The song “Unchain Utopia” is a bombastic arrangement offset by the refreshing interlude of “The Fifth Guardian” which is an instrumental oasis midway through the album. Tracks such as these are critical for the vitality of a balanced album, and Epica manages to find that delicate balance. Continuing the heavier style, “Victims of Contingency ” combines an array of heavy metal tones from death metal, to speed metal, with of course the underlined symphonic metal.Īdding diversity to the albums sound, “Sense Without Sanity” is tranquil and represents the lighter side of The Quantum Enigma. “The Essence of Silence “ begins with a beautiful and serene violin solo, but soon turns up the velocity in a duet with Mark Jansen’s deep growls and Simons’ luminous voice.
Right from that start, it is clear Epica intended for a heavier guitar driven album than years past. This leads the listener into “The Second Stone” which is a very strong track with all the elements you need for effective symphonic metal deep growls, a guitar solo, high female vocals, choirs, and a fast tempo. The Quantum Enigma begins with the massive intro “Originem” which is instrumental except for choir singing. Stepping out of their comfort zone, the band also decided to record the album for the first time at Sandlane Recording Facilities in the Netherlands with producer Joost van den Broek (ReVamp, After Forever Ayeron), whereas all their other albums had been produced by Sascha Paeth. The album is a collaborated effort with the entire band, and every detail was accurately selected and compared in order to make each song the highest quality possible while remaining different and experimental. With their sixth studio album The Quantum Enigma, Epica look to take a progressive leap forward in their quest to never play it safe from album to album. Founded in 2002 by former After Forever guitarist/vocalist Mark Jansen, months after the new band’s formation, Jansen recruited the then unknown Simone Simons, and the rest is history. Speaking of which, Dutch band Epica are back and ready to release a new studio album. The spring of 2014 has given birth to a new season of female fronted symphonic metal albums from some of the genres elite.
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