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Epica Epica
a Gothic Metal band from Netherlands   flag

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Last Update: November 07, 2009

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The Dutch gothic metal scene continues to produce impressive bands featuring even more impressive female vocalists. Floor Jansen (After Forever) and Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation) made their marks on the scene a few years ago, and now they are joined by Simone Simons of this band, Epica. Speaking of After Forever, Epica was formed by Mark Jansen, who was also the founding member of After Forever, he deciding to leave that band in 2002. The Phantom Agony, Epica's debut album, proves that the band is every bit as good as the aforementioned fellow Dutch bands, featuring wonderfully flawless soprano vocals from Simons (along with the rare male death growl, a nice touch), and rich, majestic classically-influenced symphonic gothic metal. A very well done debut album from a recommended band.

Recent album: Design Your Universe, released October 16, 2009.

members
current lineup:
Simone Simons
   vocals
Mark Jansen
   guitars (After Forever)
Isaac Delahaye
   guitars (God Dethroned)
Yves Huts
   bass (Axamenta)
Coen Janssen
   keyboards
Ariën van Weesenbeek
   drums (God Dethroned)
 former members:
Ad Sluijter
   guitars
Jeroen Simons
   drums
discography
The Phantom Agony
2003 Transmission

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     Track Listing:
  1. Adyta "The Neverending Embrace"
  2. Sensorium
  3. Cry For The Moon "The Embrace That Smothers - Part IV"
  4. Feint
  5. Illusive Consensus
  6. Façade Of Reality "The Embrace That Smothers - Part V"
  7. Run For A Fall
  8. Seif Al Din "The Embrace That Smothers - Part VI"
  9. The Phantom Agony
Lineup:
  • Simone Simons
  • Mark Jansen
  • Ad Sluijter
  • Yves Huts
  • Coen Janssen
  • Jeroen Simons

Consign To Oblivion
2005 Transmission

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     Track Listing:
  1. Hunab K’u
  2. Dance of Fate
  3. The Last Crusade
  4. Solitary Ground
  5. Blank Infinity
  6. Forces of the Shore
  7. Quietus
  8. Mother of Light
  9. Trois Vierges
  10. Another Me “In Lack’ech”
  11. Consign to Oblivion
Lineup:
  • Simone Simons
  • Mark Jansen
  • Ad Sluijter
  • Yves Huts
  • Coen Janssen
  • Jeroen Simons

The Score - An Epic Journey
2005 Transmission

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     Track Listing:
  1. Vengeance is Mine
  2. Unholy Trinity
  3. The Valley
  4. Caught in a Web
  5. Insomnia
  6. Under the Aegis
  7. Trois Vierges (Solo Version)
  8. Mystica
  9. Valley of Sins
  10. Empty Gaze
  11. The Alleged Paradigm
  12. Supremacy
  13. Beyond the Depth
  14. Epitome
  15. Inevitable Embrace
  16. Angel of Death
  17. The Ultimate Return
  18. Trois Vierges (Reprise)
  19. Solitary Ground (Single Version)
  20. Quietus (Score Version)
Lineup:

The Divine Conspiracy
2007 Nuclear Blast

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     Track Listing:
  1. Indigo - Prologue
  2. The Obsessive Devotion
  3. Menace of Vanity
  4. Chasing the Dragon
  5. Never Enough
  6. La'petach Chatat Rovetz - The Final Embrace
  7. Death Of A Dream - The Embrace That Smothers Part VII
  8. Living a Lie - The Embrace That Smothers Part VIII
  9. Fools of Damnation - The Embrace That Smothers Part IX
  10. Beyond Belief
  11. Safeguard To Paradise
  12. Sancta Terra
  13. The Divine Conspiracy
Lineup:
  • Simone Simons
  • Mark Jansen
  • Ad Sluijter
  • Yves Huts
  • Coen Janssen
  • Ariën van Weesenbeek

The Classical Conspiracy
2009 Nuclear Blast

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     Track Listing:
  1. Palladium
  2. O Fortuna (Orff)
  3. Dies Irea (Verdi)
  4. Ombra Mai Fu (Handel)
  5. 1st part, New World Symphony (Dvorak)
  6. Spiderman Medley
  7. Summer 3 (Vivaldi)
  8. Montagues And Capulets (Prokovief)
  9. Imperial March (Star Wars)
  10. Stabat Mater (Pergolesi)
  11. Unholy Trinity
  12. In The Hall Of The Mountain King (Grieg)
  13. Pirates Of The Caribbean Medley
  14. Indigo
  15. The Last Crusade
  16. Sensorium
  17. Quietus
  18. Chasing The Dragon
  19. Feint
  20. Never Enough
  21. Beyond Belief
  22. Cry For The Moon
  23. Safeguard To Paradise
  24. Blank Infinity
  25. Living A Lie
  26. The Phantom Agony
  27. Sancta Terra
  28. Illusive Consensus
  29. Consign To Oblivion
Lineup:
  • Simone Simons
  • Mark Jansen
  • Ad Sluijter
  • Yves Huts
  • Coen Janssen
  • Ariën van Weesenbeek

Design Your Universe
2009 Nuclear Blast

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     Track Listing:
  1. Samadhi (prelude)
  2. Resign to Surrender (A New Age Dawns - Part IV)
  3. Unleashed
  4. Martyr of the Free Word
  5. Our Destiny
  6. Kingdom of Heaven (A New Age Dawns - Part V)
  7. The Price of Freedom (interlude)
  8. Burn to a Cinder
  9. Tides of Time
  10. Deconstruct
  11. Semblance of Liberty
  12. White Waters
  13. Design Your Universe (A New Age Dawns - Part VI)
Lineup: