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EPICA Invite Fans To Vote On Final Guest Artist For Upcoming 10th Anniversary Show




Dutch symphonic rockers EPICA have issued the following update:


"We have invited already some very cool guests for the Retrospect
show (10 year anniversary with big orchestra and choir) on March 23rd.
We still want to add one more special guest (person) to the show. If you
are coming, or planning to come to Retrospect, who whould you like to
see on stage with Epica? Add your options/suggestions if you like here.





Epica's tour schedule is now as follows:


March

23 - Klokgebouw - Eindhoven, Netherlands (10th Anniversary Show)


April

11 - Yu Gong Live House - Beijing, China

13 - Mao Live House - Shanghai, China

14 - KHS Hall - Taipei, Taiwan

17 - Hi Fi - Brisbane, Australia

19 - Metro - Sydney, Australia

21 - Billboard - Melbourne, Australia


June

9 - Sonisphere - Amneville, France

30 - Graspop - Dessel, Belgium


July

14 - Masters Of Rock - Vizovice Czech Republic


Maria Voutyriadou and Dimitris Kontogeorgakos of Metal Kaoz recently
conducted an interview with Epica's mainman Mark Jansen, who talked
about the band's 10th anniversary show and upcoming album. An excerpt
follows:


Q: So, we saw a post in Facebook that you have already recorded the next album, is this correct?


A: "No, it is not recorded. We have been writing some songs and it’s
developing very well. We have about 10 songs but it’s still a lot of
work that needs to be done. And before entering the studio to record, it
will take a while since now we are very busy with the preparations of
the 10th anniversary show that we are going to do next year and that’s
going to take a lot of time as well."


Q: So are you talking about only music or do you have a concept already behind the upcoming Epica album to support it?


A: "So far it’s only music; we start now discussing some topics but that’s only in a premature phase."


Q: So there is no timetable about book a recording studio and I don’t know, stuff like that?


A: "No, we avoid using timetables too much because then you are
force to finish something. Also, inspiration comes when it comes. And
when you have to go to the studio, you need to have finished before, and
when you think we have only six great songs, you don’t want to record
because that’s could be eleven great songs as well."


Q: Any hints about the music?


A: "Well, it can still develop in many directions (laughs). We are still in the ‘developing’ process."





Q: OK. You talked about the 10th anniversary show; so how many songs are we talking about?


A: "We are thinking about a very long setlist, we don’t know exactly
how long it’s gonna be, but don’t be surprised if it’s gonna end up
like 3 hours or something like that. It’ll be a whole evening with
Epica."


Q: Wow! And I know you probably won’t tell me, but what about the guests?


A: "We are still working on that (laughs)... we have some guests in
mind, and one of them really wants to do it. But still has to wait for
his or her schedule (laughs)."


Q: So after this tour, we are talking about next year of course, you
are having the Australian live dates and then the anniversary show, and
then?


A: "First it’s the anniversary show and then it’s Australia. We are
also working on some Asian dates and then we want to do a lot of summer
festivals again."


Q: So, when does the recording of the new album fit in all of these?


A: "We have to see (laughs). Things go like they go; of course we
think about the schedule, but we don’t over-think it. Like I said,
inspiration comes and when the album is finished we will start recording
it. But we are not going to push it; take things step by step."


Read the entire interview at this location.