{"id":57617,"date":"2017-09-01T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T23:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=57617"},"modified":"2020-10-09T22:04:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T21:04:38","slug":"news-epica-release-the-solace-system-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-epica-release-the-solace-system-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"EPICA Release \u2018The Solace System\u2019 EP (September 1st, 2017) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

EPICA Release \u2018The Solace System\u2019 EP<\/strong><\/span>
\nSeptember 1st, 2017<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dutch symphonic metal band Epica issued six-track EP The Solace System<\/em> on September 1st, 2017 through Nuclear Blast Records.<\/p>\n

All six songs were written during the creative phase for the band\u2019s 2016 studio album The Holographic Principle<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Vocalist Simone Simons commented: \u201cDuring the early writing process of The Holographic Principle<\/em> we found out that we were blessed with a huge amount of songs. The songs that didn\u2019t fit on our album are now available for you on this special EP! I hope you guys will enjoy these songs as much as we do!\u201d<\/p>\n

Guitarist Mark Jansen added: \u201cThe listeners can expect a high-quality EP, with songs that are far too good to use them only as bonus tracks. We wanted to publish these songs together in a context. It is always hard to decide at the end of a recording process which songs will be on the album, because this means that you have to miss some songs with best quality, just because they do not fit quite well into the overall flow of the record or because there are other songs that are more suited to the lyrics.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Solace System<\/em> was recorded, mixed and mastered by the team of Joost van den Broek and Jacob Hansen. <\/p>\n

Cover artwork duties once again fell to Stefan Heilemann.<\/p>\n

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The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

01. \u2018The Solace System\u2019
\n02. \u2018Fight Your Demons\u2019
\n03. \u2018Architect Of Light\u2019
\n04. \u2018Wheel Of Destiny\u2019
\n05. \u2018Immortal Melancholy\u2019
\n06. \u2018Decoded Poetry\u2019<\/p>\n

Epica\u2019s line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

Simone Simons (vocals)
\nMark Jansen (vocals and rhythm guitar)
\nIsaac Delahaye (lead guitar)
\nRob van der Loo (bass)
\nAri\u00ebn van Weesenbeek (vocals and drums)
\nCoen Janssen (keyboards)<\/p>\n

Created by Davide Cilloni, animated music videos were also released for the title track and the songs \u2018Immortal Melancholy\u2019 and \u2018Decoded Poetry\u2019. All three clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Seventh studio record The Holographic Principle<\/em> was released<\/a> in September 2016.<\/p>\n