SoundShock.com caught up with Simone Simons (vocals) and Isaac Delahaye (guitar) from Dutch symphonic rockers EPICA in London on February 2nd. Check out the chat below:

Epica will release their new album, Requiem For The Indifferent, in Europe on March 9th and the US and Canada on March 13th via Nuclear Blast.

The band has released its third teaser trailer for the new album. Watch the video along with the previous two, below:

The first single from the album called 'Storm The Sorrow' was released on February 3rd and a video of the song will be shot later this month.

Commented by the band: "The song 'Storm the Sorrow' is the obvious choice for us to release as a first single. It has all the Epica ingredients and also a catchy groove but still is a powerful metal-song. Lyrically, 'Storm the Sorrow' deals with criticism and how to handle that on every level. Funny fact: when we were working on this song, the working title was 'Signature' because the rhythm which is used in the verse is based on Yves' signature!"

The North American version of Requiem For The Indifferent 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’

Epica have confirmed three summer festival dates for Europe. They are as follows:

June

9 - Metal Fest Open Air - Loreley, Germany

July

13 - Rock Harz Open Air - Ballenstedt, Germany

August

8 - Metalcamp - Tolmin, Slovenia

As previously reported, Epica recently 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:

March

10 - Escape - Veenendaal, The Netherlands (warm-up show)
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