Listen to Epica’s New Epic, “Universal Deathsquad”

Epica are one of the few power metal bands who sometimes release songs I actually dig — and this is one of those times! The band’s new single, “Universal Deathsquad,” is catchier shit than dog doo on a hot summer day, and the synth/orchestral bits almost sound like Death Cult Armageddon-era Dimmu Borgir.

Does the fact that someone who doesn’t like power metal likes this song make it a bad power metal song? Listen below and judge for yourself:

“Universal Deathsquad” will appear on Epica’s new album, The Holographic Principle, which comes out September 30 on Nuclear Blast. You can pre-order it here or here.