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change will take us to a calmer and acoustic space, emphasizing the emotions with the guitar’s solo, at the end of which a moment of coral and sound eloquence will come and won’t stop until the final moment of this track that can be qualified no more or less than epic! This is how Epica has gifted us with one of its more memorable Works, an album that has a deluxe composition, interpretation and production. Certainly its long and prosperous 10-year career, even with ups and downs, and its extensive tours, has given them a solid experience that has won to them the fervor of millions of followers around the world. With Retrospect, a fabulous compendium of the band’s biography, they marked a before and after in its history, and this new chapter starts with a big step called The Quantum Enigma. I don’t have any doubts that Epica will continue surprising us for many years Release date: May 2, 2014 Label: Nuclear Blast Produced by Jost Van Den Broek & Epica Guest Musicians: Marcela Bovio, Daniël de Jongh Cover: Stefan Heilemann 10