATESHPERE).
"Every detail finds its way into a perfectly balanced mix, and makes EPICA sound raw and overwhelming.”
The album will be released in five different configurations:
01 - Regular Jewel Case
02 - 2CD Digipack
03 - 3CD Earbook
04 - Double Vinyl
05 - Digital Download
Tracklisting »The Quantum Enigma«:
01 - Originem
02 - The Second Stone
03 - The Essence of Silence
04 - Victims of Contingency
05 - Sense Without Sanity [The Impervious Code]
06 - Unchain Utopia
07 - The Fifth Guardian [Interlude]
08 - Chemical Insomnia
09 - Reverence [Living in the Heart]
10 - Omen [The Ghoulish Malady]
11 - Canvas of Life
12 - Natural Corruption
13 - The Quantum Enigma [Kingdom of Heaven part II ]
Digipack additional track: In All Conscience
Earbook additional track: Dreamscape
Vinyl additional track: Memento
iTunes additional track: Banish Your Illusion
Disc 2 (Digipack and Earbook only):
01 - Canvas of Life [acoustic version]
02 - In All Conscience [acoustic version]
03 - Dreamscape [acoustic version]
04 - Natural Corruption [acoustic version]
Disc 3 (Earbook Only):
01 - Originem [instrumental]
02 - The Second Stone [instrumental]
03 - The Essence of Silence [instrumental]
04 - Victims of Contingency [instrumental]
05 - Sense Without Sanity [instrumental]
06 - Unchain Utopia [instrumental]
07 - The Fifth Guardian [instrumental]
08 - Chemical Insomnia [instrumental]
09 - Reverence [instrumental]
10 - Omen [instrumental]
11 - Canvas of Life [instrumental]
12 - Natural Corruption [instrumental]
13 - The Quantum Enigma [instrumental]
You can order your copy of »The Quantum Enigma« at the following address: http://smarturl.it/EPICA-Quantum
Or digital:
iTunes (incl. bonus track + digital booklet) | Nuclear Blast-MP3 | Amazon-MP3
Check out EPICA live on the following dates:
04.05. TR Istanbul - Headbanger’s Weekend
14.06. AT Nickelsdorf - Novarock
10.07. CZ Vizovice - Masters of Rock
12.07. PL Wegorzewo - Seven Festival
08.08. P Vagos - Vagos Open Air
The European Enigma tour:
20.11. LUX Luxembourg - Kulturfabrik
21.11. FR Strasbourg - La Laiterie
22.11. CH Zurich - X-TRA
24.11. I Milan - Alcatraz
25.11. I Rome - Orion
26.11. FR Marseille - Le Moulin
28.11. ESP Madrid - Shoko
02.12. ESP Barcelona - Apolo
03.12. FR Toulouse
