Aspiral (album)
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| Released | 11 April 2025 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 61:12 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
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Aspiral is the ninth studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. The album released on 11 April 2025, and was announced on 30 January 2025.
The album resumed the "A New Age Dawns" series that was started on 2005's Consign to Oblivion and continued on 2009's Design Your Universe.
Promotion
On 13 November 2024, Epica released their new standalone single "Arcana"[1] after having performed the song at their Symphonic Synergy shows in The Netherlands in September.
On 30 January 2025, the album's second single "Cross the Divide" was released alongside a music video. The band announced that their new album Aspiral would be released on 11 April 2025, and was available for preorder.[2]
On 12 March 2025, the band released the album's third single "T.I.M.E." (an acronym for "Transformation, Integration, Metamorphosis and Evolution") alongside an accompanying music video and an announcement of multiple worldwide tours in promotion of the album.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cross the Divide" | Simone Simons | Rob van der Loo, Epica | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Arcana" | Simons | Rob van der Loo, Epica | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Darkness Dies in Light (A New Age Dawns, Part VII)" | Mark Jansen | Mark Jansen, Isaac Delahaye, Epica | 7:59 |
| 4. | "Obsidian Heart" | Simons | Rob van der Loo, Epica | 5:04 |
| 5. | "Fight to Survive – The Overview Effect" | M. Jansen | Delahaye, Epica | 6:10 |
| 6. | "Metanoia (A New Age Dawns, Part VIII)" | M. Jansen | M. Jansen, Coen Janssen, Epica | 7:17 |
| 7. | "T.I.M.E." | M. Jansen | M. Jansen, Delahaye, Epica | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Apparition" | Simons | Delahaye, Epica | 4:12 |
| 9. | "Eye of the Storm" | M. Jansen | Ariën van Weesenbeek, Delahaye, Epica | 4:43 |
| 10. | "The Grand Saga of Existence (A New Age Dawns, Part IX)" | M. Jansen | M. Jansen, Delahaye, Epica | 6:50 |
| 11. | "Aspiral" | Simons | Rob van der Loo, Epica | 5:39 |
| Total length: | 61:12 | |||
Personnel
Epica
- Simone Simons – lead vocals
- Mark Jansen – harsh vocals, rhythm guitar, orchestration
- Isaac Delahaye – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Rob van der Loo – bass
- Coen Janssen – keyboards, synthesizers, piano, orchestration
- Ariën van Weesenbeek – drums, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Marcela Bovio – backing vocals
- Marjan Welman – backing vocals
- Linda Janssen-van Summeren – backing vocals
- Hedi Xandt – cover art
- Remko Tielemans – music video direction ("Arcana", "Cross the Divide" and "Fight to Survive – The Overview Effect")
Charts
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] | 8 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 5 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 27 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 2 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] | 23 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 5 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] | 40 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[11] | 79 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 7 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[13] | 7 |
References
- ^ "EPICA – launch music video for mystical new single 'Arcana'!". Nuclear Blast. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ Baldin, Benedetta (29 January 2025). "Epica announce new album to be released in April". Chaoszine. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "EPICA – release music video for new single 'T.I.M.E.'!". Nuclear Blast. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Epica – Aspiral" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Epica – Aspiral" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Epica – Aspiral" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Epica – Aspiral" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Albumit 16/2025". Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Epica – Aspiral" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums – Week 16". El Portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Epica – Aspiral". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 April 2025.