The Dutch symphonic metal stars EPICA are ready to release the third studio trailer for their upcoming masterpiece The Holographic Principle. This new clip shows the band during their drum and vocal recordings and once again gives a detailed look behind the scenes: https://youtu.be/e4CP0a8W9Bc
"Only one month to go until the release!!!," the band states. "Here is the 3rd part of the EPICA documentary. Dealing about the acoustic sessions, artwork and the concept behind The Holographic Principle! I hope you'll enjoy watching it as much as we did by making the album."
Pre-order the different formats here:
At the Nuclear Blast webshop: http://nblast.de/EpicaHolographicNB
Or at the band's webshop: http://smarturl.it/THP-pre-order
In case you missed the first two trailers, you can watch them here:
EPICA talk about the songwriting process: https://youtu.be/LSlEVPjG7rg
The band shows the different instruments they worked with: https://youtu.be/HzqHyRu1oSc
EPICA's new masterpiece The Holographic Principle will be released via Nuclear Blast on September 30th and this is the tracklist:
01. Eidola
02. Edge Of The Blade
03. A Phantasmic Parade
04. Universal Death Squad
05. Divide And Conquer
06. Beyond The Matrix
07. Once Upon A Nightmare
08. The Cosmic Algorithm
09. Ascension - Dream State Armageddon
10. Dancing In A Hurricane
11. Tear Down Your Walls
12. The Holographic Principle - A Profound Understanding Of Reality
Instrumental CD
01. Eidola
02. Edge Of The Blade
03. A Phantasmic Parade
04. Universal Death Squad
05. Divide And Conquer
06. Beyond The Matrix
07. Once Upon A Nightmare
08. The Cosmic Algorithm
09. 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!
Confirmed dates for The North American Principle Tour with FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, ARKONA, and THE AGONIST are:
11/04/2016 Imperial Theater - Quebec City, QC **
11/05/2016 Corona - Montreal, QC **
11/06/2016 Phoenix Concert Hall - Toronto, ON **
11/08/2016 Concord Music Hall - Chicago, IL
11/09/2016 Cabooze - Minneapolis, MN
11/11/2016 Amsterdam Event Center - Saskatoon, SK
11/12/2016 Marquee - Calgary, AB
11/13/2016 The Ranch - Edmonton, AB
11/15/2016 Vogue Theatre - Vancouver, BC
11/16/2016 Studio 7 - Seattle, WA
11/18/2016 Social Hall - San Francisco, CA
11/19/2016 The Regent - Los Angeles, CA
11/20/2016 Vinyl at Hard Rock Hotel - Las Vegas, NV
11/22/2016 Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
11/23/2016 Granada Theater - Lawrence, KS
11/25/2016 Gas Monkey Live - Dallas, TX
11/26/2016 Empire Control Room - Austin, TX
11/28/2016 State Theater - St Petersburg, FL
11/29/2016 Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
12/01/2016 Soundstage - Baltimore, MD
12/02/2016 Webster Hall - New York, NY
12/03/2016 Palladium - Worcester, MA
** with XANDRIA replacing ARKONA
VIP/Meet and Greet Bundles and upgrades are now on sale via SOUNDRINK. They will include the follow:
• Ticket to the show
• Meet & Greet plus photo opportunity with all the band members
• Separate signing cards of all band 6 band members
• Laminate + Lanyard
• Limited edition 7-inch vinyl with an exclusive (previously unreleased) song
• Exclusive VIP only tour shirt
• Early venue access
• Digital download of The Holographic Principle on release date
Holland's greatest symphonic metal band, EPICA, have finally put the last touches on their new upcoming studio album entitled The Holographic Principle. Once again it'll be released worldwide via Nuclear Blast Records. The album was produced with Joost van der Broek at Sandlane Recording Facilities. Mixing was handled by Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, DESTRUCTION). The cover artwork was created by Stefan Heilemann (www.heilemania.de).
The band commented:
"Our highly anticipated seventh studio album is a fact. The Holographic Principle feels to us like a true treasure, create
