Another new song arises from the smoke of ‘The Alchemy Project’ – the new mini-album that releases November 11 through Atomic Fire Records and that they co-wrote and performed together with 13 bands and musicians. “The Great Tribulation” is at hand!
For this new single, that once again thematically dives into apocalyptic realms, Epica teamed up with none other than Italy’s Symphonic Tech Death pioneers, Fleshgod Apocalypse – a collaboration that some of you have been waiting for since they shared the stage with them on our North American Tour in 2016.
MARK JANSEN EXPLAINS HOW THE NEW SONG CAME TO LIFE:
“We know the guys and girl from Fleshgod Apocalypse already for quite a long time and toured together. There’s a lot of mutual respect for each other’s music, so when we approached them to work together on a track, they were right away enthusiastic. I did send them some very basic ideas I had for two songs, so they could pick what they liked the most. They ended up using all the ideas and combining them into one song. That was already very promising. From there on, we organized several sessions where we worked on the song together. The process was very smooth and very inspiring. I think the result is a perfect blend between both bands!”
On tour:
— NORTH AMERICA TOUR —
with SABATON
13.10.22 | The Fillmore | Minneapolis, MN | SOLD OUT!
15.10.22 | Aragon Ballroom | Chicago, IL
17.10.22 | Stage AE | Pittsburgh, PA
18.10.22 | The Fillmore | Philadelphia, PA
21.10.22 | MGM Music Hall | Boston, MA
22.10.22 | Place Bell Arena | Montreal, QC
23.10.22 | Hammerstein Ballroom | New York, NY
— ΩMEGA LATIN AMERICAN TOUR —
19.11.22 | Audio | São Paulo, BR
20.11.22 | Ópera de Arame | Curitiba, BR
22.11.22 | Teatro Flores | Buenos Aires, AR
24.11.22 | Teatro Caupolicán | Santiago, CL
26.11.22 | El Teleférico | Quito, EC
27.11.22 | Centro de Convenciones Barranco | Lima, PE
29.11.22 | Museo De Arte Marte | San Salvador, SV
02.12.22 | Hell and Heaven Festival | Toluca, MX
04.12.22 | Rock Al Parque| | Bogota, CL
— EPIC APOCALYPSE TOUR 2023 —
with APOCALYPTICA + WHEEL
08.01.23 | Compensa Concert Hall | Vilnius, LT
19.01.23 | Arena Riga | Riga, LV
20.01.23 | Saku Arena | Tallinn, EE
23.01.23 | Sentrum Scene | Oslo, NO
24.01.23 | Berns | Stockholm, SE
25.01.23 | Amager Bio | Copenhagen, DK
27.01.23 | AFAS | Amsterdam, NL
28.01.23 | Georg Elser Halle | Hamburg, DE
29.01.23 | AB | Brussels, BE
30.01.23 | O2 Academy | Bristol, UK
01.02.23 | Rock City | Nottingham, UK
02.02.23 | O2 Academy | Glasgow, UK
03.02.23 | Academy | Manchester, UK
04.02.23 | Roundhouse | London, UK
06.02.23 | Atelier | Luxemburg, LU
07.02.23 | Zenith | Paris, FR
08.02.23 | Le Bikini | Toulouse, FR
10.02.23 | Razzmatazz 1 | Barcelona, ES
11.02.23 | Gamma | Murcia, ES
12.02.23 | La Riviera | Madrid, ES
14.02.23 | Coliseum | Lisbon, PT
12.03.23 | Capitol | Hanover, DE
13.03.23 | Carlswerk Victoria | Cologne, DE
14.03.23 | Schlachthof | Wiesbaden, DE
15.03.23 | MHP Arena | Ludwigsburg, DE
17.03.23 | Komplex 457 | Zurich, CH
18.03.23 | Metropole | Lausanne, CH
19.03.23 | Fabrique | Milan, IT
20.03.23 | Tonhalle | Munich, DE
22.03.23 | Barba Negra | Budapest, HU
23.03.23 | Gasometer | Vienna, AT
24.03.23 | Hala Vodova | Brno, CZ
25.03.23 | Progresja | Warsaw, PL
27.03.23 | B90 | Gdansk, PL
28.03.23 | Columbiahalle | Berlin, DE
29.03.23 | Haus Auensee | Leipzig, DE
Epica - The Great Tribulation (feat. Fleshgod Apocalypse) (afr.link)
