Epica We Still Take You With Us – The Early Years 4CD Clamshell Box

Description

2022 marks the 20^th anniversary of Symphonic Metal titans Epica. After nearly 1 million albums sold worldwide and over 300 million combined streams on all digital platforms, the Dutch combo has manifested their talent to combine metal with unique operatic vocals and has gained a huge international fanbase after performing over 1.000 shows in more than 60 countries on all continents. With their latest musical output Omega, the band reached the Album Top 5 charts of several countries such as Germany and Switzerland, but now they take a big step into their past.

Now, Epicare-issue their first three albums The Phantom Agony, Consign To Oblivion and The Score, which have become milestones of the genre and rarities on the physical market. Now they come with previously unreleased bonus tracks on each album. As special surprise, the band dug up some spectacular hidden gems from their early career that will be available as bonus material on some of the formats.

We Will Take You With Us

Recorded at the Twe Meter Sessies on public Dutch TV, most hardcore fans will be familiar with this release that was the bands first major performance on television and first DVD release that has long been sold out. As very special rarity, you can also discover two demo recordings from SAHARA DUST the band that should later become EPICA (and can actually be seen live for the very first time at Epicas already sold out anniversary show in Tilburg!).

4CD Clamshell Box Set

Tracklisting:

The Phantom Agony:

(The Neverending Embrace)

For The Moon (The Embrace That Smothers Part IV)

Consensus

Of Reality (The Embrace That Smothers Part V)

For A Fall

Al Din (The Embrace That Smothers Part VI)

Phantom Agony

Of Defeat

(Piano Version)

We Will Take You With Us:

Of Reality (The Embrace That Smothers Pt V) (Live)

(Live)

Consensus (Live)

For The Moon (The Embrace That Smothers Pt IV) (Live)

Phantom Agony (Live)

Al Din (The Embrace That Smothers Pt VI) (Live)

(Live Acoustic)

For A Fall (Live Acoustic

(Live Acoustic)

Spiel (Run For A Fall German Version)

For A Moon (Sahara Dust Demo)

Consensus (Sahara Dust Demo)

Consign To Oblivion:

Ku (A New Age Dawns) (Prologue)

Of Fate

Last Crusade (A New Age Dawns Part 1)

Ground

Infinity

Of The Shore

Of Light (A New Age Dawns Part II)

Vierges (feat Roy Khan)

Me (In Lackech)

To Oblivion (A New Age Dawns Part III)

(Orchestral Version)

Mountain (Orchestral Version)

Ground (Remix)

The Score 2.0:

Is Mine

Trinity

Valley

In A Web

The Aegis

Vierges (Solo Version)

Of Sins

Gaze

Alleged Paradigm

The Depth

Embrace

Of Death

Ultimate Return

Vierges (Reprise 2.0)

Ground (Single Version)

(Score Version 2.0)