Omega

"Hollandske Epica er stadig lige så episke, storladne og varierede som et sønderjysk kaffebord, men danske Jacob Hansen har været med til at mixe fløden lidt mere stiv, og det har betydet en kærkommen opstramning af serveringsrækkefølgen. Dét hér smager godt. Rigtigt godt".

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"Where previous albums The Quantum Enigma and The Holographic Principle often delved into scientific principles, Omega opts to take a personal, individual approach to these themes. Drawing heavily on the Emerald Tablets, an ancient source of alchemical knowledge, as well as scientific principles and on individual experiences, the band weave these concepts and their music together into what can only accurately be described as epic. This level of scale and ambition is nothing new for EPICA but after five years without new music and emerging into a world changed beyond all recognition since they last recorded, Omega stands as both a fitting conclusion to the trilogy that started with The Quantum Engima and as the bold start of a brand new era".

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"Omega is almost certainly this band's greatest achievement. The delivery is no less majestic but, crucially, a lot of the overly circuitous arrangements have been brought to heel. You still get over an hour of music, but now it feels less like a puzzle and more like a jubilant catharsis ... Omega proves that as bombastic as symphonic metal gets, it's no different to any other genre in that, ultimately, it's all about the songs. And these songs are Epica's best".

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"Omega is almost certainly this band's greatest achievement. The delivery is no less majestic but, crucially, a lot of the overly circuitous arrangements have been brought to heel. You still get over an hour of music, but now it feels less like a puzzle and more like a jubilant catharsis ... Omega proves that as bombastic as symphonic metal gets, it's no different to any other genre in that, ultimately, it's all about the songs. And these songs are Epica's best".

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"Hollandske Epica er stadig lige så episke, storladne og varierede som et sønderjysk kaffebord, men danske Jacob Hansen har været med til at mixe fløden lidt mere stiv, og det har betydet en kærkommen opstramning af serveringsrækkefølgen. Dét hér smager godt. Rigtigt godt".

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"Where previous albums The Quantum Enigma and The Holographic Principle often delved into scientific principles, Omega opts to take a personal, individual approach to these themes. Drawing heavily on the Emerald Tablets, an ancient source of alchemical knowledge, as well as scientific principles and on individual experiences, the band weave these concepts and their music together into what can only accurately be described as epic. This level of scale and ambition is nothing new for EPICA but after five years without new music and emerging into a world changed beyond all recognition since they last recorded, Omega stands as both a fitting conclusion to the trilogy that started with The Quantum Engima and as the bold start of a brand new era".

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