New EPICA Album Slated For March 2012 Release, MAYAN Tour Dates Confirmed For The Netherlands And South America
September 1, 2011, 13 years ago
Dutch symphonic rockers EPICA have issued the following update:
"The next couple of months Epica will spend their time in the studio to record the new album which will be released March 9th 2012. So, no opportunities to see Epica live anymore for this year, but some of our guys (Simone, Mark, Isaac and Arien) will do some shows with their other band: MAYAN. Come and see them at:September
29 - Perron 55 - Venlo, Netherlands30 - Tivoli - De Helling, Utrecht, Netherlands
October
1 - JOC Ieper - Ieper, Belgium2 - Gigant - Apeldoorn, Netherlands
November
22 - Club Chocolate, Santiago (Chile)**24 - Teatro Colegiales, Buenos Aires (Argentina)**
26 - Carloca Club, Sao Paulo (Brazil)**
27 - Fundicao Progresso, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)**
28 - Music Hall, Curitiba (Brazil)**
We had a firedance act in mind for the Dutch shows, but the rules and regulations of the venues do not allow us to use open fire unfortunately."
** MaYaN show + many additional extra tracks with all guest singers involved.
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. The album also features Epica guitarist/composer Mark Jansen, Epica drummer Ariën van Weesenbeek, and Epica guitarist Isaac Delahaye. Video of each guest recording their parts for the album can be seen below:
