AYREON Confirm EPICA Vocalist SIMONE SIMONS For New Album
October 22, 2016, 8 years ago
Arjen Lucassen is officially working on a new Ayreon album, scheduled for release in 2017 via Mascot Label Group. He has confirmed Epica vocalist Simone Simons for the album.
Lucassen: "I’m so glad that this time I could give her a much bigger part than she had on 01011001, she did an amazing job!"
Vocalists now confirmed for the new Ayreon album include:
- James LaBrie (Dream Theater) as The Historian
- Tommy Rogers (Between The Buried And Me) as The Chemist
- Simone Simons (Epica) as The Counselor
On Saturday, October 15th the Brazilian edition of Epica's very own Epic Metal Fest took place in Sao Paulo. Prior to the event, the band stopped by the R7 Pop studio for an interview and performed acoustic versions of "Universal Death Squad" and "Beyond The Matrix" (incorrectly titled "Edge Of The Blade" below) from their new album, The Holographic Principle. Check out the clips below.
Fan-filmed live video from Brazil's Epic Metal Fest is available below, including the live premiere of "Once Upon A Nightmare" taken from the Epica's new album, The Holographic Principle
