Dutch symphonic metal heavyweights EPICA announce their first-ever streaming event titled Ωmega Alive. The universal streaming event will mark the band’s triumphant return to the stage to perform for the first time in support of their latest album Ωmega, their eighth full-length release the band’s first album in five years.
Ωmega Alive will be streamed on Saturday, June 12 at 12:00 PM PST / 3:00 PM EST / 21:00 CEST and will be available on demand for 72 hours. Early bird tickets and exclusive bundles are on sale now at http://www.EpicaStream.com
Watch the trailer here:
This one-of-a-kind online event will be the band’s most explosive performance to date with an enormous production on an ever-evolving stage setting that’s full of visual surprises. It will see the band perform songs from Ωmega for the first time ever, along with the band’s most popular songs and some other surprises.
Says EPICA keyboardist, and the mastermind behind the event, Coen Janssen: “After releasing our new album Ωmega, we found ourselves with great new songs aching to be played live, but without a stage to perform them on. We still wanted to give our fans the best possible release show like we always do, so together with Jens de Vos from Panda Productions we came up with a way to bring the EPICA experience into the homes of the fans all over the world. Ωmega Alive is EPICA’s biggest show ever, and I can’t be more proud of what it has become! We went all out on everything we have to offer and I can tell you it is one massive audio-visual spectacle! Immerse yourself in the world of EPICA and join us in Ωmega Alive!”
The wait is finally over! Dutch Symphonic metallers EPICA have released their new album ‘Ωmega’! To celebrate the release day, EPICA present a brandnew video for the song‘Skeleton Key’:
“Welcome to the ‘Skeleton Key’ multi-layered dreamworld. Don’t forget to bring your Skeleton Key to unlock all the secrets within yourself! I hope this song will haunt you until we can see each other again” says vocalist Simone Simons.
The upcoming Epic Apocalypse Tour featuring Dutch Symphonic titans EPICA and Finnish Cello masters APOCALYPTICA and support from prog metallers WHEEL has been postponed to beginning of 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic. The tour will kick off on 6th January 2022 in Leipzig and the bands will perform all over Europe.
LIVE DATES:
03.06.2021 TR Istanbul – Kucukciftlik Park 04–05.06.2021 RO Bucharest – Maximum Rock Festival 02.07.2021 NL Dokkum – Dokk’em Open Air 03.07.2021 IT Verona – Rock The Castle 14–16.07.2021 AT Leoben – Area 53 15–16.07.2021 DE Balingen – Bang Your Head 22–24.07.2021 FIN Laukaa – John Smith Rock Festival 05–07.08.2021 ES Villena – Leyendas del Rock 12–15.08.2021 BE Kortrijk – Alcatraz
07.12.2021 BR Porto Alegre – Opiniao 08.12.2021 BR Curitiba – Tork ’n’ Roll 10.12.2021 BR Brasília – Toinha 11.12.2021 BR Sao Paulo – Audio Club 12.12.2021 BR Rio de Janeiro – Circo Voador
»An evening with EPICA« – Latin America 16.12.2021 CL Santiago – Teatro Caupolican 18.12.2021 EC Quito, – El Teleferico 19.12.2021 PE Lima – Centro de Convenciones Barranco
»The Epic Apocalypse Tour 2022« w/ APOCALYPTICA, WHEEL 06.01.2022 DE Leipzig – Haus Auensee 07.01.2022 DE Berlin – Columbiahalle 08.01.2022 PL Gdansk – B90 09.01.2022 PL Warsaw – Progresja 11.01.2022 AT Vienna – Gasometer 12.01.2022 CZ Brno – Hala vodova 13.01.2022 HU Budapest – Barba Negra 15.01.2022 DE Munich – Tonhalle 16.01.2022 I Milan – Fabrique 17.01.2022 CH Lausanne – Metropole 18.01.2022 CH Zurich – Komplex 20.01.2022 DE Wiesbaden – Schlachthof 21.01.2022 DE Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena 22.01.2022 LUX Luxembourg – Den Atelier 23.01.2022 DE Hannover – Capitol 25.02.2022 FIN Helsinki – IceHall 27.02.2022 NO Oslo – Sentrum 28.02.2022 SE Stockholm – Berns 02.03.2022 DK Copenhagen – Amager Bio 03.03.2022 DE Hamburg – Docks 04.03.2022 NL Amsterdam – AFAS Live 05.03.2022 DE Cologne – Carlswerk Victoria 07.03.2022 BE Brussel – Ancienne Belgique 08.03.2022 UK Nottingham – Rock City 09.03.2022 UK Glasgow – O2 Academy 10.03.2022 UK Manchester – Academy 12.03.2022 UK Bristol – O2 Academy 13.03.2022 UK London – Roundhouse 14.03.2022 F Paris – Zenith 15.03.2022 F Toulouse – Bikini 17.03.2022 ES Barcelona – Razzmatazz 1 18.03.2022 ES Murcia – Gamma 19.03.2022 ES Madrid – La Riviera 20.03.2022 P Lisbon – Coliseum
Tickets and VIP upgrades for all shows are available from www.epica.nl/tour
Dutch Symphonic metal band EPICA will release their new album ‘Ωmega’ on February 26th through Nuclear Blast. Today the band reveals a music video for an acoustic version of the title track, named ‘Omegacoustic’.
“It’s always a lot of fun to work on acoustic versions of new songs. For this one, I stripped down the title song of our upcoming album and wanted to give it an uplifting country vibe. Also, it’s the first time we are releasing an acoustic version before the actual album version! I absolutely can’t wait for you to discover the original. Hang on, the 26th is coming!”, comments guitarist Isaac Delahaye.
The upcoming Epic Apocalypse Tour featuring Dutch Symphonic titans EPICA and Finnish Cello masters APOCALYPTICA and support from prog metallers WHEEL has been postponed to beginning of 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic. The tour will kick off on 6th January 2022 in Leipzig and the bands will perform all over Europe.
LIVE DATES:
03.06.2021 TR Istanbul – Kucukciftlik Park 04–05.06.2021 RO Bucharest – Maximum Rock Festival 02.07.2021 NL Dokkum – Dokk’em Open Air 03.07.2021 IT Verona – Rock The Castle 14–16.07.2021 AT Leoben – Area 53 15–16.07.2021 DE Balingen – Bang Your Head 22–24.07.2021 FIN Laukaa – John Smith Rock Festival 05–07.08.2021 ES Villena – Leyendas del Rock 12–15.08.2021 BE Kortrijk – Alcatraz
»The Epic Apocalypse Tour 2022« w/ APOCALYPTICA, WHEEL 06.01.2022 DE Leipzig – Haus Auensee 07.01.2022 DE Berlin – Columbiahalle 08.01.2022 PL Gdansk – B90 09.01.2022 PL Warsaw – Progresja 11.01.2022 AT Vienna – Gasometer 12.01.2022 CZ Brno – Hala vodova 13.01.2022 HU Budapest – Barba Negra 15.01.2022 DE Munich – Tonhalle 16.01.2022 I Milan – Fabrique 17.01.2022 CH Lausanne – Metropole 18.01.2022 CH Zurich – Komplex 20.01.2022 DE Wiesbaden – Schlachthof 21.01.2022 DE Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena 22.01.2022 LUX Luxembourg – Den Atelier 23.01.2022 DE Hannover – Capitol 25.02.2022 FIN Helsinki – IceHall 27.02.2022 NO Oslo – Sentrum 28.02.2022 SE Stockholm – Berns 02.03.2022 DK Copenhagen – Amager Bio 03.03.2022 DE Hamburg – Docks 04.03.2022 NL Amsterdam – AFAS Live 05.03.2022 DE Cologne – Carlswerk Victoria 07.03.2022 BE Brussel – Ancienne Belgique 08.03.2022 UK Nottingham – Rock City 09.03.2022 UK Glasgow – O2 Academy 10.03.2022 UK Manchester – Academy 12.03.2022 UK Bristol – O2 Academy 13.03.2022 UK London – Roundhouse 14.03.2022 F Paris – Zenith 15.03.2022 F Toulouse – Bikini 17.03.2022 ES Barcelona – Razzmatazz 1 18.03.2022 ES Murcia – Gamma 19.03.2022 ES Madrid – La Riviera 20.03.2022 P Lisbon – Coliseum
»An evening with EPICA« – Latin America 16.12.2021 CL Santiago – Teatro Caupolican 18.12.2021 EC Quito, – El Teleferico 19.12.2021 PE Lima – Centro de Convenciones Barranco
Dutch symphonic metal giants EPICA recently announced the release of their new album “Omega”, out on February 26th 2021 via Nuclear Blast. “Omega” is the band’s first studio album in five years. Recently, the band have released a music video for their mesmerizing third single, the ballad ‘Rivers’ and today, they reveal their 13th vlog episode, discussing the single more in-depth.
Simone Simons comments: “‘Rivers’ is written by Rob van der Loo. A beautiful, intimate ballad that I immediately felt a connection with. Writing the lyrics for ‘Rivers’ went really fast. A fun fact is that the working title was ‘Rivers’ and there was no other name that fit the song better. Normally we change the working titles of the songs, but not in this case. The video recordings took place in Esslingen, Germany. Jens de Vos and I spent one day in the studio for the video recordings. It was a messy shoot with all the glitter and water, but the result is worth it!`“
The upcoming Epic Apocalypse Tour featuring Dutch Symphonic titans EPICA and Finnish Cello masters APOCALYPTICA and support from prog metallers WHEEL has been postponed to beginning of 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic. The tour will kick off on 6th January 2022 in Leipzig and the bands will perform all over Europe.
LIVE DATES:
03.06.2021 TR Istanbul – Kucukciftlik Park 04–05.06.2021 RO Bucharest – Maximum Rock Festival 02.07.2021 NL Dokkum – Dokk’em Open Air 03.07.2021 IT Verona – Rock The Castle 14–16.07.2021 AT Leoben – Area 53 15–16.07.2021 DE Balingen – Bang Your Head 22–24.07.2021 FIN Laukaa – John Smith Rock Festival 05–07.08.2021 ES Villena – Leyendas del Rock 12–15.08.2021 BE Kortrijk – Alcatraz
»The Epic Apocalypse Tour 2022« w/ APOCALYPTICA, WHEEL 06.01.2022 DE Leipzig – Haus Auensee 07.01.2022 DE Berlin – Columbiahalle 08.01.2022 PL Gdansk – B90 09.01.2022 PL Warsaw – Progresja 11.01.2022 AT Vienna – Gasometer 12.01.2022 CZ Brno – Hala vodova 13.01.2022 HU Budapest – Barba Negra 15.01.2022 DE Munich – Tonhalle 16.01.2022 I Milan – Fabrique 17.01.2022 CH Lausanne – Metropole 18.01.2022 CH Zurich – Komplex 20.01.2022 DE Wiesbaden – Schlachthof 21.01.2022 DE Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena 22.01.2022 LUX Luxembourg – Den Atelier 23.01.2022 DE Hannover – Capitol 25.02.2022 FIN Helsinki – IceHall 27.02.2022 NO Oslo – Sentrum 28.02.2022 SE Stockholm – Berns 02.03.2022 DK Copenhagen – Amager Bio 03.03.2022 DE Hamburg – Docks 04.03.2022 NL Amsterdam – AFAS Live 05.03.2022 DE Cologne – Carlswerk Victoria 07.03.2022 BE Brussel – Ancienne Belgique 08.03.2022 UK Nottingham – Rock City 09.03.2022 UK Glasgow – O2 Academy 10.03.2022 UK Manchester – Academy 12.03.2022 UK Bristol – O2 Academy 13.03.2022 UK London – Roundhouse 14.03.2022 F Paris – Zenith 15.03.2022 F Toulouse – Bikini 17.03.2022 ES Barcelona – Razzmatazz 1 18.03.2022 ES Murcia – Gamma 19.03.2022 ES Madrid – La Riviera 20.03.2022 P Lisbon – Coliseum
»An evening with EPICA« – Latin America 16.12.2021 CL Santiago – Teatro Caupolican 18.12.2021 EC Quito, – El Teleferico 19.12.2021 PE Lima – Centro de Convenciones Barranco Tickets and VIP upgrades for all shows are available from www.epica.nl/tour
Dutch symphonic metal giants EPICA recently announced the release of their new album “Omega”, out on February 26th 2021 via Nuclear Blast. “Omega” is the band’s first studio album in five years. Today, the band release a music video for their mesmerizing third single, the ballad ‘Rivers’.
“Our third single has arrived! ‘Rivers’ symbolizes the calmness and at the same time the uncertainty in life, the ebb and flow. The calm water represents peace, and a strong river stream means that you have to face challenges and swim against the tide of life”, comments Simone Simons.
The upcoming Epic Apocalypse Tour featuring Dutch Symphonic titans EPICA and Finnish Cello masters APOCALYPTICA and support from prog metallers WHEEL has been postponed to beginning of 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic. The tour will kick off on 6th January 2022 in Leipzig and the bands will perform all over Europe.
LIVE DATES: 03.06.2021 TR Istanbul – Kucukciftlik Park 04–05.06.2021 RO Bucharest – Maximum Rock Festival 02.07.2021 NL Dokkum – Dokk’em Open Air 03.07.2021 IT Verona – Rock The Castle 14–16.07.2021 AT Leoben – Area 53 15–16.07.2021 DE Balingen – Bang Your Head 22–24.07.2021 FIN Laukaa – John Smith Rock Festival 05–07.08.2021 ES Villena – Leyendas del Rock 12–15.08.2021 BE Kortrijk – Alcatraz
»The Epic Apocalypse Tour 2022« w/ APOCALYPTICA, WHEEL 06.01.2022 DE Leipzig – Haus Auensee 07.01.2022 DE Berlin – Columbiahalle 08.01.2022 PL Gdansk – B90 09.01.2022 PL Warsaw – Progresja 11.01.2022 AT Vienna – Gasometer 12.01.2022 CZ Brno – Hala vodova 13.01.2022 HU Budapest – Barba Negra 15.01.2022 DE Munich – Tonhalle 16.01.2022 I Milan – Fabrique 17.01.2022 CH Lausanne – Metropole 18.01.2022 CH Zurich – Komplex 20.01.2022 DE Wiesbaden – Schlachthof 21.01.2022 DE Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena 22.01.2022 LUX Luxembourg – Den Atelier 23.01.2022 DE Hannover – Capitol 25.02.2022 FIN Helsinki – IceHall 27.02.2022 NO Oslo – Sentrum 28.02.2022 SE Stockholm – Berns 02.03.2022 DK Copenhagen – Amager Bio 03.03.2022 DE Hamburg – Docks 04.03.2022 NL Amsterdam – AFAS Live 05.03.2022 DE Cologne – Carlswerk Victoria 07.03.2022 BE Brussel – Ancienne Belgique 08.03.2022 UK Nottingham – Rock City 09.03.2022 UK Glasgow – O2 Academy 10.03.2022 UK Manchester – Academy 12.03.2022 UK Bristol – O2 Academy 13.03.2022 UK London – Roundhouse 14.03.2022 F Paris – Zenith 15.03.2022 F Toulouse – Bikini 17.03.2022 ES Barcelona – Razzmatazz 1 18.03.2022 ES Murcia – Gamma 19.03.2022 ES Madrid – La Riviera 20.03.2022 P Lisbon – Coliseum
»An evening with EPICA« – Latin America 16.12.2021 CL Santiago – Teatro Caupolican 18.12.2021 EC Quito, – El Teleferico 19.12.2021 PE Lima – Centro de Convenciones Barranco
Dutch symphonic metal giants EPICA recently announced the release of their new album “Omega”, out on February 26th 2021 via Nuclear Blast. “Omega” is the band’s first studio album in five years. Last month, EPICA also revealed the first single and video clip from the album, titled ‘Abyss Of Time’, which was viewed on YouTube over a million times within its first week. Today, the band reveal a video for an acoustic version of that single.
Keyboarder Coen Janssen comments: “For the Omega release we rewrote 4 songs into acoustic versions. This is our way of relaxing after a period of working hard and intense on heavy music. Being able to wind down and see if the songs still ‘work’ without all the bombast feels like coming home. It also enables us to explore other musical styles than metal and challenges us to be creative in a different way than we are used to. Enjoy our first single “Abyss of Time” as if it was played in an Irish Pub while enjoying a nice pint with all your friends!!”
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