Rob van der Loo

MAIN STAGE 02 SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 FROM 19:40 TO 20:40 Ever since EPICA emerged on the scene at the end of 2002, the band has been living in a whirlwind of studio recordings, interviews, screaming fan and intense live performances. EPICA seemed to have found the perfect musical mixture between classical and heavy music. With every new album the Dutch band pushes the boundaries by reinventing their distinctive style, and nothing seems to stop them on their rise to the top. From Simone Simons' angelic opera vocals to Mark Jansen's death grunts and the classical composition playing alongside the rocking riffs and great drumming, it’s all top-notch.

The band announced on their official website that on March 23, 2013, they would celebrate the 10th anniversary of Epica in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The concert which would be called Retrospect, would be held in Klokgebouw with a 70-piece orchestra, choirs, international guests and many special effects. The band invited the Hungarian Remenyi Ede Chamber Orchestra and the Choir of Miskolc National Theatre to this show as they were the same orchestra that accompanied Epica in the recording of the live album The Classical Conspiracy.

The worldwide streaming event brought to life by 75 artists and crew members, a show that became the biggest concert event in the band's 19-year-long history.

Recorded Live at Sport Campus Lange Munte, Kortrijk, Belgium Tracklist: Alpha – Anteludium Abyss of Time – Countdown to Singularity Freedom – The Wolves Within Victims of Contingency Storm the Sorrow Unchain Utopia Kingdom of Heaven Part 3 – The Antediluvian Universe The Skeleton Key Omega – Sovereign of the Sun Spheres The Obsessive Devotion Beyond the Matrix Design Your Universe

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Epica - Wacken Open Air

Festival Live Open Air At Wacken 2018 Germany

Dutch band Epica returns to Hellfest to present Omega, a new album showing off their inimitable symphonic heavy metal sound.