"Unleashed" is the eighth single released by the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 symphonic metal

Symphonic metal

Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...

 band Epica

Epica (band)

Epica is a Dutch symphonic metal band founded by guitarist and vocalist Mark Jansen subsequent to his departure from After Forever. They are known for their symphonic sound and the use of female vocals and male growls performed by Simone Simons and Mark Jansen, respectively. All six members write...

, it was released on September 25 as a video

Video

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. The single never had a physical release.

Music video

The video tells the story of a man that, after coming back home with his wife, is shot in a burglary. The man begins to see people following and haunting him everywhere, these actually being the band members. He descends into madness and is taken to an insane asylum. The doctors of this asylum are the same people who followed him in the streets, squares and in his home. The video ends with the hospital in ruins and a shot of a newspaper proclaiming: "Man is shot to death by burglar in his home". The video shares elements with the movie The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense is a 1999 American psychological thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The film tells the story of Cole Sear , a troubled, isolated boy who is able to see and talk to the dead, and an equally troubled child psychologist who tries to help him...

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