It might be the best part of four years since Epica released their last album, Ωmega, but the symphonic metal stars have certainly not been idle. There was a lockdown livestream and a guest star-packed EP in The Alchemy Project. They’ve toured the world, played shows with Metallica, released a live album and an EP, and celebrated their 20th anniversary as a band. More recently, they played an orchestral ‘Symphonic Synergy’ show in Amsterdam, withanother to come in Mexico.
Singer Simone Simons also released debut solo album Vermillion in August, but she tells us why returning to the studio with Epica is always a magical experience…
