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<\/a><\/p>\nHolland\u2019s symphonic metal band EPICA have issued the following statement:<\/p>\n
\u201cDear Fans, we\u2019re very happy that our new album\u00a0Requiem For The Indifferent<\/em>\u00a0is out as a result of 2.5 years of passionate and hard work.\u00a0However, as you may have noticed, \u2018Serenade Of Self-Destruction,\u2019 the last song of the album, is missing some vocals.\u00a0 Somehow the instrumental version of the song ended up on the master of the full album and this didn\u2019t get noticed before the actual release.\u00a0 Everybody involved in making and producing the album has given everything to get the best possible result so we can\u2019t blame anyone for this.\u00a0 We know that this is a mistake which wasn\u2019t made on purpose.\u00a0 As we don\u2019t want to disappoint any of our beloved fans, we are trying everything in our power to solve this issue.”<\/p>\n \u201cThe get all the songs in their complete form and enjoy the new album fully, Nuclear Blast has released the full version of \u2018Serenade Of Self-Destruction\u2019 as a digital download.\u00a0 You can get the song\u00a0here<\/a>.”<\/p>\n \u201cSeen from the bright side, everybody who gets the current CD will have a unique first pressing, which might end up being a collector\u2019s item.<\/p>\n \u201cWe wish you a great time listening to our album and we hope to see you all on the road!\u201d<\/p>\n On Friday, September 14th<\/sup>, EPICA will be headlining the ProgPower XIII festival in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n EPICA\u2019s sixth studio release,\u00a0Requiem For The Indifferent,\u00a0<\/em>was produced by\u00a0Sascha Paeth (EDGUY, KAMELOT, AVANTASIA).\u00a0 The band\u2019s last studio album, 2009\u2019s\u00a0Design Your Universe<\/em>, debuted on the Billboard Heatseekers chart at #12 and the Top Hard Music Albums chart at #47.<\/p>\n Visit EPICA online at\u00a0www.EPICA.nl<\/a>,\u00a0www.facebook.com\/EPICA<\/a>, and\u00a0Twitter.com\/_EPICA<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Holland\u2019s symphonic metal band EPICA have issued the following statement: \u201cDear Fans, we\u2019re very happy that our new album\u00a0Requiem For The Indifferent\u00a0is out as a result of 2.5 years of passionate and hard work.\u00a0However, as you may have noticed, \u2018Serenade Of Self-Destruction,\u2019 the last song of the album, is missing some vocals.\u00a0 Somehow the instrumental … <\/p>\n