Out of nowhere, Epica have announced a new EP release due this fall, coinciding with their tour with Lacuna Coil and Insomnium across the US. Titled The Solance Systems, this EP arrives just under a year after the release of their seventh studio album, The Holographic Principle.

The songs were recorded during by Epica during the sessions for their previous album, but even though the band felt strongly about them, they were unfortunately cut from the final album. Guitarist/Vocalist Mark Jansen says the following about the EP:

“The listeners can expect a high-quality EP – with songs that are far too good to use them only as bonus tracks. We wanted to publish these songs together in a context. It is always hard to decide at the end of a recording process which songs will be on the album, because this means that you have to miss some songs with best quality, just because they do not fit quite well into the overall flow of the record or because there are other songs that are more suited to the lyrics.”

The title track from Epica’s new EP can be streamed below. The EP is due September 1st, which can be pre-ordered right here.

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