Retrospect (Epica album)

Retrospect
Live album by
Epica
Released8 November 2013
Recorded23 March 2013, at the Klokgebouw in Eindhoven, Netherlands
GenreSymphonic metal
Power metal
Gothic metal
Neo-classical metal
Lengthapprox. 175 min
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerEpica
Epica chronology
Requiem for the Indifferent
(2012) 		Retrospect
(2013) 		The Quantum Enigma
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Lords Of Metal[2]

Retrospect is the third live album by Dutch symphonic metal band Epica in celebration of their tenth anniversary. The recorded live show took part in Eindhoven, Netherlands on 23 March 2013 at the Klokgebouw, and was sold out.[3] Because of the great demand by international fans, Epica announced a live stream, called the Retrostream, on 4 March 2013.[4] Epica performed on stage with the same orchestra that accompanied Epica in the recording of the live album The Classical Conspiracy: the 70-piece Extended Hungarian Remenyi Ede Chamber Orchestra and the Choir of Miskolc National Theatre. The expanded ensemble mostly played Epica songs, including a whole new song called Retrospect, especially written for this live show with the same name. Like on The Classical Conspiracy, Epica played some classical music, excerpts from operas and movie soundtracks, however not as many as on the aforementioned show. The album was released on CD, DVD and Blu-ray on 8 November 2013, through Nuclear Blast Records.[5] Before the release of the show on Blu-ray and DVD, the show premiered at two movie theaters: Mathäser Multiplex Kino in Munich, Germany (6 November) and Service Bioscoop Zien in Eindhoven, Netherlands (7 November).[6] On the day of the release, the show was shown in a Belgian movie theater: Kinepolis in Kortrijk, Belgium. The day after, the show was shown a final time in a movie theater: Cineteca Nacional in Mexico City (9 November).[7]

  1. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Epica – Retrospect DVD/CD Review". About.com. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  2. ^ Buitenhuis, Melanie. "Epica – Retrospect". Lords Of Metal. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "RETROSPECT SOLD OUT!". Epica. March 19, 2013. Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  4. ^ "RETROSTREAM ANNOUNCED". Epica. March 4, 2013. Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "PRE-ORDER EPICA'S RETROSPECT". Epica. September 24, 2013. Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "EPICA'S RETROSPECT – MOVIE THEATER PREMIERES ANNOUNCED". Epica. September 6, 2013. Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "Tonight!". Epica. September 6, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2015.