Dutch symphonic rockers EPICA will release their new album, The Quantum Enigma, on May 2nd in Europe, May 5th in the UK, and May 13th in North America through Nuclear Blast. A release show has been announced for April 30th in Tilburg, The Netherlands at Poppodium. INSOMNIUM are on the bill as special guests.

Tickets and special bundles are available at this location.

Where the 2013 Retrospect performance reflected on a decade as one of the leading bands in the symphonic metal scene, the upcoming sixth studio album, The Quantum Enigma, marks the beginning of a new Epica: modern, heavy, and without compromises.

"More than any of our previous albums, this album is a group effort. The only goal we had in mind: creating the album that could lift EPICA up to the next level."

Together with upcoming producer Joost van den Broek, the sextet worked on The Quantum Enigma at the Sandlane Recording Facilities in the Netherlands. The album has been mixed by Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, HATESHPERE). "Every detail finds its way into a perfectly balanced mix, and makes EPICA sound raw and overwhelming.”

The album will be released in five different configurations:

- regular Jewel Case
- 2CD Digipack
- 3CD Earbook
- double Vinyl
- Digital Download

Tracklisting:

'Originem'

'The Second Stone'

'The Essence Of Silence'

'Victims Of Contingency'

'Sense Without Sanity (The Impervious Code)'

'Unchain Utopia'

'The Fifth Guardian' (Interlude)

'Chemical Insomnia'

'Reverence (Living In The Heart)'

'Omen (The Ghoulish Malady)'

'Canvas Of Life'

'Natural Corruption'

'The Quantum Enigma (Kingdom Of Heaven Part II)'

Digipack additional track: 'In All Conscience'

Earbook additional track: 'Dreamscape'

Vinyl additional track: 'Memento'

iTunes additional track: 'Banish Your Illusion'

Disc 2 (Digipack and Earbook only):

'Canvas Of Life' (acoustic version)

'In All Conscience' (acoustic version)

'Dreamscape' (acoustic version)

'Natural Corruption' (acoustic version)

Disc 3 (Earbook Only):

'Originem' (instrumental)

'The Second Stone' (instrumental)

'The Essence Of Silence' (instrumental)

'Victims Of Contingency' (instrumental)

'Sense Without Sanity' (instrumental)

'Unchain Utopia' (instrumental)

'The Fifth Guardian' (instrumental)

'Chemical Insomnia' (instrumental)

'Reverence' (instrumental)

'Omen' (instrumental)

'Canvas Of Life' (instrumental)

'Natural Corruption' (instrumental)

'The Quantum Enigma' (instrumental)

Check out Epica live on the following dates:

April

30 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013

May

4 - Istanbul, Turkey- Headbanger’s Weekend

June

14 - Nickelsdorf, Austria - Novarock

July

10 - Vizovice, Czech Republic - Masters of Rock
12 - Wegorzewo, Poland - Seven Festival

August

8 - Vagos, Portugal - Vagos Open Air