Dutch symphonic rockers EPICA have checked in with the following update:

"As 2012 will be a very busy Epica year, there won't be many opportunities left to see MAYAN (featuring guitarist Mark Jansen) live. Some of the very few are coming up:

January

6 - P60 - Amstelveen, The Netherlands
7 - Estrado - Harderwijk, The Netherlands

We hope to see some of you there and to all the others see you on the road for Epica's Requiem For The Indifferent World Tour 2012!"

MaYan's debut album, Quarterpast, was released in North America on July 12th, and in Europe on May 20th via Nuclear Blast Records. The tracks ‘Celibate Aphrodite’ and ‘Drown The Demon’ can be heard on the band’s Facebook page.

Quarterpast features guest vocalists Epica’s Simone Simons, Floor Jansen (REVAMP, ex-After Forever), Henning Basse (SONS OF SEASONS), and soprano Laura Macrì.

As previously reported, Epica are putting the setlist for their upcoming European tour to a vote. Fans are invited to place their votes for songs from the band's catalogue here; they will be added to a set featuring new material from their forthcoming album, Requiem For The Indifferent.

As previously reported, Epica have added more dates to their European tour schedule in support of their new album. The new block of dates runs from May 10th - 20th.

The complete schedule is 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

May

10 - Den Atelier - Luxembourg, Luxembourg
11 - Backstage - Munchen, Germany
12 - Szene - Vienna, Austria
13 - Club 202 - Budapest, Hungary
15 - Megaclub - Katowice, Poland
16 - Progresja - Warsaw, Poland
18 - Masters of Rock Cafe - Zlin, Czech Republic
19 - Kd Vltavska - Prague, Czech Republic
20 - Colombia Club - Berlin, Germany

Requiem For The Indifferent is scheduled for release in the US and Canada on March 13th, 2012. The North American version will have two bonus tracks and the following tracklisting:

‘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’

North American bonus tracks:

‘Twin Flames’ (Soundtrack Version)

‘Nostalgia’

(Photo by Audrey Dujardin)