In light of their extensive discography, the band should take the chance to vary more often the proposed songs on a live setting. Personally speaking, it is one of those band that during their live performance has never ever disappointed me but if I have to be critical towards them is it related to the setlist choice. Consequently, even though their show might be short, here what really matters is the quality and not the quantity and the band has everything in order to be the next big thing.Īs we already know, Epica loves their fan and their consideration towards their fans is quite high. As a proof of this, their second album “Dhyana” shows a band that is constantly changing which also is capable to neatly blend their aggressive part with the most symphonic one. Each concert is different and you can literally sense that MaYan is a musical beast in constant evolution. As expected, during their short performance, they merely focused on their latest release “Dhyana” and the surprising fact is how the band improves, concert after concert, the alchemy between their several singers (which include Mark Jansen himself, the Italian soprano Laura Macrì, former Stream of Passion singer Marcela Bovio, former Orphanage member George Oosthoek and the talented American singer Adam Denlinger). After a small break for changing the set-up of the instruments, there we start with the second band: the symphonic death metal MaYan is on stage. Maybe, the only critique I can sincerely address to this young band from Assen is related to their lyrics which might result solely dedicated to a target of teens however considering the potential, I would sincerely take a leap of faith and give a serious chance to them. As the highlight of their performance, I would mention the singles “I’d Rather Burn” and “Until Eternity”. The setlist played by this promising band was taken from the two self-released EPs “Fractured Fairytales” e “I’d Rather Burn”. Of course, their musical roots lead back to the above-mentioned bands and in addition, the quintet adds that typical modern flavor in both their atmosphere and sound. The Dutch young band Blackbriar mixes efficiently both dreamy alternative and gothic metal thanks to Zora Cock‘s vocals which she surely gets her inspiration from bands such as Tristania and Sirenia. The concert that I’m about to speak about is quite extraordinary because sees the participation of the alternative gothic rockers Blackbriar and Mark Jansen‘s side project, MaYan as openers for the headliners Epica. For example, this year among the scheduled program was included Soft Cell‘s Marc Almond and jazz singer Caro Emerald. And it especially this particularity makes the concert so special! Hertme‘s Openluchttheatre is a real open-air amphitheater where every summer Hengelo’s Metropool organizes its eponymous festival. Everybody by now knows that I am Italian and for me, 180 km is practically nothing, however, for a Dutch person it might be an abysmal distance to cover considering the fact that this time the location was really out of nowhere. When you say to a Dutch person that you are supposed to go in the Hengelo area (which is located in the east part of this tiny country, naturally it is really close to the German border), the reply is quite peculiar and it sounds like “Why the hell you go there?”. The Holographic Principle is set for release on September 30th via Nuclear Blast Records.įor more information on EPICA like their official page on Facebook.Before starting this live review, I would like to introduce a little bit the cultural context of how the events happened. The Holographic Principle – A Profound Understanding Of Reality Track listing for The Holographic Principle is as follows:ġ2. Watch the official lyric video for Universal Death Squad here: Hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we did creating it!” The song is very much fun to play and I expect this one will do very well on stage. We have chosen for a different kind of lyric-video concept in which EPICA plays the track in a rehearsal room. The lyrics are dealing about advanced robotic legions with a self-determination to kill. Speaking about the track, guitarist and vocalist Mark Jansen says, “”The first song we unleash upon you is Universal Death Squad. This track is representative for The Holographic Principle, as it’s a heavy and melodic album. The track, titled Universal Death Squad, is the first track to be unveiled from the band’s highly anticipated new record, The Holographic Principle which is set for release in September. EPICA have released the first single from their upcoming record!
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