EPICA
Omega
The be-all and end-all for symphonic metal?
NUCLEAR BLAST
Epica: big fans of Q*Bert
BOTH MUSICALLY
AND
lyrically, symphonic linchpins Epica remain fully beholden to their name, but even in the adrenalinefixated world of metal is it possible that they’re reaching saturation point?
After nine albums Simone Simons and chums are showing no signs of letting up with
Omega.
Its 12 tracks of strings and hulking great choirs à la Carl Orff are wrapped around their omega point theory conceptual framework for maximum sensory explosion.