EPICA - Releases 'Live at The Symphonic Synergy' Digital Album

October 3, 2026

Dutch symphonic metal giants EPICA have announced that their monumental live spectacle, Live at The Symphonic Synergy, is now available worldwide as a digital album.

Live at The Symphonic Synergy was recorded during their sold-out show at AFAS Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on September 20th 2024, marking a monumental milestone in EPICA’s 20-plus-year career. The release features the band performing alongside a full orchestra and choir, seamlessly blending heavy metal riffs, intricate progressive arrangements, and grand orchestral compositions. This digital album edition allows fans to experience the full, immersive audio of this landmark performance, anywhere.

The band have also revealed a live video of 'Consign To Oblivion' taken from the show, watch below:

Stream Live at The Symphonic Synergy here: https://epica.bfan.link/symphonic-synergy

EPICA - UPCOMING TOUR DATES

About EPICA:

EPICA’s 25-year journey is a masterclass in conceptual depth, technical brilliance, and unyielding sonic evolution.

The world of symphonic metal thrives on grand concepts and uncompromising standards, but few bands have elevated this genre to such momentous creative heights as EPICA. Formed in the Netherlands in 2002, these perennially dynamic masters of sonic opulence swiftly grabbed the world’s attention with their 2003 debut album The Phantom Agony.Right from the start, EPICA struck a sublime balance between sweeping orchestral grandeur and progressive heavy metal grit.

Now for a quarter of a century, the Dutch luminaries have continually refined their signature sound. The core dynamic remains anchored by Simone Simons’ soaring, versatile lead vocals, with contrast from Mark Jansen’s guttural growls. Guitars from Isaac Delahayedeliver a barrage of scything, technical riffs, while keyboard maestro Coen Janssen weaves intricate, cinematic symphonic arrangements around them. Driving the music forward is the powerhouse rhythm section of drummer Ariën van Weesenbeek - known for his relentless precision - and bassist Rob van der Loo, who grounds the band's complexity with a deep, authoritative low end.

Rather than resting on their laurels, EPICA continue to push sonic boundaries, delivering grand storytelling and relentless energy. Celebrating 25 years of music, memory, and monumental sound, the band stands proudly at the peak of their craft - honouring their past while stepping boldly into the future.

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Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats Announce New Album "Shapes of Midnight" + Share Title Track

July 20, 2026

Two years on from the mesmeric Nell' Ora Blu, their synth-laden soundtrack for an imaginary Giallo movie, orphic Cambridge heavies Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats return with their seventh full-length, Shapes Of Midnight. A brilliantly macabre concept album partly inspired by Edgar Allen Poe's The Masque Of The Red Death and the too-real nightmares of our modern age, Shapes Of Midnight refines the group's "Evil Beatles" sound: A thrilling, expertly composed fusion of eerie harmonies, pop hooks, Thin Lizzy-esque twin-guitar brilliance, and the kind of fleet-footed heaviness that's become their trademark.

Shapes Of Midnight was tracked at Abbey Road Studios — live to analogue tape, natch — in a blessed, three-day blitz in the company of storied engineer Chris Bolster, whose previous clients include Phil Spector, Ozzy Osbourne, and Paul McCartney. The band employed era-appropriate tech, from antique Neumann mics once breathed upon by the Fabs and the Floyd, to consoles and compressors from the peak era of recorded sound. The mastering, meanwhile, was completed by Grammy-nominated engineer Noel Summerville (The White Stripes, The Clash, My Bloody Valentine).

The album marks a return to the guitar-forward attack of their earlier records, but also an evolution. Their blessed invocation of proto-metal heaviness is gilded by blasts of uncanny melancholic pop, bruising NWOBHM gallop, jazzy textures and complexities, and Krautrock-y cro-magnon synth damage. It's a deliciously dark listen, for sure; as songwriter Kevin Starrs says, "Our albums exist in an alternate universe to our own. They're all stories that could happen here, but everything's just a bit 'off.’"

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats spent their summer laying waste to festivals such as Sweden Rock, Hellfest, and Graspop and will tour North America, the UK, and Australia/New Zealand later this year. Further dates across Europe for next year to be announced soon.

Firmly established as cult heroes, Uncle Acid and the deadbeats consolidated The Night Creeper's triumph by touring the world extensively, including a string of sold out shows in the U.S., U.K., Europe and Australia. The dystopian soaked Wasteland followed, cementing their reputation, before releasing the bizarro "audio film" concept album Nell'ora Blu, which challenged their audience with its exploration of new sounds.

While most musicians seem content to chase their own (or other people's tails), Uncle Acid and the deadbeats remain resolute individualists. Masterfully echoing the magical atmospheres of heavy music’s turbulent past while sounding entirely unlike anything else available to human ears. Having set up their own label Killer Candy Records, with the single "Don't Let It Control You" and new album set for 2026, Uncle Acid and the deadbeats continues to be the deadliest show in town.

UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS ARE:
Kevin Starrs — Vocals/Lead Guitar
George Hudson — Rhythm Guitar/Vocals
Jus Smith — Bass
Jon Rice —Drums
Rachel Burnett — Keys/Vocals

Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats Unveil Video for New Single "Don't Let It Control You"

April 27, 2026

WARNING!
Cult rock group Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats are back in the ditch with their new single "Don't Let It Control You" via Killer Candy Records.

A blood-soaked taster from their forthcoming studio album, "Don't Let It Control You" sees the band rip through 03:45 of psycho rock at chainsaw speed. Combining Fuzzrite guitars with driving Stooges piano, out-of-tune harmonies, and Shadow Morton backing vocals, this earworm will be sure to rot in your brain allsummer.

Pre-orders for the single, the bands first 7" release since Pusher Man in 2016, will begin today at this location. To accompany, the band teamed up with low budget B movie specialists, Tinnitus Productions, to produce an exclusive Super 8 music video.

Watch the video Below:

The band is also announcing shows around the UK and Ireland in November to add to their Summer European dates. A full list of confirmed shows below.

Tickets for all UK and Ireland shows go on general sale April 30.

UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS LIVE:
EUOPE + FESTIVALS:
6/4 — Norje, SE — Sweden Rock Festival
6/6 — Netphen, DE — Freak Valley Festival
6/7 — Strasbourg, FR — La Laiterie
6/10 — Bilbao, ES — Kafé Antzokia
6/12 — Lisbon, PT — LAV
6/13 — Madrid, ES — Sala Mon
6/14 — Barcelona, ES — Razzmatazz 2
6/16 — Toulouse, FR — Le Rex
6/17 — Bordeaux, FR — Le Rocher de Palmer
6/18 — Clisson, FR — Hellfest
6/20 — Dessel, BE — Graspop Metal Meeting
6/22 — Groningen, NL — Vera
6/24 — Leipzig, DE — UT Connewitz
6/26 — Stuttgart, DE — Im Wizemann
6/27 — Wiesbaden, DE — Sol Sonic Ride
6/28 — Bourlon, FR — Rock in Bourlon
7/2 — Roskilde, DK — Roskilde Festival
7/3 — Donje Primišlje, HR — Bear Stone Festival

UK DATES:
11/19 — Wolverhampton, UK — KK's Steel Mill
11/20 — Manchester, UK — New Century Hall
11/21 — Glasgow, UK — The Garage
11/22 — Leeds, UK — Brudenell
11/24 — Bristol, UK — Trinity
11/25 — Southampton, UK — Engine Rooms
11/27 — Brighton, UK — Concorde 2
11/28 — Norwich, UK — Waterfront
11/29 — Nottingham, UK — Rescue Rooms

UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS ARE:
Kevin Starrs — Vocals/Lead Guitar
George Hudson — Rhythm Guitar/Vocals
Jus Smith — Bass
Jon Rice —Drums
Rachel Burnett — Keys/Vocals

UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS Announce North American Tour Dates w/ Direct Support from King Buffalo

December 8, 2021

Psychedelic rock n' roll trailblazers UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS are returning to the stage in North America next year! The band is thrilled to announce their 2022 headlining dates, which will be supported by special guests King Buffalo. The month-long tour kicks off in Brooklyn, NY on March 2nd and concludes on April 3rd in Boston, MA. A complete list of dates can be found below.

The band shares, "WARNING: We'll be returning to the stages of North America for the first time since 2019. Support from King Buffalo. See you there!"

Tickets for all dates on the upcoming tour go on sale this Friday (December 10th) at 10am local time.

UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS wsg. King Buffalo (North America 2022):

March 2 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

March 3 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer

March 4 - Pittsburgh, PA @ The Roxian

March 5 - Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Sound Stage

March 7 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel

March 8 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

March 9 - Tampa, FL @ The Ritz

March 11 - New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues

March 12 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live

March 13 - Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues

March 15 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom

March 16 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory

March 17 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco

March 18 - Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theater

March 21 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater

March 22 - Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore

March 23 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox Market

March 25 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot

March 26 - Denver, CO @ The Ogden Theatre

March 27 - Kansas City, MO @ The Truman

March 29 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue

March 30 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall

April 1 - Toronto, ON @ The Danforth

April 2 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda

April 3 - Boston, MA @ Big Nite Live

For More Info on Uncle Acid Visit:

https://www.uncleacidband.com

https://www.facebook.com/uncleacid/