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Year Albums Lineup Style
2002
  Yves Huts - bass
Coen Janssen - keyboards, accordion
Jeroen Simons - drums
Ad Sluijter - guitars
Mark Jansen - guitars, vocals
Dennis Leeflang - drums
Simone Johanna Maria Simons - vocals
Helena Iren Michaelsen - vocals
Symphonic metal
2003
The Phantom Agony Simone Johanna Maria Simons - vocals
Coen Janssen - keyboards, piano
Mark Jansen - guitars, vocals
Ad Sluijter - guitars
Jeroen Simons - drums
Yves "Yvel" Huts - bass

Guest musicians
Olaf Reitmeier - guitars

Choir: Melvin Edmondsen, Previn Moore, Bridget Fogle, Cinzia Rizzo, Annie Goebel, Amanda Somerville

Violin: Thomas Glöckner, Andreas Pfaff, Tobias Rempe

Cello: Cordula Rohde, Jörn Kellermann

Contrabass: André Neygenfind

Flute: Annette Berryman
2004
  Yves Huts - bass
Coen Janssen - keyboards, accordion
Jeroen Simons - drums
Ad Sluijter - guitars
Mark Jansen - guitars, vocals
Simone Johanna Maria Simons - vocals
2005
Consign To Oblivion Simone Johanna Maria Simons - vocals
Coen Janssen - keyboards, piano
Mark Jansen - guitars, vocals
Ad Sluijter - guitars
Jeroen Simons - drums
Yves "Yvel" Huts - bass
The Score - An Epic Journey
2006
  Yves Huts - bass
Coen Janssen - keyboards, accordion
Jeroen Simons - drums
Ad Sluijter - guitars
Mark Jansen - guitars, vocals
Simone Johanna Maria Simons - vocals
2007
The Divine Conspiracy Simone Johanna Maria Simons - vocals
Coen Janssen - keyboards, piano
Mark Jansen - guitars, vocals
Ad Sluijter - guitars
Yves "Yvel" Huts - bass

Session musicians
Ariën Van Weesenbeek - drums
Sascha Paeth - backing vocals

Guest musicians
Sander Gommans - vocals
Gjalt Lucassen - vocals
Jaff Wade - spoken words
Olaf Reitmeier - guitars, backing vocals

Choir: Amanda Somerville, Cinzia Hunecke Rizzo, Melvin Edmondsen, Bridget Fogle, Linda van Summeren, Previn Moore
2008
  Yves Huts - bass
Coen Janssen - keyboards, accordion
Ad Sluijter - guitars
Mark Jansen - guitars, vocals
Simone Johanna Maria Simons - vocals
Ariën Van Weesenbeek - drums
2009
Design Your Universe Simone Johanna Maria Simons - vocals
Coen Janssen - keyboards, piano
Mark Jansen - guitars, vocals
Isaac Delahaye - guitars
Ariën Van Weesenbeek - drums
Yves "Yvel" Huts - bass

Guest musicians
Tony Kakko - vocals
Olaf Reitmeier - backing vocals
Simon Oberender - backing vocals

Choir: Cloudy Yang, Amanda Somerville, Bridget Fogle, Linda van Summeren, Previn Moore, Melvin Edmondsen
2010
  Yves Huts - bass
Coen Janssen - keyboards, accordion
Mark Jansen - guitars, vocals
Simone Johanna Maria Simons - vocals
Ariën Van Weesenbeek - drums
Isaac Delahaye - guitars
2011
 
2012
Requiem For The Indifferent Simone Johanna Maria Simons - vocals
Coen Janssen - keyboards, piano
Mark Jansen - guitars, vocals
Isaac Delahaye - guitars
Ariën Van Weesenbeek - drums
Yves "Yvel" Huts - bass

Guest musicians
Simon Oberender - vocals

Choir: Tanja Eisl, Linda Janssen, Laura Macrì, Previn Moore, Christoph Drescher, Amanda Somerville
2013
  Coen Janssen - keyboards, accordion
Mark Jansen - guitars, vocals
Simone Johanna Maria Simons - vocals
Ariën Van Weesenbeek - drums
Isaac Delahaye - guitars
Rob Van Der Loo - bass
2014
The Quantum Enigma Simone Johanna Maria Simons - vocals
Coen Janssen - keyboards, piano
Mark Jansen - guitars, vocals
Isaac Delahaye - guitars
Ariën Van Weesenbeek - drums
Rob van der Loo - bass

Guest musicians
Daniel de Jongh - vocals

Choir: Jan Douwes, Angus van Grevenbroek, Andreas Goetze, Karen Langendonk, Annette Vermeulen, Annette Stallinga, Silvia da Silva Martinho, Astrid Krause, Alfrun Schmid, Ruben de Grauw, Koert Braches, Daan Verlaan, Marcela Bovio, Frederique Klooster, Martha Bosch, Annemieke Nuijten

Violin: Vera van der Bie, Loes Dooren, Floortje Beljon, Merel Jonker, Emma van der Schalie, Ian de Jong, Marleen Wester, Ben Mathot, Judith van Driel

Viola: Mark Mulder, Amber Hendriks, Adriaan Breunis

Cello: Thomas Van Geelen, Jan Willem Troost, David Faber, Annie Tångberg
2015
  Coen Janssen - keyboards, accordion
Mark Jansen - guitars, vocals
Simone Johanna Maria Simons - vocals
Ariën Van Weesenbeek - drums
Isaac Delahaye - guitars
Rob Van Der Loo - bass
2016
The Holographic Principle Simone Johanna Maria Simons - vocals
Mark Jansen - vocals
Rob van der Loo - bass
Coen Janssen - synthesizers, grand piano, glockenspiel, xylophone, tubular bells, orchestral toms, gran casa, djembe, congas, finger cymbals, tambourine, additional samples, additional effects
Isaac Delahaye - guitars, mandolin, balalaika, ukulele, bouzouki, orchestral toms, djembe, congas, bar chimes, tambourine, triangle
Ariën Van Weesenbeek - drums, timbales, congas, bongos, cymbal a deux, orchestral snare drum, orchestral toms, additional vocals

Additional musicians:
Linda Janssen - backing vocals
Marcela Bovio - backing vocals
Paul Babikian - voice
Cato Janssen - voice
Jeroen Goossens - flute, piccolo, bassoon
Thijs Dapper - oboe, oboe d'amore
Jack Pisters - sitar
Igor Hobus - orchestral snare drum, orchestral toms, congas, djembé, darbuke, gong, suspended cymbal, tambourine
Joost van den Broek - additional snare drum, additional samples, additional effects
Maarten de Peijper - additional snare drum

Violins: Ben Mathot, Ian De Jong, Sabine Poiesz, Floortje Beljon, Loes Dooren, Vera Van Der Bie, Marieke De Bruijn
Violas: Mark Mulder, Frank Goossens
Celli: René Van Munster, Geneviève Verhage, Eilidh Martin
Trumpets: Jurgen Van Nijnatten, Marnix Coster
French horns: Henk Veldt, Alex Thyssen
Trombones: Paul Langerman, Lennart De Winter
Bastrombone: Lennart De Winter

Kamerkoor PA'dam choir directed by Maria van Nieukerken
2017
The Solace System [EP] Coen Janssen - keyboards, accordion
Mark Jansen - guitars, vocals
Simone Johanna Maria Simons - vocals
Ariën Van Weesenbeek - drums
Isaac Delahaye - guitars
Rob Van Der Loo - bass
Epica VS Attack On Titan Songs [EP]
2018
 
2019
The Acoustic Universe [EP]
2020
 
2021
Ωmega
2022
The Alchemy Project [EP]
2023
Live At AFAS Live [EP]
2024