Epica is right here to convey you all of the massively orchestral metallic you may need immediately with their new single “Cross The Divide”. Maybe a bit an excessive amount of – the orchestral bits on this music actually overtake the band behind it at factors, huh? The only comes from Epica‘s upcoming document Aspiral, due out April 11.
Aspiral‘s title was taken from the eponymous bronze sculpture made by Polish sculptor and painter Stanisław Szukalski again in 1965. So not solely do you get a strong monitor to take a look at immediately, however you get a little bit of an artwork historical past lesson alongside it! Everybody wins!
Aspiral was recorded at Sandlane Studios, combined and produced by Joost van den Broek, and options cowl paintings by Hedi Xandt (Rammstein, Ghost, Parkway Drive). Particular editions of the album additionally embody the BluRay and audio recordings of Epica‘s full monumental Symphonic Synergy efficiency in Amsterdam that the band recorded in 2024, with an orchestra and choir. Aspiral runs as follows:
- “Cross the Divide”
- “Arcana”
- “Darkness Dies in Gentle — A New Age Dawns Half VII”
- “Obsidian Coronary heart”
- “Battle to Survive – The Overview Impact”
- “Metanoia – A New Age Dawns Half VIII”
- “T.I.M.E.”
- Apparition”
- “Eye of the Storm”
- “The Grand Saga of Existence — A New Age Dawns Half IX”
- “Aspiral”
Pre-orders for Aspiral are available here.
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