EPICA - Ωmega (Full Album with Music Videos and Timestamps)

Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: CD, Album, LP Earbook, Box Set
Country: Europe
Released: Feb 26, 2021
Genre: Rock
Style: Symphonic Metal

Omega is the eighth studio album by the Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. It was released on 26 February 2021 via Nuclear Blast.[1] On 11 March 2020, the band entered the studio to begin recording their album, while in turn released studio vlogs showing the album making process for the studio album.

Jansen discussed the concept of the album itself: "We as humanity, we were drifting apart like competition, you see that in the corporations' competition. And while we in fact, flourish while we are working together." Regarding the album title, he stated additionally: "There was the Omega Point theory that comes to the surface in the lyrics and the Omega Point theory, is dealing about the scientific speculation and spiritual view that we are, fated to spiral towards one point of divine unification."

"Freedom – The Wolves Within": Jansen stated that the song is "based on an old story of a fight between two wolves. What we want to be and what we want to reflect on the world around us depends on which wolf we feed and also the degree of control we have over our inner wolves."

Kingdom of Heaven, Part III – The Antediluvian Universe" is the final part of the "Kingdom of Heaven" series. He stated: "This is the third and final 'Kingdom of Heaven' song. It's our eighth studio album. The number eight is also very spiritual because if you put it on the side, it's the infinity symbol. 'Kingdom of Heaven' is about life after death, and it's also number eight on the album. So there is a lot of hidden symbolism on the album and in the artwork. The big life question. We hopefully find our way out of the labyrinth and don't get lost within the labyrinth of ourselves."

According to Simons, the ninth track "Rivers" symbolizes the calmness and at the same time the uncertainty in life, the ebb and flow. She stated that the calm water represents peace, and a strong river stream means that you "have to face challenges and swim against the tide of life.''

On 29 April 2021, the band announced that they would be performing a livestream event titled Omega Alive in support of the album which took place on 12 June 2021. The livestream event featured the biggest production with visual surprises as well as songs from the album (https://youtu.be/XxCFqk7mfg4).

Disc 1
1 Alpha – Anteludium 00:00:00
2 Abyss of Time – Countdown to Singularity 00:01:38
3 The Skeleton Key 00:07:09
4 Seal of Solomon 00:12:34
5 Gaia 00:18:04
6 Code of Life 00:22:51
7 Freedom – The Wolves Within 00:28:46
8 Kingdom of Heaven, Part III – The Antediluvian Universe 00:34:24
I Ātman
II Sri Yantra
III Halls of Amenti
IV Duality
V The Chikhai Bardo – Navigating the Afterlife Realms
VI The Flower of Life – The Cosmic Spiral
9 Rivers 00:47:43
10 Synergize – Manic Manifest 00:52:29
11 Twilight Reverie – The Hypnagogic State 00:59:28
12 Omega – Sovereign of the Sun Spheres 01:04:00
I. The Omega Point
II. "The Hounds of the Barrier
III. "The Apocalypse of the Illuminated Soul
Disc 2: Omegacoustic
1 Rivers (acapella) 01:12:03
2 Abyss O' Time 01:15:37
3 Omegacoustic 01:19:50
4 El Código Vital 01:24:20
Disc 3: Opus Ωmega
1 Alpha 01:28:12
2 Abyss of Time 01:29:50
3 The Skeleton Key 01:34:55
4 Seal of Solomon 01:40:01
5 Gaia 01:45:30
6 Code of Life 01:49:48
7 Freedom 01:55:47
8 Kingdom of Heaven, Part III 02:01:23
9 Rivers 02:14:24
10 Synergize 02:19:11
11 Twilight Reverie 02:26:08
12 Omega 02:30:20
Disc 4: Ωmega Instrumental
1 Alpha 02:37:33
2 Abyss of Time 02:39:10
3 The Skeleton Key 02:44:29
4 Seal of Solomon 02:49:36
5 Gaia 02:55:04
6 Code of Life -2:59:50
7 Freedom 03:05:39
8 Kingdom of Heaven, Part III 03:11:25
9 Rivers 03:24:47
10 Synergize 03:29:34
11 Twilight Reverie 03:36:30
12 Omega 03:41:04

For the Full Epica Discography, click here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-UJG25vPrUsZifBsaplEbANBeN49vWLV