Nuclear Blast Records released a limited deluxe cd edition in Europe of \'The Divine Conspiracy\', featuring the bonus tracks Higher High, a cover of Fear Factory\'s Replica, video clips and a \"making-of\" enhanced section.

A gatefold vinyl edition will also be issued containing the same two bonus tracks.

\'The Divine Conspiracy\' was mixed by Sascha Paeth. The album features a session appearance by God Dethroned drummer Ariën van Weesenbeek (photo). Epica has yet to name a full-time drummer following the departure of Jeroen Simons in 2006.

According to a posting on the band\'s web site, \'The Divine Conspiracy\' will be Epica\'s first full length concept album. This concept deals with the theory that, as a test, God created all kinds of different religions and released those upon humanity to see if they would be able to find the true nature of them, realizing that in all religions it is actually the same. But there\'s more to it; it also concludes the \'Embrace That Smothers\' concept that could already be found on \'The Phantom Agony\'.

Epica has been confirmed as the support act for Sonata Arctica on their upcoming European tour in November.