EPICA has released a new single and music video: “Freedom – The Wolves Within” arrives as the second preview of the album Omega , which will be released on February 26, 2021, via Nuclear Blast .
The track features a mission for fans for a good cause: for each goal reached, the band's label will sponsor the symbolic adoption of 2 endangered gray wolves through the World Wildlife Fund , so that at the end of each challenge, each member of EPICA will have adopted an animal. Learn more about how to participate in the challenge here.
Guitarist Mark Jansen shares about the track, “This song was based on an old tale of a fight between two wolves. A wise old man is discussing life with his grandson: He tells the boy, 'There's a fight going on inside me between two wolves.' One wolf is evil; he embodies anger, envy, sadness, regret, greed, arrogance, guilt, resentment, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other wolf is good, joyful, peaceful, and embodies love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. We all have the same fight going on inside us, and the outcome of that battle will reflect in the world outside.”
“The boy becomes curious and asks his grandfather which wolf will win?” he continues the story. “The gentleman simply replies, ‘The one you feed the most.’ What we want to be and what we want to reflect in the world depends on which wolf we feed and the level of control we have over our wolves. Are we able to control them, or will they control us?”
Check out “Freedom – The Wolves Within” by EPICA below:
EPICA: Omega
01 Alpha – Anteludium
02 Abyss Of Time – Countdown To Singularity
03 The Skeleton Key
04 Seal of Solomon
05 Gaia
06 Code Of Life
07 Freedom – The Wolves Within
08 Kingdom Of Heaven, Part 3 – The Antediluvian Universe
09 Rivers
10 Synergize – Manic Manifest
11 Twilight Reverie – The Hypnagogic State
12 Omega – Sovereign Of The Sun Spheres