Dutch symphonic rockers EPICA will release their new album, Requiem For The Indifferent, in Europe via Nuclear Blast on March 9th and in North America on March 13th, 2012. They have issued the following update:

"At this moment, Sascha (Paeth/producer) is mixing the bonus tracks for the new album. The album itself contains 73 minutes of epic metal, so there was no more room for some other songs. We'll keep you posted.

Three quarters of all tickets of our CD release party at 013 in Tilburg are sold already! So pretty soon it will be a sold out one. The show will be March 16th and besides the new album we'll also play many old songs. If you don't have your ticket yet, you can order it here."

Epica recently unveiled the artwork for the album, found below, and revealed the tracklist:

'Karma'

'Monopoly On Truth'

'Storm The Sorrow'

'Delirium'

'Internal Warfare'

'Requiem For The Indifferent'

'Anima'

'Guilty Demeanor'

'Deep Water Horizon'

'Stay The Course'

'Deter The Tyrant'

'Avalanche'

'Serenade Of Self-Destruction'

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!"

Their 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