EPIC: The Musical – The Vengeance Saga

EPIC: The Musical has been slamming the iTunes charts for every released album, skyrocketing to the Number 1 played album on iTunes within a week of release. EPIC: The Vengeance Saga, is no different. The Vengeance Saga is the eighth album of the nine-album concept musical based on Homer’s The Odyssey.

EPIC: The Musical, is a concept album that released its first album on December 25, 2022, by now-renowned artist: Jorge Rivera-Herrans. EPIC is based on the Greek Mythological Tale of the Odyssey, where Odysseus, the King of Ithaca, sails back home after the Siege of Troy (popularly known for the Trojan Horse plot). On his way home, he encounters monsters, storms, and even the wrath of Gods, most commonly, Poseidon, the God of the Ocean.

The Vengeance Saga, released on October 31, 2024, takes place where the Greek Mythology tale places Odysseus on the island of the Goddess Calypso, who imprisons and abuses Odysseus for seven long years.

Odysseus is then released from this island after Zeus’ judgment is decreed. The peak of this album is when he is on the shores of Ithaca, within eyesight of his home that he longed for 20 years when suddenly, Poseidon blocks his path.

Poseidon is unhappy and ultimately condemns Odysseus to death. But, using a bag containing a mighty storm, Odysseus jetpacks off the ocean floor Poseidon pinned him to and begins to fight the God of the Ocean. Using the anger of Odysseus’ 600 dead comrades and the rage that Poseidon induced into him for 10 years, he immobilizes the God of Tides by flying at the speed of sound and striking him incessantly, disarming him of his almighty trident.

Odysseus calls for Poseidon to remove the storm that now blocks him from returning to Ithaca. When Poseidon refuses, Odysseus uses his trident to stab him repeatedly, and since Gods cannot die, Poseidon only feels the unending pain from each strike.

The album ends with Poseidon calling off the storm and taunting Odysseus as he returns home.

The music in this album is jaw-dropping and intense, as Jorge can depict a literal fight between man and God through musical motifs and harmonies.

My favorite part of the album is the usage of Poseidon’s screams harmonizing with Odysseus’ rage-filled rant about how much pain Poseidon has caused him.

Overall, especially if you’re into theater or Greek Mythology, I’d 100% recommend this album, as it’s been playing on repeat for me for the last week.