EPICA’s ‘Missing Vocals’ Mystery

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA are offering their song
“Serenade Of Self-Destruction” “Requiem For The Indifferent”, which was released on March 9 in Europe and four days later in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany under the watchful eye of Sascha Paeth.

Commented the band: “We’re very happy that our album, ‘Requiem For The Indifferent’, is out in the open, as a result of 2.5 years of passionate and hard work. However, as you may have noticed, ‘Serenade Of Self-Destruction’, the last song of the album, is missing some vocals. Somehow the instrumental version of the song ended up on the master of the full album and this didn’t get noticed before the actual release. Everybody involved in making and producing the album has given everything to get the best possible result, so we can’t blame anyone for this. We know that this is a mistake which wasn’t made on purpose. As we don’t want to disappoint any of our beloved fans, we are trying everything in our power to solve this issue.

“To get all the songs in their complete form and enjoy the new album fully, Nuclear Blast has released the full version of ‘Serenade Of Self-Destruction’ as a digital download. You can get the full song here.

“Seen from the bright side, everybody who gets the current CD will have a unique first pressing, which might end up being a collector’s item.”

Source: Blabbermouth.net