Dutch symphonic rockers EPICA will release their new album, Requiem For The Indifferent, in Europe via Nuclear Blast on March 9th, 2012. The album will be released in North America on March 13th, 2012

Producer Sascha Paeth mixed the album at Gate Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany.

Says the band: "This title refers to the end of an era. Mankind can no longer stick their head in the sand for the things that are happening around us. We are facing many challenges. There is an enormous tension between different religions and cultures, wars, natural disasters and a huge financial crisis, which is getting out of control. More than ever we will need each other to overcome these problems. As we are all connected; the universe, earth, nature, animals and human beings, this period in time will be the prelude to the end for those who still don't want to, or simply won't see it. A Requiem For The Indifferent but also a possibility for a new beginning with great new chances!"

Epica will present this album to the public on March 16th at 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands. Tickets are still available but are going fast.

As previously reported, tickets for Epica's first show of 2012, taking place at Metropool in Hengelo, Netherlands, are now on sale here. REVAMP, featuring ex-AFTER FOREVER singer Floor Jansen, have been confirmed as support for the gig.

Epica's tour schedule is currently as follows:

January

12 - Metropool - Hengelo, The Netherlands
13 - Limburgzaal - Heerlen, The Netherlands

March

15 - Zeche - Bochum, Germany
16 - 013 - Tilburg, The Netherlands
29 - Substage - Karlsruhe, Germany
30 - Juzz Live Club - Andernach, Germany

31- Markthalle - Hamburg, Germany

April

13 - Transbordeur - Lyon, France
14 - Les Docks - Lausanne, Switzerland
16 - Orion - Rome, Italy
17 - Alcatraz - Milano, Italy
19 - Razzmatazz - Barcelona, Spain
20 - La Riviera - Madrid, Spain
21 - Incrivel Almadense - Lisbon, Portugal
22 - Hard Club - Porto, Portugal
24 - Bikini - Toulouse, France
25 - Theatre Barbey - Bordeaux, France
27 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland
28 - Stadthalle - Langen, Germany
29 - Bataclan - Paris, France