Epica has a special tour on the horizon, with the Design Your Universe 10^th Anniversary Tour set for Europe in the fall – now, the Symphonic Metallers have just announced three exclusive shows in North America as part of this tour, as they plan to hit Montreal, Los Angeles, and NYC in early January (the 3^rd, 5^th, and 12^th, respectively). Simone Simons says of the tour, “Our highly acclaimed album Design Your Universe is 10 years old and that calls for a celebration. And of course the US and Canada should be part of our anniversary tour as well! We will be doing some exclusive shows where we will be playing many DYU songs. I hope you’ll come and join the party!” In light of the tour, Epica will also unveil a remastered and remixed “Gold Edition” of Design Your Universe, including a brand-new acoustic bonus disc, set for release on October 4^th. http://www.epica.nl/ has all the info.