Ever onward, ever upward: In the 20 years of their existence, EPICA has never shied away from challenges, weathered every storm and pushed the symphonic metal genre to heights no one would ever have dared to believe. Since 2002, the band led by metal world star Simone Simons and her longtime musical partner Mark Jansen has released eight highly innovative and cinematic albums, toured the world multiple times, and forever left their mark as one of the most prolific and admired success stories in the world of heavy metal.

Epica - the quintessential Symphonic Metal act – is poised to release its latest evolutionary gem entitled "The Holographic Principl"e. Die-hard fans of the band will certainly not be disappointed, and Epica weaves enough conventional elements into its sonic tapestry that their seventh studio release will garner a large number of new supporters. Full of traditional bombast and fire, "The Holographic Principle" will stand as one of Epica’s strongest symphonic outings, yet there are countless passages that will appeal to fans of Classical, Orchestral, Operatic, and almost every other Metal genre.

Monumental isn’t even a word strong enough to describe the new Epica offering Omega, the first collection of all-new material in five long years. On their eighth full-length, the Dutch symphonic metal titans go all cinemascope, in a stunt both effortlessly and cunningly unleashing their biggest, grandest, flashiest opus yet.