Dutch symphonic metal giants EPICA have recorded their eighth album at Sandlane Recording Facilities in the Netherlands. In April, Mark Jansen was not able to travel to the Netherlands due to the Covid-19 travel restrictions. So he recorded his vocal parts in his home studio. Meanwhile in Sandlane Recording Facilities, Coen Janssen and producer Joost van den Broek were supervising the recordings of the backing vocals for EPICA#8.
In this episode you get a behind-the-scenes look how Mark, the choir and the backing vocals were recorded.
VLOG #9: https://youtu.be/whLMYkwyM04
Coen Janssen comments: "Besides Simone’s vocals, our music has a lot more voices to be heard! Of course there is Mark, growling away from Sicily due to him not being able to travel to the studio because of the pandemic. Next to the children’s choir we also have the ’normal’ choir again, giving us an even better performance than previous times. And just when you thought that was all, we squeeze in some awesome backing vocals by Linda and Marcela to complement Simone’s leads. Seeing everything coming together like this is the cherry on the cake of the recordings so enjoy the little snippets…. almost done :)"
EPICA's first new music is scheduled for release this fall through Nuclear Blast Records. In support of this the band will comprehensively tour Europe during the rescheduled ‘Epic Apocalypse’ co-headline tour with APOCALYPTICA and support act WHEEL.
LIVE DATES:
»The Epic Apocalypse Tour 2021« w/ APOCALYPTICA, WHEEL
- 01.03.2021 D Berlin – Columbiahalle *RESCHEDULED*
- 02.03.2021 D Leipzig - Haus Auensee *RESCHEDULED*
- 03.03.2021 D Hannover – Capitol *RESCHEDULED*
- 05.03.2021 CH Zurich – Komplex *RESCHEDULED*
- 06.03.2021 D Munich – Tonhalle *RESCHEDULED*
- 07.03.2021 I Milan - Fabrique *RESCHEDULED*
- 08.03.2021 CH Lausanne – Metropole *RESCHEDULED*
- 10.03.2021 HU Budapest - Barba Negra *RESCHEDULED*
- 11.03.2021 AT Vienna - Gasometer *RESCHEDULED*
- 12.03.2021 CZ Brno - Hala Vodova *RESCHEDULED*
- 13.03.2021 PL Warsaw – Progresja *RESCHEDULED*
- 14.03.2021 PL Gdansk - B90 *RESCHEDULED*
- 17.03.2021 D Hamburg – Docks *RESCHEDULED*
- 18.03.2021 DK Copenhagen - Amager Bio *RESCHEDULED*
- 20.03.2021 S Stockholm – Berns *RESCHEDULED*
- 21.03.2021 N Oslo – Sentrum *RESCHEDULED*
- 01.04.2021 FIN Helsinki - Ice Hall *RESCHEDULED*
- 07.04.2021 P Lisbon – Coliseum *RESCHEDULED*
- 08.04.2021 E Madrid - La Riviera *RESCHEDULED*
- 09.04.2021 E Murcia – Gamma *RESCHEDULED*
- 11.04.2021 E Barcelona – Razzmatazz *RESCHEDULED*
- 12.04.2021 F Toulouse – Bikini *RESCHEDULED*
- 13.04.2021 F Paris – Zenith *RESCHEDULED*
- 14.04.2021 B Brussel - Ancienne Belgique *RESCHEDULED*
- 16.04.2021 UK Nottingham - Rock City *NEW*
- 17.04.2021 UK Glasgow - O2 Academy *RESCHEDULED*
- 18.04.2021 UK Bristol - Anson Rooms *RESCHEDULED*
- 20.04.2021 D Cologne - Carlswerk Victoria *RESCHEDULED*
- 21.04.2021 D Ludwigsburg - MHP arena *RESCHEDULED*
- 22.04.2021 D Wiesbaden – Schlachthof *RESCHEDULED*
- 24.04.2021 LUX Luxembourg - Den Atelier *RESCHEDULED*
- 25.04.2021 NL Amsterdam - AFAS Live *RESCHEDULED*
- 27.04.2021 UK London – Roundhouse *RESCHEDULED*
- 28.04.2021 UK Manchester - O2 Academy *RESCHEDULED*
»An evening with EPICA« - Latin America
- 16.12.2021 CL Santiago - Teatro Caupolican *RESCHEDULED*
- 18.12.2021 EC Quito, - El Teleferico *RESCHEDULED*
- 19.12.2021 PE Lima - Centro de Convenciones Barranco *RESCHEDULED*
Tickets and VIP upgrades for all shows are available from www.epica.nl/tour