On May 31, 2016 Epica confirmed [60] the title of the band's new album: The Holographic Principle, that was released on September 30, 2016. In an interview with Spark TV the band's singer Simone Simons discussed the complex nature of the album, explaining that the band used more "real, live instruments" than in previous albums and that this album is "one of [the band's] most ambitious offerings to date". [61] The band announced previously that the album would be released as part of their performance at the second edition of Epic Metal Fest, [62] but later revised this, stating it would be released a day earlier. [19] EPICA: 'The Classical Conspiracy' First-Week Sales Revealed". www.blabbermouth.net. 27 May 2009 . Retrieved 2014-07-14. On 16 September 2012, the band made a guest appearance on the Dutch TV show Niks te gek (translation: "Nothing [is] too crazy"), where mentally disabled people (18 years or older) can get their wishes granted. In the episode, they recorded, together with the autistic Ruurd Woltring, one of his own compositions, "Forevermore". The single was released through Nuclear Blast on 25 September 2012. [47]

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