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Safeguard To Paradise by Epica

Biografie van de kunstenaar Epica

There Are Multiple Artists Using This Name. 1. - Epica Is A Symphonic Metal Band Founded By Guitarist And Vocalist Mark Jansen Subsequent To His Departure From After Forever. Formed As A Symphonic Metal Band With Gothic Tendencies Later Epica Have Incorporated Into Their Sound Strong Death Metal Influences. Starting From The Third Album Even Progressive Metal Attitudes Have Become Evident. In Addition The Band Often Uses Thrash Metal And Groove Metal Riffs Black Metal Passages Mostly In The Drum Technique Power Metal Moments And References To Arabic Music. Some Songs Also Have Electronic Shades Djent Transitions And Folk Metal Melodies Derived From Middle Eastern Chinese And Celtic Traditions. Epica Is Also Known For The Attention To The Vocal Lines That In Contrast To The Heavy Context Weave Very Catchy Easy To Hold Sophisticated And Emotional Melodies. The Use Of Mezzo-Soprano Vocals And Growled Vocals Performed By Simone Simons And Mark Jansen Respectively Is Fundamental To The Band's Sound. They Primarily Write Their Own Lyrics Which Often Deal With Philosophical Psychological Spiritual Moral Scientific Environmental Socio-Political Global And Topical And Personal Themes. Epica Is Also Known For Their Wide Use Of Orchestra And Opera Choirs. In 2003 Epica's Debut Album The Phantom Agony Was Released Through Transmission Records. Consign To Oblivion Followed In 2005 And Debuted At No. 12 In The Dutch Charts. They Moved Labels To Nuclear Blast Following Transmission's Bankruptcy And In 2007 Released Their Third Studio Album The Divine Conspiracy Which Charted At No. 9 In The Netherlands. 2009's Design Your Universe Was Met With Yet Greater Success Debuting At No. 8 In The Dutch Albums Chart And Charting Across Europe Also Garnering Much Critical Acclaim. Epica's Fifth Studio Album Requiem For The Indifferent Was Released In 2012. Well Received By Critics It Achieved International Success Entering The US's Billboard 200 At No. 104 And Japan's Oricon Albums Chart At No. 172. At The Beginning Of May 2014 The Band Released Their Sixth Album The Quantum Enigma Which Was A Huge International Success Debuting On No. 110 On US Billboard 200 And Peaking At No. 4 In Epica's Homeland Netherlands. In June 2015 Epica Was Awarded The Music Export Awards Which Is Given To The Dutch Act With The Most International Success In The Past Year. Their Seventh Album The Holographic Principle Was Released In September 2016 To Continued International Success Equaling The Peak Chart Position Set By Its Predecessor In The Netherlands. The Band Released Their Eighth Album Omega In February 2021. On 16 September 2022 The Band Announced Their Third EP The Alchemy Project. It Was Released On 11 November 2022 Via Atomic Fire. Discography
The Phantom Agony 2003 Consign To Oblivion 2005 The Divine Conspiracy 2007 Design Your Universe 2009 Requiem For The Indifferent 2012 The Quantum Enigma 2014 The Holographic Principle 2016 Omega 2021 The Alchemy Project - EP 2022 Current Members Mark Jansen – Rhythm Guitar Unclean Vocals
Coen Janssen – Keyboards Synthesizer Piano
Simone Simons – Lead Vocals
Ariën Van Weesenbeek – Drums Spoken Words
Isaac Delahaye – Lead Guitar Backing Vocals
Rob Van Der Loo – Bass 2. - Epica Is An Italian Prog Rock Band Active In The 1990s Who Released The Album Confini In 1995. - Alessandro Secchi / Vocals
- Alessandro Mantelli / Keyboards Programming
- Alessandro Crovato / Guitars
- Flavio Miotto / Bass Guitars
- Gianni Ghezzo / Drums 3. - Epica Is A Three Person Progressive/trance Group From Russia.

THUIS EPICA
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