Epica é, sem dúvida nenhuma, uma das melhores banda de Symphonic Metal do
mundo.De origen holandeza, a banda foi fundada por Mark Jasen ex-After Forever.
No final de 2002, Mark Jansen saiu da banda After Forever, alegando divergências musicais com os demais integrantes, que desejavam um direcionamento mais pesado e menos sinfônico. Começou a procurar músicos para se integrarem ao seu novo projeto, inicialmente nomeado Sahara Dust.[carece de fontes] No começo, a banda contou com Helena Michaelsen (ex-integrante do Trail of Tears) como vocalista, mas logo depois ela abandonou o grupo e deu lugar a uma, até então, desconhecida mezzo-soprano, Simone Simons, na época namorada de Jansen. A banda estava completa com o guitarrista Ad Sluijter, o baterista Jeroen Simons, o baixista Yves Huts e o tecladista Coen Janssen.
Em 2003, ainda intitulada Sahara Dust, lançou a demo Cry for the Moon. No mesmo ano o nome da banda mudou para Epica, inspirado no álbum homônimo da banda Kamelot. Sobre o novo nome:
Epica é um lugar do universo onde nós podemos encontrar as respostas para as mais importantes perguntas sobre a vida. A maioria de nossas letras é parecida com o significado de Epica. E o Kamelot acabava de gravar seu álbum intitulado Epica. Nós adoramos o título. A maioria dos membros, incluindo eu, adora ouvir Kamelot. Então decidimos mudar o nome para Epica.
The Phantom Agony (2003-2004)
Em junho a banda lança seu primeiro álbum, The Phantom Agony, com nove faixas, destacando-se "Cry For the Moon", "Feint" e "The Phantom Agony". O álbum conta uma forte influência da música árabe, nítida na faixa "Seif al Din". Os vocais são divididos entre a soprano Simone Simons e a voz gutural de Mark Jansen. A participação de oito vozes compondo o coral atribui um aspecto grandioso, especialmente na faixa de abertura "Adyta", cantada em latim. Sétima faixa, "Run for a Fall" foi escrita por Mark Jansen e disserta sobre sua saída do After Forever. "Façade of Reality" aborda os atentados de 11 de Setembro, incluindo um trecho com declarações de Tony Blair.
Em 2004, a banda lançou o DVD We Will Take You With Us, que incluía gravações em estúdio de canções do álbum The Phantom Agony, making of, os vídeos musicais deles até o momento ("Feint" e "The Phantom Agony") e biografia.
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The Phantom Agony (2003)
CD 1:
01 - Adyta (The Neverending Embrace)
02 - Sensorium
03 - Cry For The Moon (The Embrace That Smothers Part IV)
04 - Feint
05 - Illusive Consensus
06 - Façade of Reality (The Embrace That Smothers Part V)
07 - Run For A Fall
08 - Seif Al Din (The Embrace That Smothers Part VI)
09 - The Phantom Agony
10 - Veniality (Bonus Track)
11 - The Phantom Agony (Single Version) (Bonus Track)
12 - Triumph of Defeat (Bonus Track)
CD 2:
01 - Adyta (The Neverending Embrace) (Orchestral Version)
02 - Sensorium (Orchestral Version)
03 - Cry For The Moon (The Embrace That Smothers Part IV) (Orchestral Version)
04 - Feint (Orchestral Version)
05 - Illusive Consensus (Orchestral Version)
06 - Basic Instinct
07 - Run For A Fall (Orchestral Version)
08 - The Phantom Agony (Orchestral Version)
09 - Veniality (Orchestral Version)
10 - Feint (Piano Version)
11 - Cry For The Moon (Single Version)
12 - Run For A Fall (Single Version)
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We Will Take You With Us (2004)
1 - Façade of Reality (The Embrace Thet Smothers part V)
2 - Sensorium
3 - Illusive Consensus
4 - Cry for the Moon (The Embrace Thet Smothers part V)
5 - The Phantom Agony
6 - Seif al Din (The Embrace Thet Smothers part V)
7 - Feint (acoustic version)
8 - Run for a Fall (acoustic version)
09 - Memory (Acoustic) (From Cats)
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Consign To Oblivion (2005)
01 - Hunab K'u (A New Age Dawns - Prologue)
02 - Dance of Fate
03 - The Last Crusade (A New Age Dawns - Part I)
04 - Solitary Ground
05 - Blank Infinity
06 - Force of The Shore
07 - Quietus
08 - Mother of Light (A New Age Dawns - Part II)
09 - Trois Vierges
10 - Another Me In Lack'ech
11 - Consign To Oblivion
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Quietus Single ( 2005 )
01 - Quietus (Silent Reverie Single Version)
02 - Crystal Mountain (Orchestral Version)
03 - Linger
04 - Crystal Mountain
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The Score:An Epic Journey (2005)
01 - Vengeance Is Mine
02 - Unholy Trinity
03 - The Valley
04 - Caught In A Web
05 - Insomnia
06 - Under The Aegis
07 - Trois Vierges (Solo Version)
08 - Mystica
09 - 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 (Score Reprise)
19 - Solitary Ground (Single Version)
20 - Quietus (Score Version)
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The Road To Paradiso (2006)
01 - Welcome To The Road To Paradiso (Caught In A Web)
02 - Making Of Adyta
03 - Adyta
04 - Making Of Cry For The Moon
05 - Cry For The Moon
06 - Making Of Quietus
07 - Quietus
08 - Quietus (Silent Reverie)
09 - The Fallacy (Previously Unreleased Track)
10 - Interview With Ad On The Live Tracks
11 - Solitary Ground (Live Version Live At Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain, 27.10.2005)
12 - Blank Infinity (Live At Effenaar, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 05.01.2006)
13 - Mother Of Light (Live At Effenaar, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 05.01.2006)
14 - Linger
15 - Crystal Mountain (Orchestral Version - Death Cover)
16 - Purushayita (Previously Unreleased Track From The Album The Score)
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The Divine Conspiracy (2007)
01 - Indigo (Prologue)
02 - The Obsessive Devotion
03 - Menace Of Vanity
04 - Chasing The Dragon
05 - Never Enough
06 - La'petach Chatat Rovetz
07 - Death Of A Dream
08 - Living A Lie
09 - Fools Of Damnation
10 - Beyond Belief
11 - Safeguard To Paradise
12 - Sancta Terra
13 - The Divine Conspiracy
14 - Higher High (Bonus Track)
15 - Replica (Bonus Track)
16 - Safeguard To Paradise (Piano Version) (Bonus Track)
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The Classical Conpiracy (Live At Miskolc) (2009)
CD 1:
01 - Palladium
02 - Dies Irea (Verdi)
03 - Ombra Mai Fu (Händel)
04 - Adagio (Dvorák)
05 - Spiderman Medley
06 - Presto (Vivaldi)
07 - Montagues And Capulets (Prokofiev)
08 - The Imperial March
09 - Stabat Mater Dolorosa (Pergolesi)
10 - Unholy Trinity
11 - In The Hall Of The Mountain King (Grieg)
12 - Pirates Of The Caribbean
13 - Indigo
14 - The Last Crusade
15 - Sensorium
16 - Quietus
17 - Chasing The Dragon
18 - Feint
CD 2:
01 - Never Enough
02 - Beyond Belief
03 - Cry For The Moon
04 - Safeguard To Paradise
05 - Blank Infinity
06 - Living A Lie
07 - The Phantom Agony
08 - Sancta Terra
09 - Illusive Consensus
10 - Consign To Oblivion
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Epica & Jägermeister Memory Stick (EP) (2009)
01 - Unleashed
02 - Safeguard To Paradise (Live Acoustic @ Studio Brussels)
03 - Tides of Time (Live Acoustic @ Studio Brussels)
04 - Solitary Ground (Live Acoustic @ Studio Brussels)
05 - Living A Lie (Simone Verse Version)
06 - Sancta Terra (Bagga Bownz Remix)
07 - Unleashed (Duet Version)
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Design Your Universe (2009)
01 - Samadhi (Prelude)
02 - Resign To Surrender (A New Age Dawns - Part IV)
03 - Unleashed
04 - Martyr of The Free Word
05 - Our Destiny
06 - Kingdom of Heaven (A New Age Dawns - Part V)
07 - The Price of Freedom (Interlude)
08 - Burn To A Cinder
09 - Tides of Time
10 - Deconstruct
11 - Semblance of Liberty
12 - White Waters (feat. Tony Kakko)
13 - Design Your Universe (A New Age Dawns - Part VI)
14 - Incentive (Bonus Track)
15 - Unleashed (Duet Version) (Bonus Track)
16 - Nothing's Wrong (Heideroosjes Cover) (Bonus Track)
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Requiem For The Indifferent (2012)
CD 1:
01 - Karma
02 - Monopoly On Truth
03 - Storm The Sorrow
04 - Delirium
05 - Internal Warfare
06 - Requiem For The Indifferent
07 - Anima
08 - Guilty Demeanor
09 - Deep Water Horizon
10 - Stay The Course
11 - Deter The Tyrant
12 - Avalanche
13 - Serenade of Self-Destruction
14 - Twin Flames (Soundtrack Version) (Bonus Track)
15 - Nostalgia (Bonus Track)
CD 2 (Instrumental)
03 - Storm The Sorrow
04 - Delirium
05 - Internal Warfare
06 - Requiem For The Indifferent
07 - Anima
08 - Guilty Demeanor
09 - Deep Water Horizon
10 - Stay The Course
11 - Deter The Tyrant
12 - Avalanche
13 - Serenade of Self-Destruction
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Best of (Compilation) (2013)
01 - Cry For The Moon (Live In Miskolc)
02 - Unleashed
03 - Sancta Terra
04 - The Obsessive Devotion
05 - Design Your Universe (A New Age Dawns - Part VI)
06 - Storm The Sorrow
07 - Never Enough
08 - Delirium
09 - Quietus (Live In Miskoc)
10 - Monopoly On Truth
11 - Chasing The Dragon
12 - Martyr of The Free Word
13 - Fools of Damnation
14 - Tides of Time
15 - Kingdom of Heaven (A New Age Dawns - Part V)
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Retrospect: 10th Anniversary (Live) (2013)
CD 1:
01. Introspect
02. Monopoly On Truth
03. Sensorium
04. Unleashed
05. Martyr Of The Free Word
06. Chasing The Dragon
07. Presto
08. Never Enough
09. Stabat Mater Dolorosa
10. Twin Flames
CD 2:
01. Serenade Of Self-Destruction
02. Orchestral Medley
03. The Divine Conspiracy (Anniversary Edition)
04. Delirium
05. Blank Infinity
06. The Obsessive Devotion
07. Retrospect
08. Battle Of The Heroes & Imperial March
09. Quietus
10. The Phantom Agony
CD 3:
01. Cry For The Moon
02. Sancta Terra
03. Design Your Universe
04. Storm The Sorrow
05. Consign To Oblivion
06. Outrospect
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Unchain Utopia -Single - 2014
01 - Unchain Utopia
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The Quantum Enigma (2014)
CD 1:
01. Originem
02. The Second Stone
03. The Essence of Silence
04. Victims of Contingency
05. Sense Without Sanity – The Impervious Code
06. Unchain Utopia
07. The Fifth Guardian – Interlude
08. Chemical Insomnia
09. Reverence – Living in the Heart
10. Omen – The Ghoulish Malady
11. Canvas of Life
12. Natural Corruption
13. The Quantum Enigma – Kingdom of Heaven part II
14. Banish Your Illusion (Digital Bonus Track)
15. In All Conscience (Digipack Bonus Track)
CD 2 - Bonus CD:
1. Canvas of Life (Acoustic Version)
2. In All Conscience (Acoustic Version)
3. Dreamscape (Acoustic Version)
4. Natural Corruption (Acoustic Version)
CD 3 (Instrumental):
01. Originem
02. The Second Stone
03. The Essence of Silence
04. Victims of Contingency
05. Sense Without Sanity – The Impervious Code
06. Unchain Utopia
07. The Fifth Guardian – Interlude
08. Chemical Insomnia
09. Reverence – Living in the Heart
10. Omen – The Ghoulish Malady
11. Canvas of Life
12. Natural Corruption
13. The Quantum Enigma – Kingdom of Heaven part II
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The Holographic Principle - Limited Edition - 2016
01. Eidola
02. Edge of the Blade
03. A Phantasmic Parade
04. Universal Death Squad
05. Divide and Conquer
06. Beyond the Matrix
07. Once Upon a Nightmare
08. The Cosmic Algorithm
09. Ascension - Dream State Armageddon
10. Dancing in a Hurricane
11. Tear Down Your Walls
12. The Holographic Principle - A Profound Understanding of Reality
13. Beyond the Good, The Bad and the Ugly
14. Dancing in a Gypsy Camp
15. Immortal Melancholy (Acoustic Version)
16. The Funky Algorithm
17. Universal Love Squad
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The Solace System [EP] [Extended Edition] 2017
02 - Fight Your Demons
03 - Architect Of Light
04 - Wheel Of Destiny
05 - Immortal Melancholy
06 - Decoded Poetry
07 - In All Conscience
08 - Mirage Of Verity
09 - Nostalgia
10 - Nothing's Wrong
11 - Twin Flames (Soundtrack vers
12 - Incentive
13 - Dreamscape
14 - This Is The Time
15 - Unleashed (Amanda Duet vers.)
EPICA VS Attack On Titan Songs 201702 - Wings Of Freedom
03 - If Inside These Walls Was A House
04 - Dedicate Your Heart!
05 - Crimson Bow And Arrow (Instrumental))
06 - Wings Of Freedom (Instrumental)
07 - If Inside These Walls Was A House (Instrumental)
08 - Dedicate Your Heart! (Instrumental)
01. Beyond The Matrix
02. Mirage Of Verity
03. The Essence Of Silence
04. Universal Death Squad
05. Illusive Consensus
06. Requiem For The Indifferent
07. Edge Of The Blade
08. Mother Of Light
09. Monopoly On Truth
10. Deconstruct
11. Tear Down Your Walls
12. Divide And Conquer
13. Never Enough
01. Dancing In A Gypsy Camp
02. Fight Your Demons
03. Menace Of Vanity
04. Martyr Of The Free Word
05. Blank Infinity
06. Facade Of Reality
07. Death Of A Dream
08. Burn To A Cinder
09. Ascension – Dream State Armageddon
10. Beyond Belief
11. Dance Of Fate
12. Victims Of Contingency
13. Unchain Utopia
Design Your Universe - Gold Edition - 201901. Samadhi – Prelude
02. Resign to Surrender – A New Age Dawns – pt. IV
03. Unleashed
04. Martyr of the Free Word
05. Our Destiny
06. Kingdom of Heaven – A New Age Dawns – pt. V
07. The Price of Freedom – Interlude
08. Burn to a Cinder
09. Tides of Time
10. Deconstruct
11. Semblance of Liberty
12. White Waters
13. Design Your Universe – A New Age Dawns – pt. VI 1
4. Incentive
Disc: 2
01. Burn to a Cinder (Acoustic Version)
02. Our Destiny (Acoustic Version)
03. Unleashed (Acoustic Version)
04. Martyr of the Free World (Acoustic Version)
05. Design Your Universe – A New Age Dawns – pt. VI (Acoustic Version)
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The Acoustic Universe - EP - 2019
01. Burn to a Cinder (Acoustic version)
02. Our Destiny (Acoustic version)
03. Unleashed (Acoustic version)
04. Martyr of the Free Word (Acoustic version)
05. Design Your Universe – A New Age Dawns, Pt. 6 (Acoustic version)
The Quantum Enigma B-Sides -Remastered - 2020
01. Memento
02. In All Conscience
03. Dreamscape
04. Banish Your Illusion
05. Mirage of Verity
06. Canvas of Life (Acoustic Version)
07. In All Conscience (Acoustic Version)
08. Dreamscape (Acoustic Version)
09. Natural Corruption (Acoustic Version)
Omega Deluxe Edition - 2021
Disc:1
01. Alpha - Anteludium
02. Abyss Of Time - Countdown To Singularity
03. The Skeleton Key
04. Seal Of Soloman
05. Gaia
06. Code Of Life
07. Freedom - The Wolves Within
08. Kingdom Of Heaven Pt.3 - The Antediluvian Universe
09. Rivers
10. Synergize - Manic Manifest
11. Twilight Reverie - The Hypnagogic State
12. Omega - Sovereign Of The Sun Spheres
Disc:2
01. Rivers (Acapella vers.)
02. Abyss o' Time
03. Omegacoustic
04. El Codigo Vital
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Omega Alive - 2021
01 - Alpha - Anteludium - (Omega Alive)
02 - Abyss of Time - Countdown to Singularity - (Omega Alive)
03 - The Skeleton Key (Omega Alive)
04 - Unchain Utopia (Omega Alive)
05 - The Obsessive Devotion (Omega Alive)
06 - In All Conscience (Omega Alive)
07 - Victims of Contingency (Omega Alive)
08 - Kingdom of Heaven, Pt. 1 - A New Age Dawns Part V - (Omega Alive)
09 - Kingdom of Heaven, Pt. 3 - The Antediluvian Universe - (Omega Alive)
10 - Rivers - A Capella - (Omega Alive)
11 - Once Upon a Nightmare (Omega Alive)
12 - Freedom - The Wolves Within - (Omega Alive)
13 - Cry For the Moon - The Embrace That Smothers, Pt. IV - (Omega Alive)
14 - Beyond the Matrix (Omega Alive)
15 - Omega - Sovereign of the Sun Spheres - (Omega Alive)
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Live At Paradiso - 2022
Disco 1
01. Hunab K’u - A New Age Dawns ~ prologue
02. Dance of Fate
03. Sensorium
04. The Last Crusade - A New Age Dawns ~ part I
05. Solitary Ground
06. Force of the Shore
07. Quietus
08. Linger
09. Blank Infinity
10. Crystal Mountain (Death cover)
11. Seif al Din - The Embrace That Smothers ~ part VI
12. Façade of Reality - The Embrace That Smothers ~ part V
Disco 2
01. Trois Vierges
02. Another Me “In Lack’ech”
03. The Phantom Agony
04. Cry for the Moon - The Embrace That Smothers ~ part IV
05. Run for a Fall
06. Mother of Light - A New Age Dawns ~ part II
07. Consign to Oblivion - A New Age Dawns ~ part III
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The Alchemy Project - 2022
01 – The Great Tribulation (feat. Fleshgod Apocalypse)
02 – Wake The World (feat. Phil Lanzon & Tommy Karevik)
03 – The Final Lullaby (feat. Shining)
04 – Sirens – Of Blood And Water (feat. Charlotte Wessels & Myrkur)
05 – Death Is Not The End (feat. Frank Schiphorst & Björn _Speed_ Strid)
06 – Human Devastation (feat. God Dethroned & Sven de Caluwé)
07 – The Miner (feat. Asim Searah, Niilo Sevänen & Roel van Helden)
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