Aspiral

by Epica

Aspiral cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 11 April 2025
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Length: 1:01:17
  • Community rating: 3.44/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Expanding on their legacy of grandiose compositions, 'Aspiral' integrates sweeping orchestral arrangements with complex rhythmic foundations. The project highlights massive choral sections and deeply philosophical lyrical concepts centered around epic fantasy motifs. This production stands as a formidable example of modern symphonic craftsmanship, featuring pristine engineering to balance the classical elements with aggressive instrumentation.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, orchestral, choral, fantasy, symphonic

Tracklist

  1. Cross the Divide (4:18)
  2. Arcana (5:02)
  3. Darkness Dies in Light - A New Age Dawns Part VII - (7:59)
  4. Obsidian Heart (5:04)
  5. Fight to Survive - The Overview Effect - (6:10)
  6. Metanoia - A New Age Dawns Part VIII - (7:17)
  7. T.I.M.E. (3:58)
  8. Apparition (4:12)
  9. Eye of the Storm (4:43)
  10. The Grand Saga of Existence - A New Age Dawns Part IX - (6:50)
  11. Aspiral (5:39)

Credits

  • Epica - primary artist
  • Martin Krafft - lacquer cut by

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