About

Released : 11 May 2009
Labels : Nuclear Blast, Icarus Music (Argentina), Irond (Russia), Scarecrow Records (Mexico), Avalon (Japan), Back on Black (UK)
Producers : Epica, Sascha Paeth
Recorded : 14 June 2008 at Miskolc Opera Festival, Miskolc, Hungary
Mixed : By Sascha Paeth and Simon Oberender at The Gate Studio and The Pathway Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany, in January and February 2009

Versions

European edition

North American and Mexican edition

2LP

Vinyl 1 Side A
01. Palladium (Live in Miskolc)
02. Dies Irae (Live in Miskolc)
03. Ombra Mai Fù (Live in Miskolc)
04. Adagio (Live in Miskolc)
Vinyl 1 Side B
05. Spider-Man Medley (Live in Miskolc)
06. Presto (Live in Miskolc)
07. Montagues and Capulets (Live in Miskolc)
08. The Imperial March (Live in Miskolc)
09. Stabat Mater Dolorósa (Live in Miskolc)
10. Unholy Trinity (Live in Miskolc)
Vinyl 2 Side A
01. In the Hall of the Mountain King (Live in Miskolc)
02. Pirates of the Caribbean Medley (Live in Miskolc)
03. Indigo (Live in Miskolc)
04. The Last Crusade (Live in Miskolc)
05. Sensorium (Live in Miskolc)
Vinyl 2 Side B
06. Quietus (Live in Miskolc)
07. Chasing the Dragon (Live in Miskolc)
08. Feint (Live in Miskolc)

Black
Clear : Limited edition

Trivia

“Our music is already orchestrated, and it was a really a dream come true for us, to have an orchestra play with the band. We got in contact with a Hungarian organizer who runs the festivals there. He had done this type of project before, and thought that Epica would be a great follow up. We had to prepare a half year in advance, and rewrite the Epica songs for an orchestra. When we played live, the response was wonderful. I’ve discovered that there are a great number of metal fans, who also love classical music. [Deciding upon the selection of classical songs and movie scores] was a tough decision, because, we all have our favorite classical pieces. We decided that the best thing to do was to have everyone write down all the songs they wanted to do, and we selected the most popular ones from that. We only had six months to prepare, so it was done very quickly, and expediently. There were several songs I wanted to do but thought of them too late, as an afterthought. The orchestra was already rehearsing the ones we had already chosen. As for the theme songs we are all fans of epic movies. The classical set had to be worked on in a hurry, but efficiently.” – Simone Simons

Chronology

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