Epica (18 May 2002 - )

Group - Netherlands Dutch symphonic metal band

 Also known as (2)

Releases (67)

Official

Album

  1. The Phantom Agony 05 Jun 2003
  2. Consign to Oblivion 21 Apr 2005
  3. The Divine Conspiracy 28 Aug 2007
  4. Design Your Universe 16 Oct 2009
  5. Requiem for the Indifferent 07 Mar 2012
  6. The Quantum Enigma 30 Apr 2014
  7. The Holographic Principle 30 Sep 2016
  8. Ωmega 21 Feb 2021
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Album - Live

  1. We Will Take You With Us: 2 Meter Sessies 30 Sep 2004
  2. The Classical Conspiracy: Live in Miskolc, Hungary 08 May 2009
  3. Retrospect 08 Nov 2013
  4. Ωmega Alive 03 Dec 2021
  5. Live at Paradiso 02 Sep 2022
  6. Live at the AFAS Live 06 Oct 2023
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Album - Soundtrack

  1. The Score: An Epic Journey 15 Sep 2005
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Album - Compilation

  1. The Road to Paradiso 04 May 2006
  2. The Singles Collection 14 May 2010
  3. Best Of 14 Oct 2013
  4. The Quantum Enigma (B-Sides) 02 May 2014
  5. We Still Take You With Us – The Early Years 02 Sep 2022
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Single

  1. The Phantom Agony 29 Oct 2003 Single
  2. Feint 08 Jan 2004
  3. Cry for the Moon 16 May 2004
  4. Solitary Ground 25 Apr 2005
  5. Quietus (Silent Reverie) 28 Oct 2005
  6. Never Enough Aug 2007
  7. Chasing the Dragon 27 Jun 2008
  8. This Is the Time 15 Oct 2010
  9. Storm the Sorrow 03 Feb 2012
  10. The Essence of Silence 14 Mar 2014
  11. Unchain Utopia 04 Apr 2014
  12. Universal Death Squad 29 Jul 2016
  13. The Solace System 23 Jun 2017
  14. Crimson Bow and Arrow 25 May 2018
  15. If Inside These Walls Was a House 22 Jun 2018
  16. Kingdom of Heaven 06 Sep 2019
  17. Abyss of Time 09 Oct 2020
  18. Freedom – The Wolves Within 27 Nov 2020
  19. Abyss o’Time 18 Dec 2020
  20. Rivers 22 Jan 2021
  21. Omegacoustic 15 Feb 2021
  22. Unchain Utopia (Omega Alive) 08 Sep 2021
  23. The Skeleton Key (Omega Alive) 07 Oct 2021
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Single - Live

  1. Unleashed 29 Oct 2013
  2. Live at the AB Sep 2015
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Promotion

Single

  1. Unleashed 25 Sep 2009
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Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. Live in Chile: Rockola 2005
  2. 2004-10-17: Paris, France
  3. 2010‐03‐28: Incrivel Almadense, Almada, Portugal
  4. 2011‐04‐01: Club 202, Budapest, Hungary
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Relationships (11)

Members

  1. Helena Iren Michaelsen (18 May 2002 - 03 Sep 2002) original, lead vocals
  2. Mark Jansen (18 May 2002) original, guitar
  3. Coen Janssen (18 May 2002) original, background vocals, keyboard
  4. Iwan Hendrikx (18 May 2002 - 03 Sep 2002) original, drums (drum set)
  5. Ad Sluijter (18 May 2002 - 16 Dec 2008) original, guitar
  6. Simone Simons (2003) lead vocals
  7. Yves Huts (2003 - 24 Mar 2012) bass guitar
  8. Jeroen Simons (2003 - 2006) drums (drum set)
  9. Ariën van Weesenbeek (2007) spoken vocals, drums (drum set)
  10. Isaac Delahaye (16 Jan 2009) guitar
  11. Rob van der Loo (24 Mar 2012) bass guitar

Recordings by (353)

  1. Cry for the Moon 6:45 (20 Jan 2003) Cry for the Moon demo
  2. Illusive Consensus 5:01 (20 Jan 2003) Cry for the Moon demo
  3. Adyta (The Neverending Embrace) 1:26 (05 Jun 2003)
  4. Sensorium 4:48 (05 Jun 2003)
  5. Cry for the Moon (The Embrace That Smothers, Part IV) 6:44 (05 Jun 2003)
  6. Feint 4:19 (05 Jun 2003)
  7. Illusive Consensus 5:00 (05 Jun 2003)
  8. Façade of Reality (The Embrace That Smothers, Part V) 8:12 (05 Jun 2003)
  9. Run for a Fall 6:32 (05 Jun 2003)
  10. Seif al Din (The Embrace That Smothers, Part VI) 5:47 (05 Jun 2003)
  11. The Phantom Agony 9:01 (05 Jun 2003)
  12. Veniality 4:38 (29 Jul 2003)
  13. The Phantom Agony (single version) 4:34 (Jul 2003)
  14. Triumph of Defeat 3:54 (21 Aug 2003)
  15. Veniality (orchestral version) 4:35 (29 Oct 2003)
  16. Feint (piano version) 4:55 (08 Jan 2004)
  17. Memory 4:39 (Feb 2004)
  18. Cry for the Moon (single version) 3:31 (16 May 2004)
  19. Run for a Fall (single version) 4:29 (16 May 2004)
  20. Feint (acoustic version) 4:41 (30 Sep 2004) 2 Meter Sessies
  21. Run for a Fall (acoustic version) 4:46 (30 Sep 2004) 2 Meter Sessies
  22. Live Parkbühne ?:?? (2004)
  23. Intro 0:41 (21 Apr 2005)
  24. Interview with Jeroen Simons 4:29 (21 Apr 2005)
  25. Interview with Yves Huts 4:07 (21 Apr 2005)
  26. Interview with Ad Sluijter 4:44 (21 Apr 2005)
  27. Interview with Mark Jansen 4:21 (21 Apr 2005)
  28. Interview with Coen Janssen 4:24 (21 Apr 2005)
  29. Interview with Simone Simons 4:53 (21 Apr 2005)
  30. Making of “Consign to Oblivion” 15:51 (21 Apr 2005)
  31. Slide Show 2:55 (21 Apr 2005)
  32. Hunab K’u (A New Age Dawns, Prologue) 1:43 (21 Apr 2005)
  33. Dance of Fate 5:13 (21 Apr 2005)
  34. The Last Crusade (A New Age Dawns, Part 1) 4:22 (21 Apr 2005)
  35. Solitary Ground 4:24 (21 Apr 2005)
  36. Blank Infinity 4:01 (21 Apr 2005)
  37. Force of the Shore 4:02 (21 Apr 2005)
  38. Quietus 3:47 (21 Apr 2005)
  39. Mother of Light (A New Age Dawns, Part 2) 5:56 (21 Apr 2005)
  40. Trois vierges 4:42 (21 Apr 2005)
  41. Another Me “In Lack’ech” 4:40 (21 Apr 2005)
  42. Consign to Oblivion (A New Age Dawns, Part 3) 9:45 (21 Apr 2005)
  43. Palladium 2:56 (21 Apr 2005)
  44. Solitary Ground (soundtrack version) 4:06 (21 Apr 2005)
  45. Quietus (grunt version) 3:46 (21 Apr 2005)
  46. Solitary Ground (remix) 3:10 (25 Apr 2005)
  47. Vengeance Is Mine 1:54 (15 Sep 2005)
  48. Unholy Trinity 3:09 (15 Sep 2005)
  49. The Valley 2:09 (15 Sep 2005)
  50. Caught in a Web 4:27 (15 Sep 2005)
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. Living a Lie (The Embrace That Smothers, Part VIII) 4:56 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  2. La’petach chatat rovetz (The Last Embrace) 1:46 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  3. Fools of Damnation (The Embrace That Smothers, Part IX) 8:42 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  4. The Divine Conspiracy 13:56 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  5. The Obsessive Devotion 7:13 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  6. Death of a Dream (The Embrace That Smothers, Part VII) 6:03 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  7. Menace of Vanity 4:13 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  8. Sancta terra 4:57 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  9. Safeguard to Paradise 3:46 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  10. Beyond Belief 5:25 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  11. Chasing the Dragon 7:40 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  12. Indigo (Prologue) 2:05 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  13. Never Enough 4:47 Epica (28 Aug 2007)

Produced

  1. The Obsessive Devotion 7:13 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  2. Sancta terra 4:57 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  3. Safeguard to Paradise 3:46 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  4. Beyond Belief 5:25 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  5. Fools of Damnation (The Embrace That Smothers, Part IX) 8:42 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  6. Never Enough 4:47 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  7. Menace of Vanity 4:13 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  8. Indigo (Prologue) 2:05 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  9. Death of a Dream (The Embrace That Smothers, Part VII) 6:03 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  10. Living a Lie (The Embrace That Smothers, Part VIII) 4:56 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  11. The Divine Conspiracy 13:56 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  12. La’petach chatat rovetz (The Last Embrace) 1:46 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  13. Chasing the Dragon 7:40 Epica (28 Aug 2007)
  14. Replica 4:11 Epica (07 Sep 2007)
  15. Higher High 5:26 Epica (07 Sep 2007)
  16. Storm the Sorrow 5:12 Epica (03 Feb 2012)
  17. Deter the Tyrant 6:37 Epica (07 Mar 2012)
  18. Monopoly on Truth 7:11 Epica (07 Mar 2012)
  19. Anima ~Interlude~ 1:24 Epica (07 Mar 2012)
  20. Guilty Demeanor 3:22 Epica (07 Mar 2012)
  21. Requiem for the Indifferent 8:34 Epica (07 Mar 2012)
  22. Delirium 6:07 Epica (07 Mar 2012)
  23. Avalanche 6:52 Epica (07 Mar 2012)
  24. Karma ~Prelude~ 1:32 Epica (07 Mar 2012)
  25. Serenade of Self‐Destruction 9:55 Epica (07 Mar 2012)
  26. Internal Warfare 5:12 Epica (07 Mar 2012)
  27. Nostalgia 3:25 Epica (07 Mar 2012)
  28. Deep Water Horizon 6:32 Epica (07 Mar 2012)
  29. Stay the Course 4:25 Epica (07 Mar 2012)
  30. The Divine Conspiracy (anniversary edition) 7:38 Epica (08 Nov 2013)
  31. Retrospect 4:27 Epica (08 Nov 2013)
  32. Design Your Universe 11:09 Epica (08 Nov 2013)
  33. Outrospect 3:57 Epica (08 Nov 2013)
  34. Introspect 4:20 Epica (08 Nov 2013)
  35. Orchestral Medley 7:52 Epica (08 Nov 2013)
  36. Battle of the Heroes & Imperial March 6:25 Epica (08 Nov 2013)
  37. The Essence of Silence 4:47 Epica (14 Mar 2014)

Credited as (19)

  1. Epica
  2. Epica feat. Roy Khan
  3. Epica & Therion
  4. Sahara Dust
  5. Ruurd Woltring feat. Epica
  6. Epica vs Metropole Orkest
  7. Epica vs Metropole Orkest featuring Arjen Lucassen
  8. Epica feat. Metropole Orkest
  9. Epica / Amorphis
  10. Epica feat. Shining
  11. Epica feat. Fleshgod Apocalypse
  12. Epica feat. Phil Lanzon & Tommy Karevik
  13. Epica feat. Charlotte Wessels & Myrkur
  14. Epica feat. God Dethroned & Sven De Caluwé
  15. Epica feat. Asim Searah, Niilo Sevänen & Roel van Helden
  16. Epica feat. Apocalyptica
  17. Epica feat. Frank Schiphorst & Björn “Speed” Strid
  18. Epica & Apocalyptica
  19. Epica feat. Shining

Works (39)

Wrote

  1. Alpha – Anteludium

Composed

  1. Seal of Solomon
  2. Gaia
  3. Code of Life
  4. Abyss of Time (Countdown to Singularity)
  5. The Skeleton Key
  6. Memento
  7. Banish Your Illusion
  8. Kingdom of Heaven, Part 3 – The Antediluvian Universe
  9. Synergize – Manic Manifest
  10. Omega – Sovereign of the Sun Spheres
  11. Abyss o’ Time
  12. Immortal Melancholy
  13. Beyond the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  14. Dancing in a Gypsy Camp
  15. The Funky Algorithm
  16. Universal Love Squad
  17. The Solace System
  18. Fight Your Demons
  19. Architect of Light
  20. Wheel of Destiny
  21. Decoded Poetry
  22. Originem
  23. Rivers
  24. Omegacoustic
  25. El código vital
  26. Dreamscape
  27. In All Conscience
  28. Edge of the Blade
  29. A Phantasmic Parade
  30. Universal Death Squad
  31. Divide and Conquer
  32. Beyond the Matrix
  33. Once Upon a Nightmare
  34. The Cosmic Algorithm
  35. Ascension – Dream State Armageddon
  36. Dancing in a Hurricane
  37. Tear Down Your Walls
  38. The Holographic Principle – A Profound Understanding of Reality

Events (25)

Main Performer At

  1. Epica at VERA
  2. M'era Luna Festival 2024
  3. Rock Castle Open Air 2024
  4. Epica at VERA
  5. Summer Breeze Open Air 2023
  6. Graspop Metal Meeting 2015, Day 2: Mainstage 1 time
  7. Wacken Open Air 2015, Day 2: Black Stage time
  8. Noorderslag 2004: OOR zaal time
  9. Summer Breeze Open Air Brasil 2024, Day 2: Ice Stage time
  10. Copenhell 2016, Day 2: Hades time
  11. Nova Rock Festival 2015, Day 2: Red Stage time
  12. Hellfest 2015, Day 3: Main Stage 02 time
  13. Rockavaria 2015, Day 2: Olympiahalle time
  14. Rock im Revier 2015, Day 3: Boom Stage time
  15. Dong Open Air 2023, Day 1 time
  16. ProgPower USA XIII Day 1
  17. M'era Luna Festival 2006
  18. M'era Luna Festival 2008
  19. Hell & Heaven Metal Fest 2022, Day 1: Hell Stage
  20. Wâldrock 2005
  21. Epica at Klokgebouw

Support Act At

  1. Kavarna Rock Fest 2010, Day 1 time
  2. M72 World Tour: Gothenburg
  3. M72 World Tour: Hamburg
  4. M72 World Tour: Paris

Links (55)

Official Homepages

  1. http://epica.nl/

Other Databases

  1. https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/band/Epica
  2. https://www.whosampled.com/Epica/
  3. https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Epica/6716
  4. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/epica
  5. https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Sahara_Dust/32320
  6. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009201788
  7. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2009201788
  8. https://imvdb.com/n/epica-2
  9. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/epica/
  10. https://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/E/Epica/
  11. https://www.muziekweb.nl/Link/M00000135808/POPULAR/

Lyrics Page

  1. https://www.musixmatch.com/artist/Epica
  2. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-5477/epica/lyrics.html
  3. https://genius.com/artists/Epica

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Epica

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/149536

Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/epica-6bd6822e.html

Bandsintown

  1. https://www.bandsintown.com/a/33162

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/302225

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000741385

Vgmdb

  1. https://vgmdb.net/artist/27569

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9229779/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/133320300

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76244

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/38805

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/5HA5aLY3jJV7eimXWkRBBp
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/1343

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://mora.jp/artist/1205405/all
  2. https://itunes.apple.com/artist/id185933496
  3. https://play.google.com/store/music/artist?id=Aklzavieuio5bj23h3ua5fuuwhi

Purchase Music For Mail-Order

  1. https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/person/700140465

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/3554837
  2. https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/interpreter/epica/download-streaming-albums
  3. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/185933496
  4. https://us.napster.com/artist/epica
  5. https://music.amazon.com/artists/B000VC20H8

Youtube Music

  1. https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCsXkTJM-ydmIkR5CuEWEloA

Fan Pages

  1. http://www.fantom-agony.com/

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/21985b14-1b0d-44fe-b357-310b29bba510

Online Communities

  1. http://community.livejournal.com/_epica_embrace/

Social Networking

  1. https://www.reverbnation.com/epica
  2. https://www.facebook.com/epica
  3. https://twitter.com/epica
  4. https://www.instagram.com/epicaofficial/
  5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/epicaofficial
  6. https://vk.com/epica_official

Soundcloud

  1. https://soundcloud.com/epicaofficial

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/epica

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC82lIgiaLTBkzhEebHWoazA