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18.05 - Megadeth - Debut New Track

18.05 - Blackmore's Night - New Song Available For Streaming

18.05 - Spread The Metal 2013 - Festival Lineup Announced

18.05 - Battle Beast - New Album Streaming Online

18.05 - Huntress - Streaming New Song Co-Written By Lemmy Kilmister

18.05 - Civil War - Another New Song Streaming Online

17.05 - Deep Purple - Premiere New Video

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	Hammerforce Access Denied
	Pensées Nocturnes Nom D'une Pipe!
	My Indifference To Silence Horizon Of My Heaven
	Hate Meditation Scars
	Defeated Sanity Passages Into Deformity
	Bring Me The Horizon Sempiternal
	Kingcrow In Crescendo

13.05 - Clandestine Cuts Vol. 3 #4 - The Best Demos And EPs From Around The Metal World

27.04 - Helloween, Gamma Ray - London, England, 16th April 2013

27.04 - Ghost B.C. - Ogden Theater, Denver, USA - 18th April 2013

25.04 - Clutch: Earth Rocker World Tour, Portland, OR, March 30, 2013

23.04 - Sonata Arctica - Nottingham, England, 14th April 2013

21.04 - Ensiferum, Týr, Heidevolk and others - Denver, USA - 30th March 2013

16.04 - Visions From The Darkside - Metal Talk Radio - 15th April 2013

10.04 - Progventure Part 8: Steven Wilson - Huxley's Neue Welt, Berlin, Germany, 21.03.2013

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Hmmm, I sense space metal...

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[link] Utterly epic song. Just got the album yesterday and it's fucking solid start to finish.

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Day off work is such a bonus for me, sitting on a beach listening to Arabian metal :)

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aaaand i'm off to studyland again

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08.08 - United Kingdom
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Epica

Popularity index: 29
1124 fans

Also known as	Sahara Dust (2002-2003)
Country:	The Netherlands
Label:	Nuclear Blast Records

Links:	Official website Myspace Facebook show moreTwitter YouTube

Formed in:	2002

2002-	Symphonic metal

Line-up

Current members:
2002-	Simone Simons - vocals
2002-	Mark Jansen - guitars, vocals
2002-2007	Coen Janssen - keyboards, piano
› 2007-2009	-//- keyboards, piano, choir vocals
› 2009-	-//- keyboards, piano
2007-2009	Ariën Van Weesenbeek - drums
› 2009-2012	-//- drums, vocals
› 2012-	-//- drums
2009-	Isaac Delahaye - guitars
2012-	Rob van der Loo - bass
Former musicians:
2002	Helena Iren Michaelsen - vocals
2002-2006	Jeroen Simons - drums
2002-2008	Ad Sluijter - guitar
2002-2012	Yves "Yvel" Huts - bass
Session musicians:
2003-	Amanda Somerville - backing vocals
2006-2007	Ariën Van Weesenbeek - drums
2007-2009	Sascha Paeth - backing vocals
2009	Cloudy Yang - choir vocals
Tour musicians:
2007	Koen Herfst - drums
2008	Amanda Somerville - vocals
2010	Oliver Palotai - keyboards
› 2011	-//-
Guest musicians:
2003	Annette Berryman - flute
2003	Olaf Reitmeier - acoustic guitars
› 2007	-//- acoustic guitars, choir vocals
› 2009	-//- choir vocals
2005	Roy "Khan" Sætre Khantatat - vocals
2007	Sander Gommans - vocals
2007	Gjalt Lucassen - voice
2007	Jeff Wade - voice
2009	Tony Kakko - vocals

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CD & EP / Other releases / Videos

2003 \| 8.6	The Phantom Agony
2005 \| 8.4	Consign To Oblivion
2007 \| 8.6	The Divine Conspiracy
2009 \| 8.6	Design Your Universe
2012 \| 7.7	Requiem For The Indifferent
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12.12.2012	Epica + Stream Of Passion - Sheffield, England, 12.12.12 by Talie Eigeland
07.11.2012	Epica, Alestorm, Insomnium - Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO, 07 NOV 2012 by D.T. Metal
09.10.2010	Epica: Design Your Universe Tour Pt. II - Aschaffenburg, Germany, 9 October 2010 by Promonex
04.06.2010	Toulouse Metal Fest - Toulouse - 04/06/2010 by Moocher
12.03.2010	Hammerfest II - Prestatyn, Wales, 12th-13th March 2010 by Baz Anderson
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News / Concerts / Interviews

News

24.04.2013	Epica - To Stop Playing Live For A While, New DVD Coming
08.04.2013	Epica - Announce Shows In Finland, Belarus And Russia
04.03.2013	Epica - 10th Anniversary Show To Be Streamed Live
17.10.2012	Epica - Announce First Ever Australian Tour
14.09.2012	Epica - To Celebrate 10th Anniversary With Special Performance
29.08.2012	Epica - Writing New Material
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Interviews

12.11.2012	with Coen Janssen
01.04.2004	with Mark Jansen [SBS]
04.11.2003	with Simone Simons [Vocals]

Articles

15.11.2012	Epica, Alestorm, Insomnium - Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO - 7.11.2012
12.11.2010	Epica - Aschaffenburg, Germany, 9th October 2010
02.12.2008	Epica: European Tour. Bergara, 16th November 2008

Concerts

02.06.2013	RUS, Moscow
07.06.2013	UAE, Dubai - Dubai Rock Fest 2013 (3)
09.06.2013	FRA, Amneville - Sonisphere Festival - France 2013 (3)
30.06.2013	BEL, Dessel - Graspop Metal Meeting (10)
11.07.2013	CZE, Vizovice - Masters Of Rock 2013 (8)

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