Epica je holandská symfonicko-metalová skupina založená gitaristom Markom Jansenom po jeho odchode z After Forever. V jej tvorbe sa spájajú operné vokály Simone Simons s death metalovými prvkami a progresívnymi presahmi, texty často odkazujú na filozofické témy.
Štvordiskový set Omega Alive (Blu-ray, DVD a 2 CD) zachytáva záznam koncertu z roku 2021 a vyšiel na vydavateľstve Nuclear Blast. Set obsahuje 46 nahrávok vrátane skladieb Abyss of Time: Countdown to Singularity, The Skeleton Key, Unchain Utopia a rozsiahleho cyklu Kingdom of Heaven.
V čase vydania tvorili zostavu Simone Simons (spev), Mark Jansen (gitara), Isaac Delahaye (gitara), Coen Janssen (klávesy, sprievodné vokály), Rob van der Loo (basová gitara) a Ariën van Weesenbeek (bicie).
Skladby
CD 1
01. Alpha - Anteludium - (Omega Alive)
02. Abyss Of Time - Countdown To Singularity -
(Omega Alive)
03. The Skeleton Key (Omega Alive)
04. Unchain Utopia (Omega Alive)
05. The Obsessive Devotion (Omega Alive)
06. In All Conscience (Omega Alive)
07. Victims Of Contingency (Omega Alive)
08. Kingdom of Heaven Part 1 -
A New Age Dawns Part V - (Omega Alive)
CD 2
01. Kingdom Of Heaven Part 3 -
The Antediluvian Universe - (Omega Alive)
02. Rivers - A Capella - (Omega Alive)
03. Once Upon A Nightmare (Omega Alive)
04. Freedom - The Wolves Within - (Omega Alive)
05. Cry for the Moon - The Embrace That Smothers
Part IV - (Omega Alive)
06. Beyond the Matrix (Omega Alive)
07. Omega - Sovereign of the Sun Spheres -
(Omega Alive)
DVD
01. Alpha - Anteludium (Omega Alive)
02. Abyss Of Time - Countdown To Singularity -
(Omega Alive)
03. The Skeleton Key (Omega Alive)
04. Unchain Utopia (Omega Alive)
05. The Obsessive Devotion (Omega Alive)
06. In All Conscience (Omega Alive)
07. Victims Of Contingency (Omega Alive)
08. Kingdom Of Heaven Part 1 -
A New Age Dawns Part V - (Omega Alive)
09. Kingdom Of Heaven Part 3 -
The Antediluvian Universe (Omega Alive)
10. Rivers - A Capella - (Omega Alive)
11. Once Upon A Nightmare (Omega Alive)
12. Freedom - The Wolves Within - (Omega Alive)
13. Cry for the Moon - The Embrace That Smothers
Part IV - (Omega Alive)
14. Beyond the Matrix (Omega Alive)
15. Omega - Sovereign of the Sun Spheres -
(Omega Alive)
BLURAY
01. Alpha - Anteludium (Omega Alive)
02. Abyss Of Time - Countdown To Singularity -
(Omega Alive)
03. The Skeleton Key (Omega Alive)
04. Unchain Utopia (Omega Alive)
05. The Obsessive Devotion (Omega Alive)
06. In All Conscience (Omega Alive)
07. Victims Of Contingency (Omega Alive)
08. Kingdom Of Heaven Part 1 -
A New Age Dawns Part V - (Omega Alive)
09. Kingdom Of Heaven Part 3 -
The Antediluvian Universe (Omega Alive)
10. Rivers - A Capella - (Omega Alive)
11. Once Upon A Nightmare (Omega Alive)
12. Freedom - The Wolves Within - (Omega Alive)
13. Cry for the Moon - The Embrace That Smothers
Part IV - (Omega Alive)
14. Beyond the Matrix (Omega Alive)
15. Omega - Sovereign of the Sun Spheres -
(Omega Alive)
