Epica - The Solace System / The Holographic Principle (CD Box Set)

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The world of symphonic metal is all about big ideas and high standards but few bands have taken this most bombastic of genres to such momentous creative heights as Epica.

In 2016 Epica unveiled their greatest masterwork to date. Their seventh full-length studio effort, The Holographic Principle, signified a significant upping of the musical ante for this most adventurous of modern bands and was rewarded with their first UK top 50 album placing. So far, the band'€™s world tour has only taken in one triumphant night at the Shepherds Bush Empire but a small UK run is planned for Spring 2018.  

To precede it, new six-song mini album The Solace System represents the most impressive and powerful expression of Epica'€™s boldly inventive sound, with lashings of sumptuous orchestration and a never-ending stream of ingenious but brutal metal riffs and propulsive rhythms underpinning the whole explosive enterprise.

This superb box set pairs the new EP with a deluxe version of The Holographic Principle, which features a bonus acoustic mini album.