For Immediate Release October 18, 2012

EPICA: North American Tour with Alestorm, Insomnium and System rd Divide Kicks Off Next Tuesday, October 23 !

Dutch band EPICA will kick off their headline run in the U.S. and Canada next Tuesday, October 23rdwith Alestorm, Insomnium and System Divide! The tour will begin in Washington, DC at the Howard Theater and will run through November 24th where it will close in Baltimore, MD at Soundstage. Tickets are on sale now!

The band is touring in support of their Billboard-charting new album, Requiem For The Indifferent. The album was released on March 13, 2012 and debuted at #104 on the Billboard Top 200. The upcoming trek also marks the North American debut of new EPICA bassist Rob van der Loo.

See below for all current tour dates:

EPICA North American tour dates with ALESTORM, INSOMNIUM and SYSTEM DIVIDE: 10/23/12 Howard Theater - Washington, D.C. 10/25/12 Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA 10/26/12 Irving Plaza – New York, NY 10/27/12 Palladium - Worcester, MA 10/29/12 Imperial - Quebec City, QC - CANADA 10/30/12 Metropolis – Montreal, QC - CANADA 10/31/12 Opera House - Toronto, ON - CANADA 11/02/12 Peabody’s - Cleveland, OH 11/03/12 Altar Bar - Pittsburgh, PA 11/04/12 Mojoe’s - Joliet, IL 11/05/12 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN 11/07/12 Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO 11/08/12 Complex – Salt Lake City, UT 11/10/12 Fivesixty - Vancouver, B.C. - CANADA 11/11/12 El Corazon - Seattle, WA 11/12/12 Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR 11/14/12 Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA 11/15/12 House of Blues - San Diego, CA 11/16/12 House of Blues - Hollywood, CA 11/17/12 Joe’s Grotto – Phoenix, AZ 11/19/12 Trees - Dallas, TX 11/20/12 Scout Bar - Houston, TX 11/21/12 Backstage Live - San Antonio, TX 11/23/12 Headliners - Louisville, KY 11/24/12 Soundstage - Baltimore, MD

EPICA is: Isaac Delahaye – lead guitar, backing vocals – rhythm guitar Coen Janssen – synthesizer, piano – lead vocals Rob van der Loo - bass Ariën van Weesenbeek – drums

For more information on EPICA, please visit these websites: www.epica.nl www.myspace.com/epica www.facebook.com/epica

For press inquiries and additional information, please contact Adrenaline PR and Maria Ferrero at 732-462- 4262or [email protected].