At end of 2019, Dutch symphonic metal giants EPICA entered Sandlane Recording Facilities in the Netherlands to record their eighth album.
In April, after having recorded a full orchestra already, the band recorded lots of additional instruments and flavours to be included on the upcoming EPICA album.
In the sixth Studio Vlog episode, you will get a behind-the-scenes look at these recording sessions.
VLOG #6:
Coen Janssen comments: ‘To complement the full symphonic orchestra, our songs of course need the grand piano! Always a pleasure to record this wonderful instrument at Sandlane Recording Facilities. We also invited Jeroen Goosens again to play some beautiful ethnic wind instruments for an incomparable atmosphere! To top it all of we filled Sandlane with a truckload of percussion again and had an absolute blast. These are all cherries on the cake for me and I hope the result tastes like it too ;)!‘
EPICA new album is scheduled for release this fall through Nuclear Blast Records. In support of this album the band will comprehensively tour Europe during the ‘Epic Apocalypse’ co-headline tour with APOCALYPTICA and support-act WHEEL.
LIVE DATES:
»Design Your Universe« – 10th Anniversary Shows – Latin America
03.09.2020 CL Santiago – Teatro Caupolican *RESCHEDULED*
05.09.2020 EC Quito, – El Teleferico *RESCHEDULED*
06.09.2020 PE Lima – Centro de Convenciones Barranco *RESCHEDULED*
»The Epic Apocalypse Tour 2020«
w/ APOCALYPTICA, WHEEL
21.10.2020 CH Zurich – Komplex
22.10.2020 CH Lausanne – Komplex
23.10.2020 IT Milan – Fabrique
25.10.2020 HU Budapest – Barba Negra
26.10.2020 CZ Brno – Hala vodova
27.10.2020 D Munich – Tonhalle
29.10.2020 S Stockholm – Berns
30.10.2020 N Oslo – Sentrum
31.10.2020 DK Copenhagen – Amager bio
02.11.2020 D Hannover – Capitol
03.11.2020 D Hamburg – Docks
04.11.2020 D Berlin – Columbiahalle
06.11.2020 PL Warsaw – Progresja
08.11.2020 D Leipzig – Haus Auensee
09.11.2020 AT Vienna – Gasometer
21.11.2020 Fi Helsinki- Ice Hall
26.11.2020 P Lisbon – Coliseum
28.11.2020 E Murcia – Gamma
29.11.2020 E Madrid – La Riviera
30.11.2020 E Barcelona – Razzmatazz
01.12.2020 F Toulouse – Bikini
03.12.2020 F Paris – Zenith
04.12.2020 BE Brussels – AB
05.12.2020 UK London – Roundhouse
07.12.2020 UK Bristol – O2 Academy
08.12.2020 UK Glasgow – O2 Academy
09.12.2020 UK Manchester – Academy
11.12.2020 NL Amsterdam – AFAS Live
12.12.2020 LUX Luxembourg – Den atelier
15.12.2020 D Cologne – Carlswerk Victoria
16.12.2020 D Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
17.12.2020 D Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena
Tickets and VIP upgrades for all shows are available from www.epica.nl/tour
ICYMI:
Studio Vlog #1: https://youtu.be/JQECj9jbQ_U
Studio Vlog #2: https://youtu.be/P8tbDNzOLSQ
Studio Vlog #3: https://youtu.be/CpUpIlelrv8
Studio Vlog #4: https://youtu.be/GMgMWthA-ps
Studio Vlog #5: https://youtu.be/ccjqVvaMTD4
EPICA is:
Simone Simons | vocals
Isaac Delahaye | guitars
Mark Jansen | guitars, grunts, screams
Coen Janssen | synths, piano
Ariën van Weesenbeek | drums
Rob van der Loo | bass
