In June of this year, symphonic metal titans EPICA unleashed a monument to their music, their career, and to their enduring legacy as forebears of a whole genre. The worldwide streaming event “Ωmega Alive” was the EPICA show of your wildest dreams, brought to life by 75 artists and crew members – think Marvel meeting Cirque de Soleil in a Tim Burton universe.
Tailor-made videos and graphic effects, spectacular pyro effects, rain, dancers, choirs and actors, all added to the aura of symbolism and cinematic splendor, that brought fans from over 100 countries to flock to their screens and witness a show that became the biggest concert event in the band’s 19-year-long history. Now, you can finally rediscover the entire opus in various audiovisual formats, available on December 3rd, 2021.
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Coen Janssen, the mastermind behind the show’s concept explains: “What we wanted to do was the ultimate EPICA show where we could fulfill every dream we ever had, where there was room for all the ideas, effects and props that are just too big to be taken on tour.” Far from your usual streaming concert, the band developed a trademark feature called a “living backdrop”. “We built another stage right behind our stage where lots of things were going on the whole time. And we meant that very literally,” he laughs. “Every song got something extra, something unique that was fitting its world.”
Directed by Jens de Vos (Panda Productions) and graced by a magical artwork by Heilemania, the DVD, BluRay, CD and vinyl contain 15 EPICA classics, fan-favourites, as well as first-ever live performances from tracks off the band’s latest chef-d’oeuvre “Ωmega”, such as ‘The Skeleton Key’ or the insanely monumental ‘Kingdom of Heaven Part 3’.
The pre-orders have started today and you can get the version of your choice (see list below) via this location.
“Ωmega Alive” formats:
BluRay+DVD
2CD digipak
Boxset incl. CD-version of the Earbook, 5x 10” Picture vinyl (Zoetrope vinyl)
Earbook incl. DVD+BluRay+3LP (light green vinyl)
Earbook incl. DVD+BluRay+2CD
3LP in trifold incl 2 lyricsheets:
black in trifold
sun yellow in trifold (NB mailorder and wholesale exclusive)
clear + green and black splatter (NB Mailorder exclusive)
glow in the dark (Band store exclusive)
clear + white marbled in trifold (EMP exclusive)
white with sun yellow + black in trifold (Netherlands + Belgium exclusive)
2CD/BluRay – USA exclusive
2CD/DVD – Mexico and Brazil exclusive
