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19.04 - Epica - Share Acoustic Version Of New Song

19.04 - Grave Digger - New Album Tracklist Revealed

19.04 - The SLoT - Singer Stabbed, In Serious Condition

19.04 - Vallenfyre - Debut Another New Song

19.04 - Converge - New Video Online

19.04 - Tesla - New Album Detailed

18.04 - Mutilation Rites - New Album This Summer

18.04 - Edguy - New Album Streaming Online

18.04 - Electric Wizard - New Record Label, Complete New Album

18.04 - Powerwolf - To Release Box Set And Picture Discs

18.04 - Accept - European Tour Confirmed

18.04 - Archspire - Full New Album Streaming Online

Reviews Articles

	Cormorant Earth Diver
	A Hill To Die Upon Holy Despair
	Skogen I Döden
	Sargeist Feeding The Crawling Shadows
	Menace Impact Velocity
	MaYaN Antagonise
	Jupiter Society From Endangered To Extinct
	Horseback Piedmont Apocrypha
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	Neige Et Noirceur Gouffre Onirique Et Abîmes Cosmiques

05.04 - Metal Storm Anthology Awards

02.04 - Lacuna Coil - The Black Sheep, Colorado Springs, USA - 28 Mar 2014

24.03 - Getting Stoked For 70000 Tons Of Metal 2015

12.03 - MS Awards 2013 - Staff Picks And Band Feedback

02.03 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2014 - Day Four - Metal Plus ... Fufu Drinks

23.02 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2014 - Day Three - Shore Leave Plus Metal

22.02 - So You Want To Be An MS Reviewer? Mastering The Art Of The Craft

19.02 - 70000 Tons Of Metal 2014 - Day Two - At Sea

Shoutbox

17:20 - !J.O.O.E.!
Behold Bölzerites, a new song: [link]

17:10 - Cynic Metalhead
[link] How did this one slip under the radar?

17:05 - Cynic Metalhead
@Fabregassed - You get my +1 vote for that shout. Brilliant stuff.

16:49 - !J.O.O.E.!
Indeed, criminally unknown album that.

16:48 - snake? snaaaake!
[link] How did this one slip under the radar?

16:46 - !J.O.O.E.!
My pleasure. I'm pretty confident this is as good as E x | s t as well.

16:45 - Pazdzioch
thx for the tip ;)

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20.06 - France
Hellfest Open Air 2014 (37)

31.07 - Germany
Wacken Open Air 2014 (27)

06.08 - Czech Republic
Brutal Assault 2014 (22)

20.07 - Slovenia
Metaldays 2014 (18)

07.08 - United Kingdom
Bloodstock Open Air 2014 (13)

27.06 - Belgium
Graspop Metal Meeting 2014 (13)

08.08 - Portugal
Vagos Open Air 2014 (12)

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(1976-2014) - Jason McCash
43 - Junichi Satoh
36 - Markus Eurén
48 - Mike Kaufmann
58 - Paul Mario Day
23 - Rhys King
60 - Robert "Bob" Rock
38 - Rudolf "Ruud" Adrianus Jolie
29 - Tina Stabel
57 - Tony Martin Harford
32 - Ulf Nylin
39 - Yorick Dolfing

RIP:

2005 - Bryan Ottoson
1997 - Dan "Cernunnos" Vandenplas
1992 - Rob Clayton

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Epica

Popularity index: 29
1233 fans

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

Links:	Official site Facebook Instagram show moreMyspace Twitter YouTube

Formed in:	2002

2002-	Symphonic metal

Line-up

Current members:
2002-	Simone Simons - vocals
2002-	Mark Jansen - guitars, vocals
2002-	Coen Janssen - keyboards, piano
2007-	Ariën Van Weesenbeek - 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
Studio musicians:
2003-	Amanda Somerville - backing vocals
2006-2007	Ariën Van Weesenbeek - drums
2007-2009	Sascha Paeth - backing vocals
2009	Cloudy Yang - choir vocals
Live 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	Jeff Wade - voice
2007	Gjalt Lucassen - 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 \| 7.6	Requiem For The Indifferent
2014	The Quantum Enigma
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Photo galleries

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

19.04.2014	Epica - Share Acoustic Version Of New Song
08.04.2014	Epica - New Single Released, Confirmed For Czyzynalia Festival
20.03.2014	Epica - New Lyric Video Online
14.03.2014	Epica - Releasing New Single
08.03.2014	Epica - Second Part Of New Album Studio Documentary
01.03.2014	Epica - First Part Of New Album Studio Documentary
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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

30.04.2014	NED, Tilburg (4)
07.06.2014	NED, Landgraaf - Pinkpop Festival 2014 (1)
13.06.2014	AUT, Nickelsdrof - Nova Rock Festival 2014 - 10th Anniversary (5)
10.07.2014	CZE, Vizovice - Masters Of Rock 2014 (8)
08.08.2014	POR, Vagos - Vagos Open Air 2014 (12)
09.08.2014	CAN, Montreal, QC - Heavy MTL Festival (5)
15.08.2014	FRA, Saint Nolff - Motocultor 2014 (1)

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