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EPICA To Stream Music From The Classical Conspiracy Today; New Amsterdam Date Announced



Today, Friday April 17th, starting at 6 PM (CET) at EPICA’s MySpace page, the band is giving their fans the chance to listen to two exclusive medleys containing songs from the upcoming live album Classical Conspiracy, due May 8th via Nuclear Blast.

The album was recorded in Hungary in Miskolc, in June 2008. The band performed their two sets with a 40-piece orchestra and a 30-piece choir. The first set contains metal adaptations of classical and film music, the second set contained highlights of their own repertoire.

The Classical Conspiracy (artwork pictured) features the following tracklisting:

CD1 - 'Palladium', 'Dies Irae', 'Ombra Mai Fu', 'Adagio', 'Spiderman Medley', 'Presto', 'Montagues & Capulets', 'The Imperial March', 'Stabat Mater Dolorosa', 'Unholy Trinity', 'In The Hall Of The Mountain King', 'Pirates Of The Caribbean', 'Indigo', 'The Last Crusade', 'Sensorium', 'Quietus', 'Chasing The Dragon', 'Feint'.

CD2 - 'Never Enough', 'Beyond Belief', 'Cry For The Moon', 'Safeguard To Paradise', 'Blank Infinity', 'Living A Lie', 'The Phantom Agony', 'Sancta Terra', 'Illusive Consensus', 'Consign To Oblivion'.

As a tribute to one of the most popular bands from Holland, DE HEIDEROOSJES, Epica has recorded a cover song for the compilation that will be released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of De Heideroosjes. The album will be out in June.
Furthermore, Jägermeister teamed up with Epica and the first thing they did was a photo shoot to present the new lineup of the band, with their new guitar player Isaac Delahaye.

Go here to check out some promo photos.

In the meantime Epica has locked themselves in Gatestudio in Wolfsburg to record their new album, which is scheduled to be released in the fall of 2009.

Watch some videos of the recording process of the new studio album here.

In an update, the band report: "Epica will perform in one of the most beautiful dutch venues: Paradiso! The show will take place on Saturday, October 10th. The pre-sales will start at on April 25th of April. Be sure to get your tickets in time. Try outs for the new album will take place in Escape - Veenendaal and Vera - Groningen."

EPICA - The Classical Conspiracy Available For Pre-Order, Two Medley Clips Online

Posted on Friday, May 01, 2009 at 06:07:47 EST

EPICA's new classical live album The Classical Conspiracy is now available for pre-order via the band's online shop. Go to this location for details. It is due for a may 8th release through Nuclear Blast.

Two medleys are currentyl available via the following links



Classical Medley

Epica Medley

The Classical Conspiracy (artwork pictured) features the following tracklisting:

CD1 - 'Palladium', 'Dies Irae', 'Ombra Mai Fu', 'Adagio', 'Spiderman Medley', 'Presto', 'Montagues & Capulets', 'The Imperial March', 'Stabat Mater Dolorosa', 'Unholy Trinity', 'In The Hall Of The Mountain King', 'Pirates Of The Caribbean', 'Indigo', 'The Last Crusade', 'Sensorium', 'Quietus', 'Chasing The Dragon', 'Feint'.

CD2 - 'Never Enough', 'Beyond Belief', 'Cry For The Moon', 'Safeguard To Paradise', 'Blank Infinity', 'Living A Lie', 'The Phantom Agony', 'Sancta Terra', 'Illusive Consensus', 'Consign To Oblivion'.



Epica - Never Enough

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pdp4p7kcGI&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebravewords%2Ecom%2Fnews%2F112530&feature=player_embedded

Epica - The Phantom Agony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n8lcoG_oB4&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebravewords%2Ecom%2Fnews%2F112530&feature=player_embedded


As previously reported, BW&BK scribe Carl Begai recently spoke with Epica vocalist Simone Simons about the The Classical Conspiracy. An excerpt from the story appears below.

"We discussed the set with the organizer," says Simons, "and he asked that we work things out so there weren’t too many grunting vocals because the Epica show was only one part of a classical music festival. People who weren’t familiar with metal would be attending and the fear was they’d be shitting their pants (laughs). We couldn’t do some songs, and others we had to rearrange. We even had one of the tenors from the choir added to 'Consign To Oblivion' in place of Mark’s (Jansen/guitars) vocals, but it didn’t sound that great so we decided to do it ourselves. That’s a song that we had to have in there because we’ve been using it to end our shows for years, and if it wasn’t there I think things would have felt incomplete."

"The funny thing is that there were chairs in the hall so people had to sit down, but the fans only stayed seated for a minute or two. They wanted to take pictures and shoot video, but the classical fans who were unfamiliar with Epica stayed sitting, so I think it was a bit uncomfortable for them. But as far as I know everyone was pleasantly surprised to hear Epica play 100% live."

Go to this location for the complete story.

EPICA - The Classical Conspiracy Hits The Charts In Holland And Belgium, Album Reviews Online







EPICA have issued the following update:

"The Classical Conspiracy made it to the 23rd position on the official Dutch album charts. We also entered the Belgian charts at #100. The album will be released in the USA on May 19th.

We've also added a lot of reviews to the media section about the Classical Conspiracy."

As previously reported, two medleys from The Classical Conspiracy are currently available via the following links:

Classical Medley

Epica Medley

The Classical Conspiracy features the following tracklisting:



CD1 - 'Palladium', 'Dies Irae', 'Ombra Mai Fu', 'Adagio', 'Spiderman Medley', 'Presto', 'Montagues & Capulets', 'The Imperial March', 'Stabat Mater Dolorosa', 'Unholy Trinity', 'In The Hall Of The Mountain King', 'Pirates Of The Caribbean', 'Indigo', 'The Last Crusade', 'Sensorium', 'Quietus', 'Chasing The Dragon', 'Feint'.

CD2 - 'Never Enough', 'Beyond Belief', 'Cry For The Moon', 'Safeguard To Paradise', 'Blank Infinity', 'Living A Lie', 'The Phantom Agony', 'Sancta Terra', 'Illusive Consensus', 'Consign To Oblivion'.

BW&BK scribe Carl Begai recently spoke with Epica vocalist Simone Simons about the album. An excerpt from the story appears below.

"We discussed the set with the organizer," says Simons, "and he asked that we work things out so there weren’t too many grunting vocals because the Epica show was only one part of a classical music festival. People who weren’t familiar with metal would be attending and the fear was they’d be shitting their pants (laughs). We couldn’t do some songs, and others we had to rearrange. We even had one of the tenors from the choir added to 'Consign To Oblivion' in place of Mark’s (Jansen/guitars) vocals, but it didn’t sound that great so we decided to do it ourselves. That’s a song that we had to have in there because we’ve been using it to end our shows for years, and if it wasn’t there I think things would have felt incomplete."

"The funny thing is that there were chairs in the hall so people had to sit down, but the fans only stayed seated for a minute or two. They wanted to take pictures and shoot video, but the classical fans who were unfamiliar with Epica stayed sitting, so I think it was a bit uncomfortable for them. But as far as I know everyone was pleasantly surprised to hear Epica play 100% live."

Go to this location for the complete story.

EPICA - The Classical Conspiracy Enters Billboard's Heatseekers Chart

EPICA's new live album, The Classical Conspiracy, has laned at #75 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart. The Heatseekers lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of the Billboard 200.

As previously reported, The Classical Conspiracy entered the charts in Switzerland, France and the French-speaking part of Belgium this week. Details are as follows




Switzerland -- #81 (weeks: 1)
France -- #43 (weeks: 1)
Holland -- #23 (weeks: 2)
Belgium -- #82 (weeks: 2)
Belgium -- #58 (weeks: 1)

EPICA - New Promo Photo Unveiled


EPICA have unveiled a new promo shot for their forthcoming album, due out in October via Nuclear Blast. Click the image below for a larger version.



As previously reported, Epica's new live album The Classical Conspiracy has landed at #75 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart. The Heatseekers lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of the Billboard 200.