“A Phantasmic Parade” followed in which singer Simone Simons had the fans singing the chorus. There was no doubt Epica was highly anticipated because the fans continued to scream and sing along for nearly the whole night. The intro “Eidola” was followed by “Edge fo the Blade”, one of the singles from the new album. The drummer came out and started to play and soon the rest of the band joined him to the welcoming shouts of the fans. In the middle, a custom made mic stand looking like an “S” was set up, the change of gear went quickly and after about 20 minutes was it time for Epica to enter Malmo’s stage. At the front of each side of the stage a steel box was placed for the members to stand on if they wanted, each with a mic stand in front. On the left the crew erected the keyboard setting. The crew began the work to prepare the stage for Epica, putting the drum set to the right on top of a long and narrow podium. The lights were really bad but luckily the sound system was better and the band gets credit for giving an energetic performance even though there weren’t many people watching them. However, I hadn’t heard them before but I doubt that even if I had it wouldn’t have changed my opinion. To be honest, the band and their music didn’t do much for me at all. The last song for the night was taken from the band’s debut album and it ended the show after 45 minutes of folk metal music. The band didn’t care about the lack of people in the club and performed as if it was sold out I give them credit for their effort. Even though I got tired of the music after the first few songs, the crowd in the front of the stage liked it and shouted for more. There wasn’t much banter between songs but the singer, guitarist, and bass player worked hard with getting the crowd in the right mood. The band’s keyboard sounded like an accordion which made it all a bit confusing I have to say I don’t really appreciate this kind of music too much. Something that was pretty cool was that the singer sang in Icelandic. I’ve never heard the band before and in my opinion their music sounded like Finnish folk metal act Turisas and other bands in the same genre. The band comes from Iceland and it was their first time in Sweden. The audience shouted along at the singer’s command, after which he thanked the fans for the support. The band was greeted with applause and fired off the first two songs straight away. The stage was instantly pretty crowded as six people stood on stage at the same time. It was a few minutes past 8 when the interim music ended, the stage lit up, and it was time to begin the evening. People had entered the club but it wasn’t yet packed with people. There was already a drum set and mic stand on stage and soon it was time for the support act to kick off the night. Even though the club feels like my second home, it was the first time this year I attended a show there. Since I had to wait for a friend to turn up I wasn’t the first one in, but the line wasn’t long so we still got in without having to wait outside for long. The club holds about 850 people and even though Epica’s got a lot of fans in Sweden, there were tickets left for the show. The album is the band’s seventh so far and follows up 2014’s THE QUANTUM ENIGMA. In September 2016 the band released their latest album, THE HOLOGRAPHIC PRINCIPLE, from which two singles have been released so far (“Universal Death Squad” and “Edge of the Blade”). The tour ended in Malmo, Sweden on a Sunday with the show taking place at the best club in town, Kulturbolaget. Live pictures and review by: Anders SandvallĮpica is currently out on the tour trail, having toured together with Powerwolf in January/February and kicking off the Scandinavian leg of the tour in Finland at the end of February.
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