Omega Alive is the streaming concert spectacle Epica conceived on 12 June 2021, filmed at AED Studios in Lint, Belgium, as a response to being unable to tour behind the album Omega during the pandemic. The Dutch symphonic metal band — led by singer Simone Simons, guitarist and harsh vocalist Mark Jansen, guitarist Isaac Delahaye, keyboardist Coen Janssen, bassist Rob van der Loo and drummer Ariën van Weesenbeek — mounted a production involving dozens of artists and crew: pyrotechnics, circus performers, aerial acrobats and elaborate staging. This live performance, structured in acts, moves through « Abyss of Time », « The Skeleton Key », « Unchain Utopia », « Victims of Contingency », the a cappella « Rivers », « Beyond the Matrix » and the closing « Omega – Sovereign of the Sun Spheres ». Officially streamed and later issued on Blu-ray and as a live album, the capture stands out for its audiovisual scope: choirs, orchestrations and ambitious scenography serving dense symphonic metal. It is a full concert that conveys the full scale of Epica in a screen-first format — a reference for anyone drawn to symphonic metal and large-scale live production.
Setlist
- Alpha – Anteludium
- Abyss of Time – Countdown to Singularity
- The Skeleton Key
- Unchain Utopia
- The Obsessive Devotion
- In All Conscience
- Victims of Contingency
- Kingdom of Heaven, Pt. 1 – A New Age Dawns Part V
- Kingdom of Heaven, Pt. 3 – The Antediluvian Universe
- Rivers – A Capella
- Once Upon a Nightmare
- Freedom – The Wolves Within
- Cry for the Moon – The Embrace That Smothers Part IV
- Beyond the Matrix
- Omega – Sovereign of the Sun Spheres
Personnel & credits
- Simone Simons — chant
- Mark Jansen — guitare, chant extrême
- Isaac Delahaye — guitare
- Coen Janssen — claviers
- Rob van der Loo — basse
- Ariën van Weesenbeek — batterie
