Epica Plot 2010 Headlining Tour of North America with Daath and Blackguard

Monday, July 20, 2009

Mark Jansen, guitarist & songwriter for Holland’s symphonic metal band EPICA, checks in with a new album update plus a headlining North American 2010 tour announcement:

“It’s been a great time at Gate Studio in Wolfsburg [Germany] recording Design Your Universe. We worked with the same team [producer Sascha Paeth] and we worked for the first time together with our new guitar player Isaac Delahaye [formerly of God Dethroned]. This made a difference and made things very refreshing because we could add some new elements because of him. We have worked harder than ever on the details. We preferred to spend some extra money on great additions which brings our songs to a higher level instead of leaving things like they are. The result is that we worked so hard on this album that we hardly can listen to the album anymore. Now it’s time to let it go and release it to humanity. We were already very happy with The Divine Conspiracy but I’m sure this new album tops that one.

“The album title, Design Your Universe, deals with new breakthroughs in quantum physics. It proves that we are all connected to each other on subatomic level. Also, it shows that we can create or at least influence matter with our thoughts… a very interesting fact. Because it changes everything for us, our whole worldview collapses once you accept these facts and integrate them in your lives. So this had to become the new album title.

“We’ll be headlining a North American tour in 2010 featuring Daath and Blackguard. I can’t wait for this tour as it’s a strong package!”

Unformatted, but confirmed, tour dates are as follows:

01/26/2010	Jaxx Nightclub	West Springfield, VA
01/27/2010	Trocadero Theater	Philadelphia, PA
01/29/2010	Blender Theatre	New York, NY
01/30/2010	The Palladium	Worcester, MA
01/31/2010	Club Soda	Montreal, QUEBEC – CANADA
02/01/2010	MOD Club	Toronto, ONTARIO – CANADA
02/03/2010	Peabody’s	Cleveland, OH
02/04/2010	The Pearl Room	Mokena IL
02/05/2010	The Rave	Milwaukee, VI
02/06/2010	Station 4	St. Paul, MN
02/08/2010	Royal Albert Arms	Winnipeg, MANITOBA – CANADA
02/10/2010	Starlite Room	Edmonton, ALBERTA – CANADA
02/11/2010	Warehouse	Calgary, ALBERTA – CANADA
02/13/2010	Sugar Nightclub	Victoria, B.C. – CANADA
02/14/2010	El Corazon	Seattle, WA
02/15/2010	Hawthorne	Portland, OR
02/17/2010	Key Club	West Hollywood, CA
02/19/2010	U.B.’s Bar	Mesa, AZ
02/20/2010	The Rock – Tucson	Tucson, AZ
02/22/2010	Bluebird Theater	Denver, CO
02/23/2010	Marquee	Tulsa, OK
02/24/2010	Scout Bar	Houston, TX
02/25/2010	Scout Bar	San Antonio, TX
02/27/2010	Volume 11	Raleigh, NC
02/28/2010	The Masquerade	Atlanta, GA