The following announcement was made on Epica's homepage: "We are very happy to announce that we have signed a record deal with Nuclear Blast. Nuclear Blast is one of the biggest and most renowned record companies in metal and has already released albums of top bands like In Flames, Therion, Stratovarius, Children Of Bodom, Dimmu Borgir and Nightwish.
At the moment we are finishing up the recordings of the new album, which is scheduled for release around August/September this year. It was recorded again at the Gate Studio with renowned producer Sascha Paeth. This new album will feature the heaviest material of Epica so far.
For more info on Nuclear Blast please check: http://www.nuclearblast.de
We would like to thank Markus Staiger and all the crew at Nuclear Blast and we very much look forward to working together with you guys!"
